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PAGE TEH Turn OREGON STATESMAN. Salem; Oregon. Sunday. Morning. January S3. 1944 1 ' i i . 9" ? -1 ' 1 Tire Service Now Open For Business " Salem Tire Service is now open for business'in its new location at ' )45 Marion street, across that street to the north from the old senior high school building, the proprietors, John Versteeg " and Sam Barry, announce. The bus iness formerly was conducted at 425 Chemeketa street. , " , -1 1 The concrete building now occu pied has been enlarged and remod eled to suit the needs of the tire service establishment, patronage of which has greatly increased in the last two years until .the former quarters were no longer adequate. The company's stock of tires, re capping and repair equipment are now installed in the new building and the proprietors announ.ce that they will be able to serve their many customers in Salem and the surroundings more promptly and satisfactorily than in the past. "With our g r e a 1 1 y increased room, and crew of experienced workmen, it is, as it always has been, our aim to maintain only the highest standards of workmanship and quality of material, personal service and fair prices,' the pro prietors declared. John Versteeg and Sam Barry, both residents of Salem for many years, have been associated togeth er in tire service for 16 years, and partners in their present establish ment since 1940. Shortages of manpower, mater ial and: equipment together with the "paper work" incident to tire rationing have revolutionized the tire serviceiusiness since the out break of war, they remarked. AUMSVILLE Fred Steiner, US army, has been transferred to Clinton, Canada from a Florida camp. A brother, George Steiner, has enlisted in the navy and leaves Monday for Farragut. Both are sons of Mr. and MbsJ Fred Steiner. Wiliam Jones,- Is i stationed , at an army camp near San Diego. His mother, Mrs. - F- A. Garbe, left Wednesday to visit him in California. William A. Howard, pharma cist's mate, second class, is visit ing7' his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Howard, wiile on leave. He ' is stationed at Hueneme, Calif., in the main ' dispensary of the ," medical department. CpL Warren Killinger of Pheo nix, Ariz., is visiting his parents while on furlough. I Tri. Edwin A. Clans, former Sil verton high school student, is now a patient in an army; hos pital following- wounds received December 3 in the Italian cam paign for which he received the Porple Heart He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clans. 255 East Lefeile, and his wife, the form e r Frances Rossow, Is ' working in the shipyards at Vancouver and living with her parents on route 7, Salem. Pvt. Clans has been in the army since March 23, . 1943, and re- . eelved his training at Fort Sill, Okbu I f - r f " mmmu m mmmmm J AT MA. If You've Been Mai (S they, are now in stock. Heavy, full galvan ized. Two sizes . . . . Ileial Top Hop Sticks 150 - (The good old-fashioned type.) A Few Garden Wheelbarrows - 1 ' - - ' ' ' "N .: :-: f 'i Come in and look around. We have a full line of fertilizers, garden seed, hoes rakes, shovels, prunefs and saws, sprayers and dusters. English Bellows Dcsler for .Gardens ''-:, gnaranlecd lo Work. ': . i I S : ' -A ' ''ar8 -.Mtl ' v - ' ' Sire v: Slioppinrj. pags. or Baslrels' 1.C3 Value," - ( n.SzU for. ... envneB Memi Where They Are What Theyl Are Doing ; - . i - f' T:j SALEM HEIGHTS Kenald Otho Palston; seaman second class. Is home en leave after finishing beet training at Farragot, Idaho, He is the son of Mr. and Airs. Archie Palston, 120 Hansen ave nue, and enlisted in the navy November 19. He will return to Farragnt following his leave. Pvt. Lloyd P. Ambrose Is at home a few pleted Knox, i days after having corn- basic training at Fort Ky., before eontinuing to his new assignment at Fort Meade, Md. He Is visiting his wife, Margaret, and his mother, Mrs. AI Potter. Ambrose has a twin brother, Floyd, stationed at Camp Adair. TURNER Earl S. "Stan" Pra- ther, seaman second class, writes from Treasure Island where he is attending advanced naval training school, that he "and Don Bower of St. Marys college pre -'flight school, met' and visited at;' the home of ; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Gem mel in San " Francisco for. a . ' few hours. Both Prather and Bower are graduates of the Salem high school with the June 1942 class. - Prather was a dinner guest at the home of Lt. and Mrs. Harry W. Garnet t in San Francisco. Lt. Garnett and Stan's uncle. Chief Warrant Officer Darrel W.' Hutch ens spent a number of years to gether on navay duty in