USO Is Chief
Agency Aiding
Boys' Morale
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" The Importance of the USO in
maintaining the morale, comfort
v and entertainment of the service
" man Is shown in the report of the
s Salem USO and should be con
sidered as an important, factor
when budgeting for the unueu
:' War Chest drive, it is stressed by
' Chest officials. The USO is one of
the service organizations, assisting
me service men which are Bene
ficiaries in the war tnoi
paign. :-.
Individual services to m
winv fit the local USO.
men aic ... .
A quick glance shows that almost
500 women donate their time at
the USO snack par, eacn
Under the supervision .01
. m... tnfnff 450 earments
Aund iuoi .
were mended for service men at
the USO In septemoer.
facilities provide shaves for hun
dreds of service men each week.
Last December volunteer work
ers wrapped over 1500 gifts in
Christmas packages and mailing
paper for. mailing. ; Money orders
and air mail stamps are available
'at the USO. : '
' USO girls assist with the check
ing service and an information
service desk is always in, opera-
tion. USO staff members provide
a personal counseling service.
Many service men go to the
USO to write their letters home.
,Last month 16,521 envelopes and
postcards were used. Thousands
of letters and cards are taaued
from there each month. "- -
r Church services and announce
ments are always listed on the
bulletin board for the convenience
of service men. Religious liter-
'ature of all faiths is to be found
on a rack and last month alone
543 pieces went into the hands of
service men1 without cost. . : if
3 Cleaning supplies and clothes
pressing equipment are to be
found at the USO to be used by
service men. ,
Much entertainment is provided
under staff supervision and in?
- dudes Saturday night dances and
a formal dance every six weeks,
ballroom, .tap and square dancing
classes, group singing, palm read
ying by Mrs. . Arthur Rahn, a pro-
gram of classical recordings once
, a week, ping pong, biuuuw
numerous small games. A USO
- chorus was recently formed. ,
Educational trips to the capitol
and state institutions as well as
' geology field trips and jaunts to
the Lee Eyerly ranch have also
been arranged by the USO. Dur
ing the summer picnics, swim
ming parties, golf, skating, soft
ball and other sports were fea
tured on the USO agenda t or the
pleasure of service men.
The USO also provides GSO
members for dances at the post, a
splendid home hospitality bureau
which . provides dinner engage
ments and sleeping accommoda
tions for service men with Salem
families, a club for service men's
wives. '
The local USO has Robert
. JJoardman as director; Hill An
" thony, associate director; Mrs. O.
.'K. DeWitt, hostess; Mrs. Kenneth
Humphrey, secretary and book-keeper;
Mrs. Eldon Griffon, can
'teen director; Mrs. Ralph Mit
jchelL part-time hostess; Mrs.
- Herman Pfister, part-time hostess
and in charge of senior hostesses.
Salem YLICA Goes AlUOut for Service Lien
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For years the Salem TMCA has been alert to every opportunity for
service. It has come forward -and voluntarily, not after solicitation
to solve innumerable community needs, emergency or long-range.
When service men In great nnmbers began freqaentlng Salem at
weekends, the TMCA converted its gymnaslam Into a dormitory;
how well it has been atflized may be indged from the vpper pic
ture. The YM lobby alse Is a "home away from home" for the men
; fat uniform, as may be seen In the lower pictmre. A portion of the
; Salem United War Chest fund helps the TMCA to provide these
services. - ;-'V-';- r:. y M-f,-;-"i 'i ,;L.:-'
Endorsement of National War Fund
Voiced by President in Letter T ; .
"All gainfully employed people should be given the privilege
of subscribing" to the National War Fund, President Roosevelt
has declared in a letter to the secretary of war, the secretary of
the navy, and Chairman Land of the US maritime commission.
The president's letter follows:
i "With the strength of union, the economy of federation, and
the backing- of traditionally generous America, the National War
Fund like all essential parts of oar war. effort must be given
r abundant and prompt support.
!In October, the National War Fond will present to til bar
people an appeal for service to ear flghtlnr forces, for service
to the unconquerable people of the United Nations, and tor serv
ice to the home front in the United States. The USO, the other ,-
agencies devoted to the common war aim In foreign lands, and
those raiding the families of service men, and -war workers, and
i their families, towards necessary health, welfare and recreation '
r all those are joined In one campaign.
; I "As all gainfully employed people should be given the prtvt
i lege of subscribing, I am confident that you will cooperate with
the National War Fond in developing; reasonable plans for solid ta- .
I tion and payment of gifts from employes or year department
f and from employes of plants operated by yon or under contracts
1 let by yon." .
