The OSEGOTf STATESMAN,- Salem. Ormgein. Tuoaday- Morning March 21. .1844
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Burns, 525
Jndson street, nave been noti
fied by their son, Aviation Ca
det Key W. Barns, of his en
rollment in a course in aerial
navigation at the army air force
school at Hondo, Texas. Young
Barns is a former Wl.'aniette
student .
Larry Larsen who Is at home after
graduating from boot training at
Farrarut He is spending his
. two-week leave with his moth
er. Airs. Doris Larsen, 1000
North Capitol street '
;- Four local men were inducted
into the marine corps and left for
the San Diego boot camp March
15, Sgt M. Doney of the local
marine corps recruiting office said
today. They are Arnold A. War
ner of 1798 South 12th street, Mer
vyn Li Hurley of 2016 Lee street,
John F. Morgan of 2655 South
Summer street, and Tony W. Sisk
of Highway avenue.
TURNER Lt Harlan M.
Bones, son of Mrs. Maude Bones
is home on leave. He has been in
Africa and Italy. Lt Bones left
: the . North African war theatre
February 8 in charge of a conting
ent of ; Tlerman prisoners of war
being transferred to this country.
He will report to a new station in
California after his leave.
Lt Bones enlisted with the sev
enth infantry at Vancouver,
Wash., later was transferred to
the Hawaiian islands where i he
served 27 months, with the artil
lery and. military police. After
Pearl Harbor he attended officers
training at Fort Oglethorp, Ga.,
was commissioned in October,
i 1942. While in Africa he served
; as commanding officer of the
100th .provisional military police
detachment
Keith Bones, a younger brother,
who is attending Hill military aca
demy in Portland is also home on
vacation. ' !
PORTLAND, March 20-P)
Pharmacist's Mate Charles M
Charlton, former Salem fireman.
has been awarded the silver star
for braving Japanese fire on Tar
awa to save a wounded marine,
Mrs. Ila M. Foster of Portland,
Charlton's sister, said today. ;The
award, she said, was made by
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. I s
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you to do your "mightiest" in providing food for
4 Our armed 'forces . . for the home front . . . and
for our allies! You may count on our financial
f cooperation, too . . in every practicable way.'
ILnild ci ! Cns!i-a!en3 Draneli of 'the -
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They Are Doing
Pvt Stanley M. (Bud) Boehm-
er, son of -Mr. and Mrs.( Willard
Boehmer of route 4, box 424 states
in a letter that he has been trans
ferred from Camp Mackall, NC to
Camp Campbell, Ken, where he is
in the armored tank force. Pvt
Boehmer f entered the service in
September 1843. He is spending
several weeks at Camp Benning,
Ga., before going to his new lo
cation. .
Storekeeper 1C Carl McLaugh
lin and his wife (Frances Lau)
are spending a brief leave in Sa
lem, with Mrs. McLaughlin's mo
ther, Mrs. Ethel Lau. He has been
stationed at Brown field, Otay
Mesa.
A purple heart, awarded to Sgt
James R. Sewell has been receiv
ed by his sister, Mrs. Leonard
Greig, 841 South street. Sgt. Sew
ell was wounded in Italy January
30 and is still! in the hospital. Mrs.
Greig's husband, a lieutenant, has
been transferred from Camp Cal
lan, Calif., to: Fort Bliss, Texas.
MT. ANGEL T. Cpl. Alvin
Saalfeld left here Monday to re
turn to his army base in Missis
sippi after a week's visit here
with his wife, parents, and other
relatives. Cpl. Saalfeld has been
in the army i since last fall.
PORTLAND, March t-JP)-En-listments
in the .navy's ship repair
unit as announced today by the
navy recruiting station here:
Walter M. Foley, Albany; Rob
ert B. Lyday, Philomath; Quen-tin-
E. Smith; Salem, and Byron
W. Stearns, Sherwood. t
Mentioned in dispatches as lead-.
ing navy planes in a recent raid
over Paramushiro Jap stronghold
-in the Kurile islands is Lt. Cmdr.
William R. Stevens, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Stevens, ; 1811
North 19th street, and husband of
Mrs. Katherine Stevens, 1815
South Church street
Lt Cmdr. Stevens, while never
a resident of Salem, has been a
frequent visitor here. He gradu
ated from the naval academy at
Annapolis in 1937 and transferred
to the air corps in 1939.
All planes returned safely from
the mission in which he was in
volved. !
Cpl. Riley LaVex Applegate.
son oi juts, juiadys M. jeweu,
route 5, box j P, Salem, has re
ported to Keesler Field, Biloxi,
Miss., where j determination will
be made of his qualifications as
an aviation cadet He will next
be sent to a school for five months
of further study or directly to a
pre-flight center for cadet train
ing. '
Aviation Cadet Clayton W. Yan-
darwarka, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Vandarwarka, 1085 Larmer
avenue, has arrived at Corsicana
Field, San Antonio, Tex., as a
member of class 441. He has been
assigned to the 301st army air
force training detachment for pri
mary flight training.