China be fore Pearl Harbor, and later Lt. Garnett was in the battle of Mid way island. Chief Warrant Offi cer Hutichens is a survivor of the Lexington sinking in the Coral Sea when he won several citations. He is now on sea duty with another aircraft! carrier in the south Pa cific. Prather has completed his range finder course and is await ing assignment, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Prather. Pvt Wallace D. Gilchrist has completed his basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas, and has been home on an eight day furlough visiting his wife and parents, Mr. and MrsW. D. Gilchrist, 1035 Highland avenue. He left Wednes day for further training at Fort Ord, Calif. Waiting for Sans and J . . . ' . arbaqe 5).7S , i TURNER Li. Harlan . If. Bones writes to the home town from f somewhere in north Africa' that 4 jjtheife Christmas; in Africa was nice,; but lacked i the . home touch! However they: had "turkey and all ot the. trimmings.'? iTfcejre. is always a lot of work to be done and he has little time to write. .t Boneaj hasn't seen any of the Tur ner boys i stationed, there, .though he understands there are a few stationed there and in Italy, Te ways I off living here -haven't changed much from the days' pf the old Soman' empire, . he says. One f)f the most unusual signu seen there, is the way the people load down the little burros, ' ayd then get on top of the load and ride along the highways, prod ding the animals with sticks. Most everyone speaks French or Arabjc "a hard lingo to pick up but wijth a little practice and knowledge of Latin, the men in service make out fairly well." Lt Bones sajid most pi the country nearby is pret ty much ; battle worn. He has a detachment of men under 'lis command that he is very proud f. Several oi them have received t le Purple Heart and two of them have been awarded the soldiers medal for gallantry in action, while serving under Lt. Bones. He jis the son of Maude B. Bonjes of Turner, is a graduate of the, Turner high school and served the Hawaiian islands before Pearl Harbor. . Pvt. Robert D. Over has been vis iting his mother, Mrs. jJ. E. Burt, 1064 Oak street while on his, way to Fort Ord, Calif. He recenfy has completed basic training the anti-aircraft coast artillejry school, Camp Wallace,! Texas.; He was inducted into the army Sep tember 11943. He was previous ly a student at the University kf Oregon. Tech. Set. - Thomas Roen, Jr., who is stationed at Gbwen lield, Boise Idaho, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roenj 1517 Court street, and .his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A D. McDqwelL His wife and, their daughter Maflene Will return with jhim Monday to Boise. PRINGLE Enrene Helflker, seaman second class has. sent word to his parents, Mr. and Mrsi J Al bert Helker, that he has f misl ed his coist guard training at Al ameda, Calif.; and wil be sent Ho radio school at Atlantic, City, : NJ. Sgtl Kenneth Helfiker,, another son, sun is stationed on uaiapag- os island as an I army' air r cbips mechamc. -i Layern C. Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bell, route 3, box S36A, has been promoted from second class J to phamacist's mate, first class, USNR, according to word recei ed by hisj parents. He jis serving somewhere in tha Pacific theatre and is stationed with the marine corps. Sri Merle A. Miltn. son Uf Mrs. fat.tie Bowler, route 1, Indie- pendence, and second Lt. Norbert J. Ktantz, brother of I Miss Hilda M. Kraniz, Scio, have been woun ded ih action while serving in the Mediterranean war theatre, the war 'department, announced in a casualty list released today. Pv. Bilie Mettbof; at Camp Robej-ts.r Calif., has been visited for jwo 7 weeks I recently by iis parents, Mr. and Mrs. William MeitJiof, and his brother, Darrbll Meithof of Hopmere. i H ! 1 Every good cinzenhastwo oblijrations in 'I . . LI. these ,times. ' The rst 1 is to ; . Keep Well; the second, to - -: Keep' forking. They go to- ; s gethcr. Voa can't do your best ' worknnlessyou'rerealljwelL I For joor own sake and so thac you may go all-oat for f . your country we urge yon to - call on your physician., Have him make a check-up and pre scribe fo yonr condition. Theo let ius ' expertly, com . ponnd bis. script.