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PAGE EIGHT The OREGON STATESMAN. Salemv Oregon, Sunday Morning, February 27, ISM Where They Are What WW Cpl. Dan Chea of the Trallblaser division here coants the bonds that represent the 124,00 pur chase he made recently dnrlng the fourth waru loan drive at Camp Adair, shoving the divi sion's quota ever the top: Cpl. Cohen, whose army J pay amounts to $64 a month, scrap ed and saved and sunk his prof Its from his New Orleans busi ness in government bonds to obtain one of the largest single holding at the camp. MT. ANGEL William Brock haus, .chief electrician's . mate, USN, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brockhaus of ML Angel, is here on a 30-day leave after a year and a half of service in the south Pacific. Brockhaus has been Jn the service six years, enlisting in the navy soon after he graduat ed from Mt. Angel college. - ' When he returns to duty, he will be assigned to an aircraft carrier. Wallace J. Reed, radio techni cian first class, has been a visitor at the home of his mother, Mrs. Arden Reed for a few days, leav ing on Saturday morning. Reed has been transferred from the university at Huston, Texas, to Del Monte, Calif., where he will be radio instructor. JEFFERSON Mrs. E. M. Ack er man has received word that her grandson, Norris Doty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Doty of Klam ath Falls, is in an army hospital and will return home in two months. Doty, instructor in the air corps, has been in the service for the past two and one-half years. He has seen action in the south Pacific, where he was woun ded, receiving the purple heart. GERVAIS Word hast been re ceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bierly, that their son, Cadet Elmer L. Bierly, has been advanced and is now engaged in preflight training at the San An tonio aviation cadet center. Jimmy Sehnlder, fireman first class stationed with the cpast . x a. a i v Euara ai ron Angeies, w asn., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Schmder, accompanied by his recent bride. Pvt. Robert Edwards, stationed with the engineer corps at Camp Abbott, wax a recent niMct at th home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edwards, 1511 South Lib erty street, while on furlough. He Leslie Howard explains to high officials the principles of his new de- Y , acn i ram nis pierare sp mire ' ay Samuel mm- - dwyn. The second big hit Is Blng Crosby co-starred with Dorothy Lamour lnDixle, their swellest and gayest musical hit of all! Both features appear Sunday through Tuesday on a double bill at the Hollywo theatre. . : . WWl!afe,'---W roc-' J tcxeil.cr for Warner Hrothers technicolor production of The Desert Sent where the accent Is :;;y ca gcilsn and mzAc, Dennis 'Ilorgan and Irene Blannlng have their first opportunity to do " :t I!::!ywc:l l.'s !crr e-r.l" 1 trm si.-r. Joan Davis is ttautiful bat broke Is the companion on the ; a cow showing at the LIsinore theatre. They Are Doing was accompanied by his wife and small son of Swept Home. A visit was also had with e brother, Lawrence, of Turner. i Georre William Kosk L whose Salem address is 555 North Win ter street, has been promoted from first lieutenant to captain in the army air forces, the war depart ment has announced. ' - Mrs.; Leonard Grelg of 841 South street was notified by tele gram from the war department that her' brother, Sgt. James R. Sewell was seriously wounded in Italy on January : 30. No details were given. Sewell lived at Labish Center j before entering the army. Charles . Hines of Salem is his foster father. Albert John Frlck. CorvaUls, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the air corps, according to an announcement from the war department Ralph H. Asbury, jr., has com pleted; his boot training at Far ragut, Idaho, and is now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Asbury, route 2, Salem, for a 15-day. furlough. Pvt. Charles F. Bilow of the US marines, has notified his . mother, Mrs. Leone Danniels, 1190 Colon ial avenue, by V-mail, of his. ar rival overseas and that he wit nessed the taking of the Marshall islands. Bilow is with ;'a', tractor battalion and . is,, now driving an amphibious tractor. He 'was fori merly employed by the Dairy Co operative association hauling milk to Camp Adair. - SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rue are expecting their son, Walter Rue, home from Fort Ben nings, Ga., this weekend. SILVERTON Capt. 