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PAGE FOURTEEN Th OniGON STATESMAN. Solera, Oregon, Friday Morning. March 3. 1SU Where They AreWhat They Are Doing 1 -i. ' l1 3 -"ill st k " . , " S . ' - Li. Tne Larkin brother, (left to right) 1st Sgt. Marvin "Bock," Staff SK Merrfn Tiny,' and Sgt. Howard, are all members of the same - company with the US army In New Guinea. Their parents. Mr. and Mrk. Ben Larkin. Station A. lftv In Salem. Marvin's wife, the for mer Irene Zanuow, Is a telephone operator ; and Uvea with her notber,' Mrs. Lxdla Zanuow, 54 Statesman ! street. The brothers have been In the aray since September, ltfl, when called with the Orcron nurd. The plctnre was taken at Fort Lewis Just before they left that point. The. parents have just received word of j the youngest son, Howard's, promotion to sergeant. ; j . Four Salem It year olds com pleted their ; enlistments . in the US navy this week and shipped out to Farragut for basic train ing. 1 All " were ' enlisted through the Salein recruiting office" now ; under the direction of A. C. Frie sen, specialist first class, USNR. . -The Salem recruits are William F. Sharp, X. Richard : F. ? Eckley, John C. Stavehau and Virgil. B. Galloway. Others in the group included Orval G. Pack of Dal las; Arnold Davis, Chemawa; Robert W. Tulare, Eugene L. Ersgaad of Silverton. - 1 - J Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Butler of Sa lem have learned of thcarrival of their son, Sgt. Warren E. Butler, In England. Sgt Butler relates that English weather is much like that of Oregon and expresses a liking for the land. hi h v Camp Canon, Colo.. Is now the Station of Cpi. William H. Byrd, aon of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Byrd of Salem, j who is attached to the mountain infantry.?; Cpl. Byrd was formerly located at Camp Hale,' Colo.; where, he re lates, drills were undergone In skiing, cliff scaling and other "toughening ud" routines in the .8,000 foot elevation. An Interesting letter has been received by Mr.1 and Mrs. James Leith of St Louis, Ore., from their aon, Cpt ftarold Leith, who is stationed in India. Young Leith's message for the most part is con cerned with the terrible famine conditions which1 have plagued India. He tells of sights such as little children, even babies, out in the cold and rain without a bit f clothing on and nearly starved to death. Their arms and legs aren't any bigger around than one of my fLngers.",He also mentions seeing a python snake measuring 40 feet in length. John F. Van Osdol, jr.. pharma cist's mate second class In the navy, spent a recent ten day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Van Osdol of Salem. He was accompanied by his wife, the former Dorothy Lee Jones, who will remain here with her parents while her has band is on duty somewhere in the south Pacific Van Osdol for the past three months has been stationed at Pert Haeneme. Calif., where he qualified as ex pert machine gunner at gun nery school. He enlisted in the navy In j Jane, 1942. Effe Shortage Is Foreseen - h i -i i Too prattle Reduction In Laying! Flocks, Experts' Belief,- i Danger from a too drastic re duction in laying flocks by exper ienced pultrymen in Oregon is foreseen by Noel L. Bennion, ex tension poultryman at Oregon State! college, on the basis of early reports' from jhatcherymen and some, poultry producers. i These teports! indicate pros- Dective substantial reduction in the number of chicks natcnea uus year j ! compared with a year ago, says ! iBennion. j The ' high i cost of feed J and early; seasonal decline in egg prices have discouraged some producers. I" - Growers migni weu uear " mind that this is the time of year when1 egg prices are . normally low; ! said Bennion. "The feed-egg rauoi wnue :iess oiu uau a year ago, is still above the 10 year! average. The average size of laying flocks in the United States has already been substantially re duced. It the' number of chicks hatched piis spring is reduced too far, snomges oi eggs ue " will ; doubtless occur. Bennion recommends that es- taitished producers maintain their flocks, bat eliminate culls and loW prodocers to conserve feed and obtain more economi cal production, i while! doing this they can brood enonirh chicks this spring to! j replenish f their flocks next fall with a fresh supply j of pal lets. It uke pallets of food quality to obtain maximum pro duction : during the late sommer, fall and early winter ! months when demand for egta is great est ! and ' prices; highest, he says. Oregon's suggested goal for egg production in 1944 was set at only a i per cent decrease in number of IchickS raised for gg produc tioh, but 26 per cent decrease in broiler production. Federal t and state goijs have been set on the basis of adjusting poultry num bers in iline with available feed supplies while supplying needs for poultry, hieat and eggs. ; ! hh i .. : The reason for the large recom mended s decrease in broiler pro ddction s tb conserve more feed for i needed egg production, Ben nion explained, as laying hens make mre economical use. of feed than broilers f do in producing human food.' i US Plans to Use Spuds for Alcohol By OVID 'A. MARTIN 1 WASHINGTON, March 2 -(31 The government is completing ar rangements to convert upward of 18,000,000 bushels of lower grade white potatoes into industrial al colhol for war purposes. The idea Is to prevent their possible waste and a drop in growers' prices. i The potatoes will be dehydrated at idle mid-western sugar beet plants and then shipped to alcohol plants for processing. Industrial alcohol is needed in greatly ex panding. quantities for manufac ture of munitions and other war materials. 