Armed Forces
Benefit Most
By War Chest
A functional summary of the
budget of the national war fund,'
Oregon's share of which is to be
raised through the Oregon War
Chest campaign, shows .that the
goal of $125,000,000 to cover
the needs of its 17 member agen
cies for the 14 months ending Oc
tober 1, 1944 is to be distributed
as follows: ::,'::;-i:M-:-'-I
Services to our armed forces,
which include the USO, $61,226,
827; war prisoners aid, $5383,168;
services to the merchant marine,
$4,744,097; refugee relief, which
embraces aid to those who man
aged to escape from the occupied
countries, $8,63749; aid to civil
ians in combat rones, $24,973,626;
relief in occupied countries, where
there Is assurance that supplies
will not fall into the hands of the
enemy; $5,925,566; administrative
and campaign costs $3ftL000; and
contingent fund, .$12,80767. -.
In addition to the $125,009,000
National War fund goal, it is ex
pected that another : $125,000,000
will be raised by Jocal united
community campaigns : for needs
of the home front - agencies for
health, Welfare and recreation.
- Following the policy of the pres
ident's War Relief Control board
that there should be but one co
ordinated relief unit for each of
the United Nations, many of the
member agencies of the -National
War fund are today federations of
a number of organizations which
used to operate independently be
fore admission to the fund. One
United Nations relief agency, for
instance, is-a combination of eight
established units," while another
agency ! devoted to . refugee ' relief
represents the interests of six or
ganizations in this particular field.
All told, the 17 member agencies
have more than 30 units feder
ated in their organization struc
ture. 1-
In channeling funds, the Nation
al War fund and Its member agen-
Nearly Hiw MUlidn Made
Homeless by War Among Allies
Of VS; War Chest Will Aid
Almost a hundred million people in the United Nations have
- been, driven from their, home bjr -the invader, and In' addition to
the perils and hardships they hay already been compelled to en
dure, will ace the difficult ordeal of remigration; after the war,
according to figures compiled by the National War Fund and made
public through Charles A Sprague, president of the Oregon War
Chest., ' - '.'1 - . . .
The compilation is based upon reports received through the
National War Fund member agen
cies from representatives on the
scene in the various countries.,
v Included, in this vast army of
"homeless people, there are ap
proximately eS.OCO.OCO who are
either on the verge of starvation
or are dependent upon outside aid
for their very existence, Mr.
'Sprague states.
' The nation having the largest
number of ' evacuees is China
.where during the six years of war
approximately 50,000,000 nationals
f are homeless, the report shows.
Next in point of numbers, Rus-
. aia's population has been most ser-
' nnfll J Hi wv& WMiiawi
fSBxsg.ccv men, women ana, cnu-
.dren driven from one part of the
country to another as the invaders
advanced.
Poland has the third largest
number of refugees, with an esti-
mated 8.CC0.COO nationals made
'homeless since Germany launched
' its attacks four' years ego this
September. In Czechoslovakia 773,-
(09 are without tenes, and in Yu
goslavia there are another 633.CC3
In the same plight, "while Belgium
has 433,003 In similar straits. Lit-
'tlo Holland has an estimated 400,-
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v m wno - nave no - nomes, ana
Greece has 150,000. Approximately
40,000 of tiny Tjuxembourg's pop
ulation of $00,000 have been driv
en from their homes,
t These mOlions.of people include
both civilians -who were ousted
from their homes and those 'Who
were removed to other places and
farced to work in German war
Industries,' the. committee state
ment says. AH of them, of course,
are anxiously awaiting the day
when they will be- able to return
to their home, districts to resume
life where It was so suddenly and
wantonly interrupted by the ag
gressor, albeit the great majority
will be compelled to build anew.
I Many of these millions may nev
er survive to see their home towns
and village however, the com-
mittee explains, unless they are
provided - wtt2x food and dchirg
to r sustain life" unta the day of
liberation comes. . .
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) : AU2I3VILL5 The acIson
class of the hih school entertain
ed freshmen at the school Thurs
day night with the principal. XL C
Rough, t and other hih schscl
teachers' as guests. Games and
stunts and the annual inflation of
freshmen were featured.
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the Eossleaa hare paid a hlc?i .
pries cot alesa in dssd, but la
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US N.
cies recognize the efSciencry nnd
economy of administration in us
ing existing,: organizations. Effi
ciency of operation can often best
be accomplished by using estab
lished hospitals, children's homes.
and other relief organizations al
ready operating in foreign coun
tries. . i;;-:: :S'- ;
: j Some of these permanent organ
izations in various parts of the
world.' through which the member
agencies of the National War fund
operate;' include: 31 hospitals : in
North Africa; 200 children's in
stitutions in China; and 400 homes
and hostels for child victims of the
war in Great Britain. These are
only a small percentage of all such
participating service organizations
which represent the active, respon
sible, experienced and most direct
means of reaching those in need
for whom these funds have been
contributed.