'John D. George, infantry, " w a s awarded the silver star for gallantry in ac tion on Scout Ridge, New Guinea recently, according to word reach ing here Thursday. Mrs. George makes her home with her mother, Mrs. W. E. Dahl at 307 McClaine street, Silverton. Capt and Mrs. George lived at Salem prioto his entry in the war. Many spots in the Holy Land have been visited by Cpl. Albert F. Doogan, technician fifth grade, nephew of Mrs. A. C. Meyers of 1434 North Cottage street, who is with the signal aviation corps somewhere in Egypt The excur sion' Into Palestine was made pos sible by the Red Cross and was highlighted by such experiences as a swim in the Red Sea, visit at St. Joseph's churchin Naza reth and the Garden Tomb. Mr. f and Mrs. John Majeski, 3380 North River road, have as guest their son, Ralph V. Majeski, seaman second class who is home on 12-day leave. Young Majeski will enter V-12 training on March 1 at Occidental college, Los An geles. ( DALLAS Staff Sgt Delbert Hunter of the US ,. marines is spending a furlough with his mother, Mrs. Florence Hunter, who accompanied him and is spending some time in Salem vis iting her f parents. Hunter has been stationed at San Diego for the past year. Kendall Helgerson is spending e furlough at the . home of 1 his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hel gerson. Helgerson is with the mil itary ' police ' stationed at ' Delta, Utah, and . this is his first visit home since entering the service. Valley Sidelights Cook? Want a Job? - SILVERTON Leo Childs, prominent Salem broker, was be ing admired in a chefs outfit at Silverton this week. - , c However, the admiration was not lavished upon Mr. Childs him self but upon an old-time photo graph which someone. had dug up. It was recalled that Mr. ! Childs spent his youth in the Silverton community and that at one time his parents owned the home now owned by Mrs. M. J. Mads en. - The occasion for-the chefs cos tume could not be recalled, but the photograph was enjoyed. s Taking in Washing New? PEDEE The C, L. Burbank home was destroyed by fire last Sunday night, only a washing ma chine and an electric iron were saved. Welman works and lives at the Simpson . Logging company camp on Ritner creek." 'i ; , Shearers Wanted I t ; -' SILVERTON - A shortage of; sheep shearers Is feared at Sil verton. according, to gossip cur-1 rent in local sheep-raising cir cles. It Is rumored that a num ber 'of former sheep shearers ; will not function this spring be cause I of . other employment or because of , too much work on their own ranches. , f f With the shearing season scarcely mora than seven weeks off, considerable concern is be ing expressed over J this new problem of life on the farm. 450 Pillows Soft Job? HOPEWELL Fourteen men of the congregation attended the annual wood cutting for the Unit ed Brethren church Wednesday and cut, sawed and piled : nine cords in the basement It is part fir and oak. The men were dinner guests of the Ladies Aid, who had gathered for the weekly all-day quilting when 12 were present Lebanon Board Gets J. W. King LEBANON James W. King, principal of the high school in LaGrande, Oregon has been nam ed by the Lebanon school board, to take the position of superinten dent of the Lebanon schools left vacant by the resignation of Mil' ton E. Coe who will, go to Salem where he will be associated with the . vocational education depart ment of the state. The choice of Mr. King was made last Monday when he met here with the Leb anon board. It was announced un til Mr. King , had been formally released by the LaGrande schools, Mr. King is expected to begin his work here March 