A sharpshooters medal for pro
ficiency hasj. been awarded to
Aviation Cadet William E. Gil
liam, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. J.
Gilliam, 350 North 19th street, at
Maxwell field, Ala., where he is
completing nine weeks of inten
sive pre-flight training.
Dayton Publisher
Seeks Shop Machinery
DAYTON I Dewey Akers, ed
itor of the Dayton Tribune, went
to Portland for replacements for
his office damaged by fire a week
ago. J,
Good progress is being made by
carpenters in charge of the repairs
to the bank and Odd Fellows build
ings, and if weather continues fine
for a few days the roof will be
finished.
MrJ Farmer, j again:
tho nation
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MONMOUTH Two ions of Mr
are tat home on furlough. CpL
tioned the past two years at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. This Is his first
furlough home In that time. He brought home with him ft canteen
which he carried In action and which was shot off the pack strap
by k Jap bullet He thinks they almost went into a huddle,! the
canteen and himself, Jack MulL a younger brother (right), has
been at Farragut Idaho, since January 17, 1944, where he is quali
fying for sounding school in the
Crop Plantings
May Be Short i
Of 1944 Goals i
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WASHINGTON, March 28-
The agriculture department re
ported today that 1944 crop plant
ings, reflecting mounting farmer
concern over labor and machine
shortages, may fall short of gov
ernment goals on many vital foods
and the wheat crop may be the ;
smallest since 1939. I t
A department survey based on
March (1 plans of representative
'farmers indicated the area to be
planted may reach - 374,000,000
arces compared with a goal of
380,000,000 acres i and with last
year's plantings . of 361,000,000
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Much of the indicated increase
will be devoted to ? feed crops,
however, requiring lessj labor ra
ther than direct food crops where
the government wanted increases.
Only iiToats, rice and sorghums do
prospective plantings equal or ex
ceed war food I administration
goals. Crops likely to fall below
goals include soybeans, peanuts,
corn, wheat barley, flaxseed, po-i-tatoes,
j sweet potatoes, drybeani
and peas, tobacco, hay. and sugar
beets. No report on the prospect
ive cotton acreage was given. Un
official reports indicate it will not
exceed; last year's. ; :- j
The department said the wheat
crop may not exceed 750,000,000
bushels unless the weather is un
usually favorable. That size crop
would j be below 'requirements.
Production last year totaled 836,
000,000 bushels. - f
While the indicated porn acrer
age was slightly -below ii the goal.
the departmen said, if yields equal
the 1939-42 average, production
will total 3,126,000,000 bushels
The department report indicat
ed farmers are pushing produc
tion close to the limits of their
resources. , t
"There seems to be ;a general
fear," the report said, tharthere
will be an inadequate ' supply of
labor needed during short periods
for harvesting certain crops which
are dependent on seasonal labor
Uncertainties over draft status
of defeped farm workers were ,re-
purica in an suues. ,
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Civil Air PatroJ
League Forms
Formation of si national orzani
ation io be known as the civil air
patrol , incorporated. Is announced
by Ltj J. E. Cannon, commander
of the i Salem unit of the civil air
patrol.j The primary , function ' of
the league, as outlined by. Thomas
H. Betfc, president, is to support
and aid the nationwide CAP cadet
program. ;:i $
The educational program in
cludes instruction by adult mem'
bers of the CAP in such subjects
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and Mrs. G. H. Mull of Monmouth
Darrel C. Mull (left) has been sta
naval department "
as navigation, meteorology, radio
engineering, maintenance of air
craft, aircraft identification and
some elementary . military , sub
jects, Lt Cannon has been advised.
While the CAP has been pri
marily training 17-year old mem
bers of the air corps enlisted pre
serve and young women ready to
oin the air WACs, membership
in the CAP cadets is now open to
young I men and women of 15 to
18, with the consent of parents
necessary but not involving any
pledge of military service. f
No flight training will be giv
en any of the cadets but they will
be taken up in planes, as soon: as
these are made available, and only
with the consent of the parents.
to get the feel of flight The CAP
cadets wear a uniform, consisting
of regulation garments with spe
cial insignia.
April 18 Last Day
For Registration ,
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Registration books for the pri
mary election in all Oregon coun
ties will close April 18, Dive
O'Hara, in charge of the state el-
ections bureau, announced here
Monday. I '
O'Hara predicted that the regis
tration for this year's primary el
ection would show an ' increase
when compared with, that for the
primary election two years ago.
He indicated this would be due p
the presidential preference elec
tion and the fact that two United
States senators are to be nomin
ated. .
