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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1944)
PAGE EIGHTEEN Tha OSEGOH STATESMAN, Salem. Oraaon. Sunday Morning. March 5. 1844 Marine Corporal Performs .Rites for Dead Comrades (The following story was written by Sergeant Peter Pa vone, jr., of Bridgeport, Conn, a marine corps combat corres pondent) ' ' . ' ' ' S i . ' BOUGAINVlLLE-( Delayed ) -A blazin tropical sun is well along its downward art and in its last brilliant rays, a grim yet poignant tableau of war is being enacted here this afternoon atop one ridge of Hill 1000 taken last night by US marines after 11 ays oi.aesperaie iignung. The hilltop, once thick with "erj rowth, is now a bald,; shat tered mound, pocked with shell craters. Its . smashed and broken trees lean crazily and an unreal silence prevails. Below! and in the distance are reflected the blue green waters of Impress Augusta Bay, and closer, in a semi-circle, lie the jungles. Oppressive and fetid v at close hand, their picture postcard ven ture appears beautiful from this hilltop, and their natural splen dor belies the terrors they clutch in their stinking depths. L . Occasionally the distant roar of artillery floats up from the beach, but here; on Hellzappoin', ridge it is silentsilent except for, a curi ously reverent voice intoning the 23d p;alm . . .- "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want . . . " The voice, which has been heard all afternoon from different points atop the knoll, is that of a gaunt, giant ..marine, ragged, dirty and heavily bearded. Yawning' open before him are two newly-enlarged foxholes in which lie two still, covered forms. Leaning against a shovel a few feet away are two crude crosses, fashioned from boards taken from ration, cases. Motionless in a semi-circle stand 30 or 40 other marines, equally as 'ragged "and dirty, bared heads tawed. ' Some hold shovels, axes. or other tools they had been using in' digging stronger positions be- luic uicjf yaiucu vu uic mat u recognized the farewell to com-rades-in-iarms. Others stood by boxes of ammunitions and sup plies they had been carrying to reinforce front line emplacements, taken at a heavy cost from the Japs. GonejBut Not Forgotten" "May riis Soul Rest In Peace" read the crosses . . . "Yea, though I walk it the valley of the shadow . of death I shall fear no evil, for thou art - with me" intones the voice, j " The simple service over, the congregation fades quiety away as ! the graves are filled in and the i crosses nut in place. Long belts of ; machined gun ammunition are pla- ced in square or oval design about . the graves, tiny stars are made by placing cartridges in the fresh dirt-An; almost childlike quality appears in the marines' earnest and reverent efforts to make the mounds j'look nice." Cpl. Thomas P. Kenny, 20, an altar boy at St Francis church in Sacramento, Calif., most of his life, and: who served a mass there .wearing a marine corps uniform whili nil his last fitrlnncrK hnm in January, 1942, was the man whose quiet, simple service for the dead was his own idea to make gruesome the burial assignment he had been given. Kenny served in the front lines 39 out of the 41 days before the hill fell. It was not until then that he saw his first sunrise in 40 days, having lived in the interim in the jungles and swamps of the low lands until moved to' the foothills here, where marines were push ing their beachhead upward to ward the headwaters of the Toro- kina river. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas' F. Kenny, of 2213 II street. Sacra mento, the corporal was assigned ' tn Tbnrvr Ml marinM sfnn V Viill after it was taken. "We had to take all personal ef fects from the men to send back to their folks and on one of the first two boys we searched, found a serviceman's prayer book' he said.' "It seems pretty awful to burr them without some sort of i service, so I decided to read the . 23d psalm over them. We buried - them by twos and tried, to make It as nice as possible." - Though he has 'often worked : under mortar and artillery barra ; ges, and under machine! gun. and sniper fire, and, though he has . carried .; out many wounded and dying,-the black-haired marine .Under t tension!. Nerves a, edge? Snap at your fellow workers your family? Los ing, a ppe t i t e, zest and weight? You probably are. suffering a vitamin deficien cy . your doctor can ' easily help i you compensate for! We'll ' supply you with' the i vitamins he says you need,' from our fresh and : varied . Stock. r;- . . giant trees and dense jungle un- asserted that the burying detail was his "most scarring memory." "I kept thinking of their folks back home and we- fixed up the graves as best we could,' he said The men's helmets were -either: hung on the cross or placed at the feet the rifle was laid parallel to the body, canteen at the foot of the cross, and simple epitaphs written in pencil on the crosses. ; Kenny, whose brother, Keith, is a third mate in the merchant ma rine, was educated in St Francis parochial school and Christian; Brothers college, Sacramento. Starkers Rent Brixey Place LABISH CENTER Mr. and Mrs. Art Starker have rented the4 C. T. Brixey house, in this com munity and will move in the near future. ) Mrs. Horace pibby and Mrs. Art Rasmussen have been working on the Red Cross drive for the past few days. Totals have not been turned in. I A group of friends surprised Mrs. Knowles Tontz Thursday by going in a party to visit her. Carol Boehm, daughter of the Clyde Boehm's, also spent the day at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Knowles Tontz. Mrs. Roy Aker and Beverly re turned to their home in Milwaukie on Friday ' after Mrs. Aker was recovering satisfactorily .from a minor operation the first of the week. j Mrs. Clyde. Leedy is much im proved after j going to the Silver ton hospital Monday : suffering with pneumonia. She; probably will return home the middle of the week. ; i In eharre of Dr. Fred Pareler, Registered Optometrist; Asseciate Registered Optometrists: Dri M. J. Kelly, Dr. W. B. Tuck. Dr. WiUiam Siddens. Dr. Fred E. Chambers, Dr. Wm. L. Stephenson. PAY flHllS - Becouse vou need vaur hmmIwI -.u ." olef purposes, don put off buying needed Glosses. Avail yourself of our Liberal Credit Terms which enable you to; obtain - your Glasses RIGHT NOW and pay later in small Weekly or Monthly amounts. i f Toko at long at 5. 