8. .Before going to LaGrande Mr. King was superintendent , of the schools in Union and Imbler. He received -; his ; bachelor's degree from Pacific university in Forest Grove,' and 1 his master's degree from the University of Oregon. He is married and has three children. Mrs. King , and th children will remain in ' LaGrande until the close of the school year as Mrs. King teaches there, t ; ; National Airs 1 . Feature; Pro-am LAKE -LABISH A patriotic program with, much f singing l.of national : airs marked the i 212th anniversary, of .George Washing ton. Several patrons of the school attended ' the " "program. Much f of the children's work was displayed including many pastel and crayon landscapes by the children under the direction of the teacher, Mrs. E. M. 4 Dimick. , .The children : are also completing a fine afghan for some government hospital. Chil dren at this - school are from be ginners to eighth grade. George Reeves, Paramount's new ly Claudette Colbert out of bathing him in "So Proudly We Hair which la now at the Capitol theatre. But Norso Claudette has her way in this, and subsequent scenes. The Goddard and Veronica Lake. Sonny Tofts, another new male find. Is also in the film, as is Walter Abet Companion feature en the bill is "After Midnight With Boston Blackfe" starring Chester Morris. V vT v "The Fighting Sea bees," a tale of the Injr, hard-loving battalion with John Wayne, Dennis OTCeefe, Susan Hay ward. Is now showing at the Grand. Pratum Red Cross Quota Is Announced PRATUM Red Cross solici tors for Pratum area with Mrs. W. E. Branch, captain, met . at the Pratum school Thursday and re ceived instructions for beginning the drive March 1. Two 'hundred dollars has been set for the Prat um quota, $80 for Centerview and $50 for Willard. Mrs. Erjckson and Elton Thompson, were the speak ers. ' Solicitors attending were Cen terview, Mrs. H. H. Paget; Wil lard, Mrs. Adam Hersch; Prat um, Mrs. George Kleen, Mrs. John Roth, Mrs; Ct A. Lynds,Jtfrs. Ar chie Bowen and Mrs. Louis Cornu. Dress Exhibit To Be Held UNIONVALE Eleven mem bers of the Unionvale unit of the Yamhill county home demonstra tion attended the "Labor Saving in Meals" lesson given Wednes day at : the Waldo Maker home. Miss Jean McElhinny of Mc Minnville assisted by Mrs. Maker and Mrs. Charles Andrews were leaders and served the luncheon prepared in the demonstration. Louis Gross, 4-H club county leader gave gardening talk. The Yamhill county home demonstra tion Spring festival will be held in McMinnville.May 12. Each unit will display its own choice of out standing . achievement ' for this year's work. The- local- unit voted to display 18 new dresses. $; The next regular meeting will be held at the local church March .Miss "McElhinny - will be here March 2 to assist local women to complete their new dress. - bilverton . Feels Draft 'I. SILVERTON-The "large" group of Silverton. young. men, who took. their pre-induction -examinations on ' February - 22 .will '.' take from the community a number ? of the prominent younger men who have previously had other - classifica tions. because of family; and oc cupation.;. The loss." will ' be felt in many; local establishments. Among those who passed their examinations are Clarence .Simp son .Smith, Roger Ealrand Ander son, . - Clifford -EkluncLlr George Lovett Leonard - Strobl,- ' JLouald Hicks; Syrorii Earl Hustont Wells, Vernon Vincent, yonDracek.Ken- neth James Frad, - Virgil , LeRoy Scot,' The men have"" 21 ... days . .in which ,to ' arrange their; affairs before' induction.' ' ' - v ; Doit Ucod ; ' "' . -. and" :Phner Ends Iaiicdid8: Delivery ; Fhcns 9iC9 ' Trailer Owners Haul Your Own ALEiB02;C0.- 459 Wallace Koad West Salem male heart-throb, tries to talk love picture co-stars her with Pauletta 1 navy's hard-working, hard-fignt- Staats Named Polk Officer DAT J. AS, Feb. 26 Tracy Staats, deputy county treasurer for the last year, was 'this week named county treasurer to succeed Ra- 1 chel Hawkins, who resigned be cause of ill health. Mrs. Hawkins was named treasurer by the coun ty court two years ago upon the death of her husband, George L. 