The full list of the 17 war-related
causes for whom the Na
tional War fund will raise .the
funds to carry on this work, in
cludes: USO (United Service Or
ganizations) ; United ' Seamen's
Service; - War Prisoners Aid; Bel
gian War Belief society; British
War Belief society; French Belief
fund; Friends ' of - Luxembourg;
Greek War Relief association;
Norwegian Belief ; Polish War Be
lief; Queen Wilhelmina fund; Bus
sain "War Belief; United China
Belief; United Czechoslovakia Be
lief; United Yugoslav Belief fund;
Befugee Belief trustees; and US
Committee for the Care of Euro
pean Children.
Polish' Refugee Aid -
Provided to Youth
In Egypt, Palestine $
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In order to take care of thou
sands of Polish orphaned children,
especially boys, the Polish govern
ment - in - exile has established
camps for these youths in Egypt
and Palestine.
These camps are under semi-
military discipline. The boys are
called fyoung bra veA." .
During his recent visit in Pales
tine, Archbishop Francis J. Spell
man visited the ; "young braves"
school there and he gained, as he
put it, "a picture of the Polish
youth that is so clear, it gives me
fresh Inspiration for the Polish
cause-'..-- - ,
Hcz!Zzc Wedding in Blciant
Totvn, Arranged for Salem
Couple, Typical JJSO
Appreciation of services performed and - accommodations
provided by the USO on behalf of their boys away from heme
surely must be universal among the families of 'service men;
realization through first-hand experience of what, USO hospital
ity can mean is not so widespread, though most wives and par
ents of soldiers, sailors and "marines who have visited them at
distanj training camps have come
in contact with It in some way,
f 7 Few residents of the Salem vi
cinity "are likely to be more en
thusiastic in V their praise of the
USO than the Carl Strausbaugh
and W. H. . Grabenhorst families.
Earl Shusbaugh; jr seaman sec
ond class, and Roberta Anne Gra
benhorst were married in the USO
Hospitality ' House at Livermore,
Calif, on Monday, August 9 But
that is only, part of the, story, r
..,' Seaman . Strausbaugh ' did - not
learn tmol ' the pireceding Friday
that he was to have a few more
dayrrashoreTso that the cere
mony" could be performed at that
time. He put in a. telephone call
to - Salem and the : next morning
Boberta Anne, her mother' and
Earl's mother were aboard a train
ed for California.': They arrived
in Livermore . Sunday afternoon,
hojt and travel-weary, and faced a
problem; with "respect "to" accom
modations typical in ihesedays in
towns near military campsT
But when they inquired at the
USO all their troubles were over.
for rooms were found and the ser
vice organizations "took over ar
rangements for the wedding. How
capably, is revealed somewhat in
a portion of the account publish
ed in "USO Center notes in the
Livermore Herald: ' .
"The unity of our great coun
try was demonstrated at the first
wedding held at the USO Hospital
tiy House, in Livermoore on Mon
day night Two young people from
the great Northwest were united in
marriage by a Navy chaplain from
Louisiana under . the shadow of
the Stars and Stripes. .
"Earl , Baymond Strausbaugh,
r seaman 2d class, of Fleet City,
and . Boberta Anne Grabenhorst
were married by Chaplain Bracy
of -the Livermore Air Base. Both
bride and groom are from Salem,
Oregon. The ceremony was per
formed .'hVcandlelisht before an
altar banked with laurel and
greens,' and great bowls of amar
yllis and lilies of the Nile. The
bride wore a two piece suit of
light blue and a tiny pin hat
Her corsage was of gardenias and
pink baby roses. She approached
the altar on the arm of her moth
er, Mrs. W. H. Graberohorst,' who
gave her away. Mrs. E. R. Straus
baugh, mother of the groom, also
attended, the ceremony. Warren
Smith, seaman 2nd class of Fleet
City was best man. After the cer
emony S Bobbie Ann,. . as - she Is
known; to her friends, aided by
EarL cut the wedding cake and a
reception was held- About fifty
witnessed i the ceremony. USO
hostesses. Mayor H. W. Anderson
and family and servicemen were
there, u ,.U - w--' "
""Mri Joseph Hampson at the
piano and Mrs. E, B. Miller at the
violin played the wedding march
and Mrs., John McDonough sang
the beautiful "Lord's Prayer.
;. After describing the unexpect
edness with which the Hospitality
House faced the problem of mak
ing arrangements-for a wedding
the account added:, ; ' J
:fverything was, finally solved
and at 8:45 the "ceremony " pro
ceeded as calmly and' quietly as
though there' had been no rush at
alL Everyone who could helped
to make it the success it was. Ev
eryone loves" a wedding.