- If s. patri- . ouc to Get well -1 ZP" .illetfa Ccpilil .Drug Slcrc . CrJ SUU M Liberty - Phone 3 lit . i x i MaJ. Kenneth II. Black of the ma-1 - rlnes, -above,,- and Mrs. Black from LaJollaJ Califs are visiting at the. home of his mother, Mrs, Hattle' J. Black, and' his sister, Mrs. . Ralph H. Kletxlng, JrJ 1149 Colombia ; street. : MaJ. Black recently arrived in the United ; States after 17 months ' overseas' duty with the marine corps aviation service.: He was fficially commended by Adm. William F. Ilalsey. commander f the south Pacific area for outstanding work as materiel of fleer for the allied units in the Solomons last winter. MaJ. and Mrs. Black visited tThnrsday in Corvallis with Dr. and. Mr J. W. Welch, with whom j h made his borne while a student at Oreron State , eollege, front . .which be J was graduated with a degree in electrical engineer ing in 1931. MaJ. Black received his flight training at Pensacolaj Fla., receiving his wings upon graduation there In 1939. He If being transferred soon to Wash ington, DC, and Mrs. Black who has made her home in Cal- . if ornia : while he : was overseas! will accompany him there, l E,4 T. Waring,- electrician's mate second class,' former prbjeetion4 1st at the Capitol theatre, is home on ' leave after, servinr - a yeat; overseas. He ; saw action Jon ai aircraft carrier In . the Paeifiej Waring enlisted November, 1942 in Salem office and received his basic training at Farragnt : na4 val training station. He ! hai been visltinr his wife at their home, 1492 State street; CpL Thomas. Gilg has been ' ill in a hospital overseas fo the lasjt month, according to word received by his parents, " Mr. and MrsL H. C. Gilg. He is in the army aii" corps. MONITOR CpL Paul Con yne writes from Italy that a New Yearr's storm there was the worsS in 20- years for that particular community. Tents of the iehtirfe company were blown away. 3.. y Z- v t W ktp welL - XT k 4 t V. - . i1 I - v,v- - -1 k . . r :v; J V . m ; rum i i VI Five Fighting Crpmmelins, ; Bruised Battered, Kill Japs : Because They 'Look Peaceful' 3-J By EUGENE Bmss?ll'' " f '; PEARL HARBOR-i!P-WhicK Crommeliri? :: There are five academy-graduated Cromrnelin brothers but bere-r-hence the question -when , I asked for the one who. was se riously burned when the escort carrier Liscoine Bay was' sunk in the Gilbert operautms. Soon I met two bandaged; ; Crommelins .'and learned that not one' but three Captain .' John, r 4 1, Commanders Henry, 39; and'.Charlie, S4had come to" ; hear; grips "with . death Within four' days 1 in the Gilbert island offensive. - f j i . -;::vr j It's no accident that fouy of the five are carrier I fighter ? pilots, (enry's eyesdidni permit it). " They're the' fightingest -family in-the-Pacificr-iy-U:' r : Conskler Charlie, carrier and group commander.1 "Charlie (class 31) has done more damage to the Japs than all of ns rolled in to- gether says John, the oldest. H "Cut .the gush, says Charlie, adjusting the .bandage o v e r his left eye. His lips are still' pur ple ; and his face stained with powder , burns. : For that matter. John , doesn't look so well either His hair is still patchy from the burning. His left side is raw, and his fingernails are . fire-blackened. 1 Capt. John, who is .'right proud $f Charlie, ; his third '. younger brother, added: . .And ' another filing. He never brings back half mpty ammunition , cans." . ij During the last six months Charlie has "hellcatted' - Marcus, W a k e , Mili, Jaluit and Makin. Once - he found r some 15 Jap planes on the ground.' Pictures Show he shot up 12. ;, J j -I regret," he said, "that Jap pi lots weren't sitting in their cock pits. .Dead Japs look so perma nently peaceful."', Charlie didn't smile because he s self-conscious about his broken teeth, suffered when a; Jap 20mm shell exploded in his cockpit at. Mili. A fragment blinded -one eye; 240'inpre splin ters punctured his lung, broke his right wrist and peppered his bo dy from knee to; scalp. Bloodied so that he could hardly see, with part of a finger shot off, Charlie flew his Hellcat 100 miles to his farrier - and ""sat her down 4-0." Navy for perfect) i - Now -take Henry, (class 25), the studious member of the fam ily,' who walked in tot' join his brothers by appointment, c o m -manded a destroyer division off Tarawa. His ship's null was. punc tured by Jap shore batteries.- Two projectiles from Japanese ; shore batteries punctured his "hull . and Stopped next to the . torpedo mag-, azine compartment : but' did : not iexplode.;- '-' -f Hi . He's the luckiest of the ; three of us," said Charlie, "just, think if :his torpedoes had let go." . John added: "Henry ought to Tech. SgL Curtis R. Maxfleld of the marines, formerly an em ploye of the state : highway de partment, is back in the United States, , having been assigned to officer's school after having seen much action in the south Pacific as an aerial gunner; He went' over seas in March, 1942. after enlist ing in Salem soon after Pearl Har bor. . :i , . ' : UNION VALE Pfc. Sidney Jones with his wife and Vancouv er, Wash., friends visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Launer. , ' ' 1 Formerly at - j NOW ITev Home - (Opposite Old High iSame phone .