'Hawkins, who had been treasurer. She Was elected, to the office in November, 1942, and Staats was named deputy in February, 1943. Since her resignation Mrs. Haw kins has been with 'her' daughter, Mrs. A. Gerlinger, in Salem. Staats has indicated he will be a candidate' to succeed himself in the office. The appointment by the county court is only until the next election. Josiah Wills is seeking another term as county supeirntendent of schools on the non-partisan bal lot Wills is completing his 22nd year in this office. - . Robert S. Kreason, republican, who is serving out the unexpired term of Bruce Spaulding as dis trict attorney, filed this week as a candidate to succeed himself. Likewise Lillian A. Wiest has filed as a candidate on the republican ticket Old Aim Store To Be Reopened S IL VERTON Tha t the old Aim store will be reopened here in the near- future 'was the report by Julius Aim, former," owner ; and manager, this week. However, Mr. Aim, who retired - from business some months ago,-does ' not plan to reopen, but his son, Otto, for merly associated with him.- here, will open. In .late spring,' it. was. said.- The young. Mr. Aim is at present employed ; at Wenatchee, Wash, but plans to. return to Sil verton as soon as school is out v NOW, SHOWING Cantinaoas front 1 P.M.- f Musical Hits! : naoisa.it CO-FEATURE - vi::as - A. i- i ' i 'News Cartoon 'Desert Song' Is Lavish INIorgan, Manning Star in Color, . Blusicale . - . In one of the most lavish set tings given a motion picture in recent years, Warner Brothers has gone all-out in it's production of "The Desert Song.' which Is now showing at the Elsinore theatre. The highly musical, highly en tertaining film stars Dennis Mor gan and Irene Manning, with supporting cash of such favorites as Bruce Cabot, Lynne Overman and Gene Lockhart . Filmed . in gorgeous technicolor, the picture has successfully recreated the wild beauty end indescribibable love liness of northern Africa, the set ting of the story. 4. The Desert Song ha been modernized and brought up to date for the film production. The intrigue of German agents oper ating in North Africa, using the French as unwitting cats' paws, has, been drawn on to give the story present day significance. Joan- Davis, , top radio comed ienne,, is the . star: of song-and-laugh associate feature, "Beauti ful But Broke,? which incorpor ates six - Popular, hit-tunes in it's story, tocluding.Shoo Shoo .Baby? and IVistol Packin Mama.", The two features afford, real enter tainment balance to assure Salem theatregoers a'.' maximum enjoy ment of the program! - - ' ' Dennis. Morgan portrays a dual role in. The Desert . Song," TAs Paul Hudson, he is cast as an itin erant , Arnerican musician,' strand ed in French Morocco. This' is -the character he .' portrays ' to . hide his identity as that of El Khobar-long-time friends of the Riffs, who spends the major part of his time aiding their cause in lightning like raids to free them from en slavement by the Germans. - Running throughout , the story are exquisite renditions of Sig mund Romberg's beautiful music, all of which has been' included in this successful present-day ver sion. The. much-loved and famil iar numbers such as "One Alone",' "The Desert Song", the stirring "Riff Song", and others are great ly enhanced by the youthful sing ing team of Morgan and Manning. Helen Hinz Guest Speaker at Meeting JEFFERSON Miss Helen Hinz was guest speaker at the re gular meeting of the Woman's club,- Wednesday in the -library rooms. She illutrated her talk on art with copies of famous paint ings. . Mrs. William - Walls, president presided over the business meet ing. Mrs. C M. Smith acted as secretary In the absence of Miss Myrtle Myers. The club voted $5 toward the Red Cross fund drive; and it was also decided that each member give a good book or $1 for the library benefit at the next meeting. Refreshments were serv ed by. Miss Marjorie Fontaine as sisted by Mrs. George Mason, Miss Addie Libby and Mrs. William Walls. The next