Children Come to US
The ; 2000 European . chfldren
brought - to this country , by the
United States Committee for the
Care of European Children, mem
ber agency of the National War
Fund, have been, given shelter in
S3 communities throughout 35
states. ' r
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YZariinic. Hole- ,
Aids Servica I.Ica iu
AIJllioa to Usual
Place in Gvic Life
The Salem YI.ICA fills a defin
ite need in the civic- life of Salem
and Is one of the agencies repre
sented in the Salem United War
Chest drive. Since the beginning
of the war the YM has made every
effort to be of assistance to ser
vicemen In and near Salem.
At the present time 43 navy
trainees, studying at Willamette
university, are "quartered at the
YM. In all it Is estimated that over
1000 servicemen make use of the
YM each week. Eighty beds' are
available to -servicemen each Sat
urday night with the USO assist
ing fa the arrangements.
The Salem YM has been in ex-
Irtene since 1892 and its nrMmt
home was erected in 1924 at a cost
of $175,000. The YMCA is a Chris
tian character-buildin g organiza
tion. .
. The "Y sponsors classes in vol
leyball, boxing, handball, tennis,
tumbling, weight lifting, fencing,
archery,, basketball, badminton,
swimming, square dancing, hy
giene, gym, Jted - Cross, and YM
and Bed Cross life saving classes,
varsity teams and infantile paral
ysis rehabilitation.
. The YMCA camp for boys and
girls is another project of the YM
and the Hi-Y clubs are also spon
sored by the -Y.
The Salem Y Gleemen, Men's
Garden club. World Service pro
motion and religious education
groups are all sponsored by the
YM and hundreds of Salem resi
dents 'use the "Y as a place for
meetings throughout the year.
Even Wooden Shoes ,
ScarceT Netherlands '
Shortages of wooden shoes have
become so acute in the Nether
lands that the nazi agricultural
front actually has set up schools
to teach new methods Of repairing
the tlogs. 5
This news was released by the
National War Fund from informa
tion gathered by its member agen
cy,' the Queen Wilhelmina Fund.
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The Moon ; is Down. . .
tsrtdiiteha wNarwsv.NIrfia senctodieKiissisnfi3mcOclunisi&
when Nad sentries Cxi naessf at their emLlm't ht tftnd. , .J Zf: W
It Is what tbey do sjsf hear The dee? silence la China, teas of rhonwnds of Jap troops
bthlnd bush. The tcalmf quiet sroond the must also rcmsta And Axis troops wuj nave
comer of a boose. The yrnM bv& ia the to remain la countless countries so long as
tiadrnns aS around rhem.
For the Uonrtptmiost their country wuh
cct ever surrenderinj themselres. They wait,
cow b rhe oiu to strike back at ficir op
pressors. ; ".'.-
If rhty erer ioi real! gfrsa la, rhert
wonli be no ceed cf the fhosanr'i cf tlail
traops now la Norway. They couU have beea
the "oMqueced" people bave the stamina to
resist' " ' . - ; - . .; ,r-
caa help sapport illx smj tUtsdj tm
.Eartp-kf your cantributioB-to the Nations! ,
XTsr Fund, which yon make rhrou bnrconv
roo&lrys ova war tad, . ij. v. ; -" ,:
V For this rear, the srsndei that on do this -
Job have banded together to make the coUec- can make to Tictoryt
tion and dlsrxibutioa of funds simpler.cheapet
and more eecxrrc. Their job is threefold. To
keep our ghtin allies ia the fighcTo pro-
vide oiendy help tor ocr men la the trxnej
services And to relieve datress where k Is
found here on the home front.
Because all these agencies are now banded
together, yon are being asked to conrxibuts
ooJy tnci for sU of rhem. Because yon are be
iog asked to lre only met, you are also being
asked to give pmmuly. Add op all you would '
haTe given to each of these agencies through
out the year, and then bulk the total It is
one of the most important coctribctioss yoa ,
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Fcr 2111 Tbzz3 Giva Czz?
For Toer sTTghthMr
U. S. C .
- United Seamen's Service
War Prisoners Aid , ,
rer Oar AHes , v .
Friends of Luxembourg
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rtiiish War Xlelief
" French. Tcef
Greek War Relief Assn.
XXorweran relief . 7
relish Wr Kelief
Cusca Wi-clr-Jra Fund
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t'tii CT.Jr belief -Ur'.led
Ciechoslovak
tTziitd Yugoslav Relief
r.see IUilsf Trustscs
United SUtes Committee
- tor the Care of
- " rarcpean CMIdrea ' .'
torHLscZaaecs Arencles
Boys end Girls Aid Society
Cathclic Cfcsrities, Ine,
Children's Farm Home -Oregon
Protective Society
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
Waveriy Eaby Home , ,
For Tost Cemimmllr Chest
2cy Sccs . . r mi
CcrCrs- CLi" L
Catholic Charities ,
Salvation Army - vL-
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Y. W. C. A. r - v.
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