-"-. TiMk' to We have moved to a larger and better location in "or-." der to better serve the tire needs of our. many friends and cuslorars and invite yoa tdTisit our new; place of business for anythin; that you may need, u 545. Marion Street, know; better- than ride in a . tin can (destroyer); It isn't healthy. - Henry's destroyers have iought Italian " and nail airplanes in the Mediterranean and more, recently he has' helped trip-hammer the Japanese at Wake and Tarawa. ; ; However,, it was the two young est Crommelins who. slapped the Japanese first. Quentin, 25r class .of '41, Jhe youngest,5 was aboard the Saratoga, when the Pacific war started, handling automatic weapons. , ' ' s"Quent turned out all right,' said John; , "He saw the light, rea lized that! the best j way to kill Japs was in .a fighter plane and signed up for fighter-carrier du Richard, 27 (class 38), was the first of the Crommelins to be navy crossed. He got two. He be gan - at ; Milithe same Gilbert atoll where Charlie was to have his closest brush" with, death- correction: one of hlsi closest. (As .navy, test pilots at. 'Anacostia, a cutgun - on' the take off let . him down .and rather than let his plane, crash into occupied build ings, he : rode it down between two buildings).' j - Dick got his two kavy crosses for duty in the Coral sea, where he shot down - two Zeros and a bombert and, then, was- forced in to ' the i water, .and ij at Midway, where he !. defended his -carrier and in doing-so shot down another Zero. For those two crosses, he says: "Put me down l as the most over-decorated m a rt in the US Which brings us to Capt. John G., - jr.;. 41," (class of; 23) senior son of the Alabama family. The father still lives , onf their plan tation, two miles out; of Wetump ka, -which was deeded to Grand father Cromrnelin by Andrew Jackson a hundred years ago. John has flown every type ' of navy fighteer plane and accord ing to neutral sources not his brothers is one of the navy's top pilots,' along with such hot shots as Cmdr. Don Griffin and Cmdr. William J. "Gus" Widhelm of Humphrey, Neb. . Before Midway, John flew from field toT field demonstrating to pilots how not. to kill themselves. After : llidway,'; - John -,-y couldn't hold , off any: longer and put' In for jduty K aboard . the '- fighting carrier; . Enterprise. There, as air officer, .he helped turn back, the e n e m y 'at the Stewart" islands, Santa Cruz' and Guadalcanal.. . Then at the capture ..of Tarawa- Makin .Uncle John"; was on the ill-fated Liscome Bay as chief of staff : to Rear Adm. 'Henry Mul-' I innix. j Badly . : burned, he man aged to f get into the" water. He carefully, surveyed ; t h e ' sinking, burning, exploding ship the bet ter to present a complete report so that in future action our sailors may live to inflict greater punish ment on the Japanese. That, killing Japanese "so they look peaceful," is the Cromrnelin aim. - . t ' ' 425 Chemeketa ' IN OUR 545 Ilarion St. School Building) nutnLcr, - 3412 : ' Jchn " Vcrslecrj n-Tia Phone 3412 Domestic Issues Paramount AmoiigVoters for 1944 Election i . By D. HAROLD OLIVER '' . WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-(P)-What will be the dominating issues once the presidential candidates are selected and the 1944 campaign gets under way in earnest? , - Thus far the republicans have stressed domestic issues and what they term bungling" on the home front. Waste and ; extrava ' For ' the 1 democrats. President Roosevelt has raised a win-the-war banner and postwar expansion 'of social t security. ' : V- - -; Rationing price and wage con trols, strikes, subsidies, tax return puzzles and items 'which republi cans and anti-Roosevelt democrats put. under ithe general heading of bureaucracy," . are j oyershadow ing war and peace talk right now. j Most democrats put. .this , down to more active early campaigning by. the republicans. Unlike . Jthe "democrats, the republicans have a scramble on their hands for - the presidential nomination. This means more speech making. f But democratic spokesmen look for their win-the-war drive, sup plemented by promises of jobs for returning soldiers likewise a re publican pledge and an expan ded peace; time production to pick up momentum after the conven tions. !