meeting will be March 8, at the home of Mrs. A. B. Hinz with Miss Helen Hinz and ? Mrs. D. H. Looney assisting. Mrs. Clif ford Walker of Albany will give garden tips. .sV? Fins -Color -V'- uthwh :'Riti ' H0ISAN MANNM6 Ace Companion Feature A COflMMNIk . : X ctAverrrt hvimi 5 viionich CCLCEIIT- '.nDJJ'.E r1 .77ZFi4- 5! l r mm M 3 Women Star In Army Nurses9 Drama . ..... . - Three great stars, Claudette Col bert, Paulette Goddard and Ver onica Lake, a great producer and director, and two - new male heart-throbs, George Reeves and Sonny Tufts," all have contributed to the production of one of the fin est, pictures ever made. It is "So Proudly We Hail," triumphantly returned to Salem for It's, popular request showing at Warner Bro thers Capitol theatre. i ; "So Proudly We HaU" tells the stirring story of a group of Am erican army nurses who. fought side by - side with their men on Bataan and Corregidor. What hap pened . to them ; before they were flown to safety In Australia, how they lived and loved on the be sieged islands, is unfolded in a movie that is tops In entertainment-" - - ; ' V Two exciting romances, one be tween Miss Colbert and George Reeves, another - between Miss Goddard ; and Sonny Tufts,: are played against scenes that repro duce, amazingly welL the action on the ?hilippines. They are scenes to be long remembered and to see again if the picture has been seen before. r "After Midnight- With Boston Black ie" with. Chester , Morris as the fictional Boston Blackie Is as sociate feature on the program. United Nations .: , Want Roosevelt PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26-P) Other, members of the United Na tions want no change in the White I House- during the war,- Walter Durahty, veteran foreign corres pondent and author, said here. " "All they ' know is Roosevelt" Duranty said in a newspaper in terview. "They know him and like him, and they realize he seems to have devoted his best efforts to prosecution of the war." Duranty, for 20 years New York Times correspondent in Russia, said soviet suspicions of American motives were erased finally by the president's conduct at the Teheran conference. Farmer Upheld PORTLAND, Feb. 2&-JP)-Fed era! Judge Claude McColloch to day gave a . farmer charged with failing : to report for induction, a one-day suspended sentence and declared the Toledo draft board had acted "in an arbitrary man- 'fVHvfiip i-u't a,,ctE cfttNJ Continuous from 1 ZV M-- How Playing! The first vivid drama of the Navy'g men of might! Beady to land! Ready to love! . Ready to fight! The first great screen sensation of the year! ininviMUEiJ mmm .1 V M w II l J s OBlUIS.O'KHt-; YCM t ..m VMM Irv,"S! - Actual Scenes cf Cap- i fill'1- L - ) J f t v. -jv, t i , Gay Bfosical Co-Hit! ; ' miii II3CC - ' - ........ Silverton Man Jn Astoria Post SILVERTON Rev. Alexander Borrevik, a, graduate of the Sil verton high school about 20 years of the Lutheran Service Center at Astoria, according to word reach ing Silverton. Before going to As toria, Rev. Mr. Borrevik was in charge of a pastorate at Madelia, Minn. ' . "' . The Center has attracted rather wide attention. It Is situated in the business corner of the city of As toria, and contains a small chapel where marriages have been per formed, a snack-bar, where there is , always something, to eat for the service meiv'and ' the larger reading and recreation room. , Rev. . Mr. ; Borrevik is a son of the Rev. and Mrs. B. A. Borrevik who were in charge, of the Cal vary Lutheran church at Silver- VNsa ui uuwj j mu uu iv now at Everett, Washington. " HTj?FHOUe WITH THC f . Hit's" CONT. FROM 1 P. M. - How Sbav7ii:3! Academy Award win ner! ... The life story of George M. Cohan . . American! : . f : - 4 4 . i" - ' -i "YiUIKEE DOODLE DANDY Joan . Leslie Walter Huston CO-FEATURE! . . .Death to the Under-Sea Raiders ! RICHARD ARLEN WENDY BARRIE "Sninarine Alsrl' CARTOON e NEWS DM tun i, l HUM 1 Mr. M. 4 Glory and f .Thrills In Y The Air! -r". yfij.- " :flynn.- p Ftc J:i22cI2sriay :: " Alexis Smith V 1 ' In Technicolor 1 CO-HIT! 'A" ( 4 ' .1