1 . ; ' - - The war food administration said the decision to use the,- pota toes for alcohol! was made because last year's bumper crop had pro- Lu John A. Trumm has re turned to Mather field, Calif., aft er a furlough spent in Salem with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Truism, 370 East Washington street - Lt. Trumm recently re . ceived his wings at Stockton field, Calif., and is qualified to pilot1 a B-25 bomber.. He is a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy. Two bro-y' there, Urban and William; are in 'the navy somewhere in the south Pacific.- ' " 4 " , ' ' , ? ' , Word has been received in Sa lem of graduation of Lt Alvin W. Jones from an advanced training course at Williams field, Ariz. He has been assigned as instructor in basic training at Marana, Ariz. He is a son. of Bert L. Jones of Portland. TION, England - Sgt Arthur L. Priem, 20, waist gunner on an Eighth AAF Flying Fortress, has been awarded the oak leaf clus ter to the air medaL The deco ration i was conferred lor "ex ceptionally meritorious achieve ment while participating in five separate! bomber combat mis sions over enemy occupied con tinental Europe." Sgt Priem the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Priem of 1 171 Sooth 25th street Salem, Ore. Before en tering the service Priem was a student at Willamette university. vided more than could possibly be consumed before this year's spring and early summer crops reach the market The government had promised growers , a market for the giant 1943 crop. Willlrie Says Treasury Slay Ask New Debt Limit WASHINGTON, March '2-Pr-The treasury may 'ask congress soon to increase the national debt limitation by SO billion dollars to cover "the mounting deficit caused by war Expenditures,' legislative leaders- heard today. Chairman "George (D-Ga) of the senate finance; committee pre dieted, that an increase from the present limit of 210 billions to 260 billions would be sufficient" to meet financing needs in the next year. - Demo Party Falling Apart By, SAMUEL Gi BLACKMAN ;' NEW YORK, March 2.-flV Wendell L, Willkie declared to night that "The democratic party is falling to pieces' and urged re publicans to achieve Internal un ity "because J the , opportunity is now ours to step into power in the national government" ' : , A new party in power with a new point of view is doubly nec essary to the welfare of the coun try today," Willkie, candidate for - the republican f presidential nomination, said In ah address for delivery on the j March of Time program over an NBC national hookup. - ; "Because it is torn by disunity, the party now in power cannot give this nation a strong and? ef fective-government' he said. "The democratic party is falling to pie ces. r - "Its congressional .leaders and its executive, leader are becoming Involved in deeply, disturbing dis putes; its executive department is becoming increasingly petty l and arrogant in its relationship to con gress; the antagonistic social,' ec onomic and political groups that compose It have begun to J war among themselves; the chief exec utive bis lost his power to , hold them together, to direct them and to produce, within the democratic party a concerted and unified ef fort : toward winning the war ; or planning for the peace." ' ; Labish Ditches Are Oeaned LABISH CENTER The Salem' Sand - and Gravel company has completed cleaning out the irriga tion ditch at a cost of $4.50 per acre for each onion grower, i . The farmers feel It has helped the drainage problem considerab ly. There has been much ditch- in done' on individual farms for the past few weeks. . NEW TORK-iPf-Mri.