10, or 15 months to pay. It's Kxark Ni Omt mt Um War with WAX I0RSS Only Small (Down j (paymsmi Never an extra penny for credit at br. Semler's . - Optical, Department, and terms ate actually lest than 10c a day! We of ford you a complete and efficient optometrical service jot a Law rnm i wi means. rFr Rima -I 4 U ! : - . i - - k - 1 i S OPTICAL Nt?w Garden Fertilizer - - Available ' i This year, home gardeners will be able to get a new commercial fertilizer i foil the victory garden plots, announces Ben A. Newell, assistant county agent It will be labeled fVictory Garden Fertil izerif and in fertilizer language Willi be labeled a 6-4-10, f which means that it will contain 6 per cent! nitrpgen, 10 per cent phos pherous and 4 per cent potash. Last year victory garden mixture was1! a 3-8-7 with only three per cent; nitrogen, 8 per cent phos phorous arid j 7 per. cent potash. The increased nitrogen j in the fertilizer this year will give muc better results than was availably lastjlyearj iWIth the nitrogen con ten doubled, only half as much wilt; be heeded to accomplish the same results! One sack should be enough to fertilize one-fifth of ail acrf or $,700 square feet If the garden did not have a cover crop this winter or no barnyard ma nure, then ra -heavier application of frommerclal fertilizer may be needed, j j r j J ijt you have a cover crop on the garden plot' now, it would be well to japplyj ! about one-half of the 6-10-4 fertilizer now. .This appli- cation would give the cover crop .wiU f maximum amount of green ma nuife to plow under when the soil is eady to work. The rest of the fertilizer 'should be broadcast and worked in at the same time, soil preparation is going on. - - t ' ' Granges Awarded Citation for o Unpaid Dues SILVERTON Silverton Hills and Union Hill granges are among th eight iil Marion county who received merit certificates for rip unpaid dues,; during the past yeal The Waldo Hills Community club, of 'which Robert Riches is president; will hold its regular Mrch meeting Friday night it the clubhouse. Miss Lois Anne Riches is club secretary. Twin Calves were born to a two-year-old Holstein cow at the George Benson home in the Sil verton hills' this week. Both cow and calves are doing welL it was reported.! r Broken Lnt wahut ymr (frmmtUu v. $lmwM mxeepfdj I i If ! costs nothing to find out if you ore in need of Glasses ;;coma In and take advantage of our Free Optical Examination. Feel auured Glasses will not b prescribed unless absolutely necessary. . , 'HO APPauVTWET NECESSAIIY 4 M A lJ!f( Fork and Shovel Brigade Come Out With First Signs of Spring Mice sunny days as were en- ioyed last, week are brineuia a' ot of people outside with forks and shovels to start scratching around. Ben A. Newell, assistant county agent, says that the soil is just too wet to do much digging unless on well drained sandy soil. It is much bette? to wait till a lit tle . later , to. do any -actual soil preparation. Newell reminds . in quirers. - , . -. , Something that can "be1 looked after now is the condition or re action of ' the soil : in the garden plots. It Is important to consider reaction in connection with the fertilizer program. , If the soil is acid It should be corrected before money Is spent for fertilizer ma- AT SPRING In Sunshine Pastels Women's Suits You're ready for every, occasion with a suit of honey-smooth wool, herringbohe, tand twills in mouth watering pastels, navy and black. The suits are man tailored or softly feminine with strategically placed tucks and darts, with tuck pleated skirts'. In sizes 10 to 44. - Second Floor- if .fj 3 ' ed ' Ky ets r . f J f light terials. Most vegetables make a satisfactory growth when the soil is slightly acid. Beets, lettuce and spinach do best! in soils that are about neutral, Newell said. ; If beets i or spinach grow well In the garden, it is a nrettv safe bet that the soil is (not acid and no ume need be applied. To iTect acidity or neutralize it most ve getable growers use ground lime stone from one to two tons per acre according to the decree of acidity and the type of son. In small gardens this would amount to 12 to 18 pounds per sauare rod on 272 square feet It could best be applied In the fall previous to seeding of the cover crop or in iVIAGIC . . . r In Smartness and Valu! ! feb Cbmvortablo and Practical I Jj J 'A M Now and Throughithe Summoi- 1- ST. "A "VV K K KfA & . ?i Jl (31? YOU'LL VEAR : DOZENS OF WAYS Head hugging charmers you 11 w e a r atop your curls with hatless com f ' lortl Tinv calots". gay veil- poinpadours, sport ber- and, diminutive calots ill li -.1 or bright colors. toe spring during the creDaratlon of the soil. Lime helps to improve the structure of heavy soil and creates a condition in the soil fav orable for the clal bacteria P : ;;-;.;; Wood ashes are a ' Uetftn. form of lime but they should not be dumped in iles and feftthat way. oi more than 30 pounds of ashes ' should .be put on to the square rod. U they are used, then spread them well at the-time you put them on. An alkaline condi tion develops tot these SDots if ash es are left in piles and such a con dition is -not favorable to 'pUnt growth. Never put ashes ' on soil that is already alkaline. ' - - Soil tests for ;; acidity can be made at the county agent's office or at the sous department at Ore gon State college. ' Commercial fertilizers I can be used to. supply readily available plant foods, but they do not serve r " if V ifj '"Vi Women's Ready-to-Wear Second, floor fu'7 -immzur .c&r II : mm as, a substitute for manures or cover crops " la addin- oreanic matter to the soQ. 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