-"- . ,:-..'v- ! . Republicans assert no party can monopolize a win-the-war slogan. I The first opportunity the dem ocrats -had: to stress their 1944 campaign;' argument 'came at the recent meeting of their national Icogyjiittee. It adopted a resolution praising ine administration s war program and ..saying .that in war the American.' people have learned to cooperate with other "nations to speed victory and to use all the nation's manpower and resources to "produce for war, a lesson which it said could be applied to peace time. " ! Speakers' at the Jackson day dinner also stressed the war direc tion activities of the president. Mr. Roosevelt a few days later gave the soldier-vote issue a shove to the front, demanding that- mem bers of congress stand up and be counted on, a federal ballot bilL . ' Domestic . problems, however, were paramount in political talk in New York, Pennsylvania, Mary land, Delaware, with labor issues dominant in Pennsylvania. In the keystone state there appears to be a great acceptance of rationing and a decline in criticism of its admin istration j in contrast toa few months ' ago.':,; V';.. -ASf' Reports from the south indicate that war and. postwar " questions may dominate- most of the state races in Arkansas, with "I freight rates . figuring in the senatorial contest. Florida .voters are 'expec ted - to cast their ballots against a background of war" developments but these developments are pected to have little effect on pri mary voting In South Carolina. ' The feeling in Texas at the mo ment Is described as . tinged-with protest against rationing controls and federal red tape, inconvenience of travel and living conditions- in general, I along " with-, resentment m Ask for. 1M& Homogenised II cream. It's inexpensive fbie for desserts, cereals, coffee, stews, soaps.' A new, tastier milk, easy te. digest. Creamy down , U the bottom of the bottle cream in every drop. Toalli enjoy ill 4 IlilJx ,? College i V Ilayflovcr riil!: Is All cl j ( ; Grade K Qcdily SaniUtian ear first consideration. Na hands ever con taet Mayflower. Milk from! time received until delivered In sealright double cap bottles. : ,J - - ' j Patronize the Merchant who sells . . . S10 S. Coaraercial St. Salem against strikes and so-called, pres-. sure action by unions.. ., ; . v In the midwest, it is said that people in. Missouri . and Kansas,' the center of the country; probably -will not take the war as- seriously politically as domestic Issues, The OPX. and farm policies ; appear how to ; dominate ..farmer-think- ing. , , ' . ' ' ; Illinois r democrats apparently are ready ;to , portray- Mr. Roose velt as ; the best available leader. regardless of war or. peace, while republicans, there seem . Deni on .lambastina ; thei president for LMbunglingw at home and abroad. Domestic issues are said to be dominant in Indiana, "with farm ers Irked over the pork and egg situations, the fixed income groups I riled over the rise in living costs. and war workers reasonably well satisfied. .. j In Ohiotress aso has been placed on domestic issues, but it is said there still have been Insuf ficient utterances from any side to Indicate what majr be the pre dominant debating points before the elections.." National issues figure promin ently in Wisconsin and Oklahoma, n War developments ; appear to have little impact In Arizona. Tne state has , profited greatly frorh war industries and building of big air fields.' There is some uneasi ness about prospects of Japanese being released from relocation centers and settling; there. j In New Mexico GOP pleaders , are 'pounding on criticism of the i Roosevelt administration's hand lling of domestic problems,- but it would be hard to keep New Mex icans from being battlefrbnt con scious. Nearly 2500 citizens of that state were lost on Bataan alone. 4 Calif ornians are reported jnost interested in soldier rehabilita tion, postwar employment, hous-s ing and transportation. Somewhat surprisingly, the- politicians ex press little belief that ! Japanese relocation . will figure significant ly in the" campaign; there. ' Colorado is said to have its share of dissatisfied groups. The protestors are said to include min ers," farmers," truckers,- ranchers and small business men. Need Laborers Early . ; CORVALLIS, Jan. 29 .-. iff) -Oregon farmers, will be calling for ' laborers earlier .this spring than lastyear, J. Ralph Beck,, emer gency farm .labor servicer official, predicted today. , .. ; : 1 .Extra 'spring work, .left undone last 'year because of labor scar city and Increasing inroads of the draft on rural workers are prin cipal factors In an early ; demand for additional manpower, Beckj 1 said.- - ' ; 1 ': ' iVl.tl gPwial mm Cream ' Cream O Bullet Chccso I A. a . . . s yj t KjgoodJ MHMMnnMIIIIHnMBMIHMIMHr COMMERQAL1