- Cecfle" Nabony told police today her son, Richard, C, : had not been home overnight ' ' , J Detective Thomas Kenny found Richard and another little boy soon afterward. ' " I - '"We're cops," explained Rich ard, displaying a tiny badge. MWe "were looking for robbers." . livestock Men Meet April 4 The Western Oregon Livestock association has picked April 4 and i as the dates for its annual meet- rig, to be heM at Eugene, accord ing to notices sent out by H. A. Lindgren, extension animal, hus bandman and I secretary-treasurer of the association. iPresident R; L. Jones, Cliftonj and other members of the execu- tive committee are setting up con vention ; committees to study and , report On such subjects as mar. keting and labor, animal disease and predatory animal control, - the ' feed situation; and general reso- lutions. E. L. Potter, head of the department of agricultural econo-? j mica atfOSC, will be one of the! principal speakers. All livestock growers in west! em Oregon, whether members of the association or not, are invited td attend the meeting, sayi Lind gren. I Willamette Vetch - t tit t Seed Is Boosted Overgard Resigns Police Department Resignation of Sgt William" W Overgard, who joined the Salem police department in April, 1937, and promotion of Patrolman Da vid M, Houser to sergeancy and to the night 'desk at the city sta tion were revealed Thursday by ThVnie a7made the first P hoes beginning May ?7. LJi rw4 nf . but one. of the two coupons "f "T, . AJr ' " " now in use-No. 18 in ration book onsiaeraoie paxu"cu , m ., A-r!t c.t .; I m. iaoin th 1 WU1 expire Apru au. police force to enter pnvate busi-t .r .,. ,.,, -mu U- - - IB .S3?? BiS7'-5S Shoe Stamp Good May 1 WASHINGTON, March 2-- A new ration stamp will be good i 4 ! " -Willamette j vetch seed, which now is; included with common vetch in the government seed purchase program, may still get t h e national recognition it de serves f plans now afoot work put accordihg to Dr. D. D. Hill, head of the i farm crops depart ment at Oregon State college. Experiment station and exten- ion officials are urging Oregon growers to keep their Willamette yetch well i marked and separate from common vetch even though it will tell for the same price. The plan is to get all sacks of Willam ette vetch labeled plainly as such, so consumers, in the south or else where will note the name. Oregon Officials feel sure that this will re sult eventually in a preference and premium price for Willamette be cause of its extra hardiness and other superior qualities over com mon vetch. U ! Dr. Hill ! says Oregon growers would ibe better off to eliminate common vetch entirely, from their cropping plans as Willamette yields Abetter, aside from its in- creased hardiness. 7cm Anderson for Aid Group : supply of leather "it. is expected that shoe rationing can be main tamed at about the present level' of two pairs a year. -The new valid stamp, which will be good indefinitely, will be LILVLr.TON Mrs. lorn An- designated shortly before May 1, s-n vc3 hostess Wednesday ai- QPA said. n tt her Ccclidge street Today's action will leave two y members end friends of J shoe stamps in use as at present! !i society.- I-Irs. I.L J. K. . . . . i : Us ch;la:n Curing lae r - i also reviewed the If r - " SPRING MAGIC In Smartnen and Value! 0 MVP -voir a m tpyr j' X . - .. . TOO tUSY TO THINK AIOUT CLOTHES? D' ONTl think about them, then! Well do it for you. and leave your thought and energy free for war work, your .family, -your home. Part of r war job is to find what you busy people need, and to get it to you economically and quickly! , Neio Head-Turners In Spring Millinery '-r- 'gj JJp 2) Gleaming cellophane " i t r a vr , 8 u i t ' hats, off-face charmers, half-hatsj berets, bedecked ; with flowers and veiling. See y. these new-season morale build-' ers herel Enchanting As Spring Austelle Dresses -i ' ! ' " - " " r- .90 Designs as lilting and' high spirited as the first Spring day . , gently tailored or ultra feminine to fit every mood, ev ery; occasion. YcuH like the jersey frocks to wear now and .much later. Sizes 9 to 44. ; SECXDND. FLOOR T.rte" by i ccIUe hour, T.Trs. Ed since airplane stamp No. r in ra tion book 3 is also good indefi nitely. 1 Stamp 18 was validated last June 15 and. only 6 per cent of the number issued remain in cir- T. r Gcrlerud culation, OPA said., It is the only coupon in rauon book u n jVFV, and Auxiliary r Will Elect BIarchl5 ,. ! SILVERTON Election of of ficers for j both the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary will be held March 15 at the armory. 1 Mrs. Charles ' XIartman is presi dent of thewomens group and Les ter Standard, of the men's organ ization!, . : - ', anorx Dusiness meetings were i held -Wednesday night for both groups. At' the women's group, Mrs. J. P.; A. Hanson and Mrs. Leslie miott were initiated. 1 vAn. fuhd f " I f n OPEN 'TILL 9 O'CLOCK SATURDAY EVENING - i -. it-'' r J I -f B & Oi l) For a Go-Everyivhere Spring Wardrobe J II VV. k S - . . m , ' EM " .. ss" " MMF- m ,f lsdSBMBt . Willi Flower-Toned All-Y7ccd Coals and Sails THE SUITS are masterfully tailored with tlie self-assured lines, the flawless detailing you demand of your round-the-clock clothes. Man- tailored or gently soltened j with tucks and darts, the j hroad-shouldered jackets top j slimly pleated skirts with an j air of easy grace. Of soft wool j fabric in water-color pastels, j 10 to 18. : j THE COATS aremeticidoiM ' styled to give easy fullness ovj: ; :4 er suits or spring dresses. Lver-1 Donular Chesterfields or boy coats built of all wool Shet- t land-type fabric in wonderful with matching rayon crepe: Sizes 10 to 18. EZCOI.T) IXC i