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V .- WKS. WIST COAST OfJ
V v - f Tl MEXICO IQUTt KICOCI j
$4mi W El BOESEK, TO, our uar iraino roll j,
Do you know of the close teamwork achieved by
Mexico end the United Stoles in this toort
Picturesque mrees of Mexico now provide mete
rials for V. S. war production end foods ! in
mazing variety, ' while products required by '
Mexico are moving eouthl As is the custom of
good neighbors, tee supply each other's needs.
Important factors in this international team
tvork are the raUroadt linking our two countries
. Southern Pacific in the United States, Sud
Pacifico de Mexico, and the Sational Railways
of -Mexico. These railroads work .together in
transporting products of out two countries, : j .
Ud PaclZco de Mexico, si you mtj, bnowfj is
S.P.' scenic and interesting Vest Coast of Alexico
route. Crossing the border at No gales, Arisona,
this 1100-mile route runs south to Guadalajara. It .
Congressmen's
Votes Listed
Washington, March "20 -(jf)
Roll calls, in . congress the week
ending March 15 showed Oregon
members voted as follows: ;. i
' House on adoption of soldiers
vote conference report, approved
273 to 111. - '
,Yes: 'Angell, Ellsworth, .Mott
Not listed: Stockman. -"
In I the senate, ; where the con
ference report was adopted 47 to
3!,nloth '-senators' Holman and
Cordon voted yes. : Z
V In the house: to amend the first
deficiency bill to increase to $127,
500,000 the amount In the bill
(HH4346): for community facili
ties passed 264 to 15. Yes:, Mott
Nbt voting: Angell, Ellsworth,
Stockman, - , ,
To recommit the deficiency bill,
No: Mott Not voting: Angell, Ells
worth, Stockman. ;
j To. investigate conditions of In
dians: .Yes; Angell, Ellsworth,
Mott Net voting: Stockman.
Jefferson Star Has
Initiation Meeting
JEFFERSON Euclid chapter
Eastern Star met Tuesday night,
initiated two candidates,' Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Terhune. Baskets of
spring, flowers were attractively
arranged In the chapter room for
the occasion. A comical skit was
presented by Earl Steiwer and
John Terhune. Members of the Al
bany chapter were Visitors, as also
were Mr. ; and Mrs. Milo Bartu
and .. Mrs.! ! Jessie Smith . of Cor
vallis; and other visitors from Tur
ner and Stay ton.
j Refreshments
were
served in
(the dining room, at tables decor -
a ted with spring flowers and St
Patrick's day favors. The refresh
ment' committee- included Mrs.
George Mason, Mrs. Edith Wall,
Mrs. Karl Eteiwer, Mrs. Rex Hart
ley, Mrs. Earl Phelps, and Mrs.
Sanders. Sixty four members and
visitors were present
Shedd Man Heads
Calapooia Round-Up
i PHILOMATH Directors of the
Calapooia r Round-Up association
have elected the following offi
cers for jthis year's round-up:
Harry Sprenger of Shedd, presi
dent; Gilbert Beach of Corvallis,
vice-president; D. F. McKercher
of Crawfordsville, secretary, and
L. D. Porter of Monroe, treasurer.
i This year's round-up will be a
three day affair, July 2, 3 and 4.
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This Is How Britis&Rockets 'Whoosh' at the Enemy
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A view ef reeketa leavinr a spectacular path as big projectiles are
f air defenses Is shewn. Publication ef this ptctare, sent by radio
Details ef the rockets construction, range and operation
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British Using Rocket Guns
Since Wctf s Steurt; Fueled in US
By JAMES F. KING
LONDON, March 2O-0)-Brit-
ain
that
officially disclosed tonight ;
she has been using rocket!
guns effectively against . German
planes since the very outset of the
war steadily improving - them,
and now is using a propellant mai-tef-ial
manufactured in the US
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, "While this was the first official
announcement of the rocket guns
and included details never hither
to: mentioned, an unofficial report
oh their use against German raid
ers was allowed to be cabled to
the United States on February 24.
That report included mention that
five years of work had gone into
the device and that tests had been
made in Jamaica. I
Tonight's announcement said
the rockets were in use "in various
theatres of operations" and called
the propellant "one of the most
effective yet known. j
Disclosure that this rocket fuel
was being made in America was
passes through the cactus forests of Sonora and
rich agricultural regions ... touches at the tropic
seaports of Guajmas and Masatlan f climbs
into the wild Barrancas (gorges) where; breath
taking vistas are repealed it erery turn, j
Ours is the only U. S. railroad with a line in
Mexico. And from oar daily contacts there we
can report to you that wartime Mexico is still a
special charm and friendliness.
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buy Dow .'.. 1. . " i " -
Lovely llichoaean, where peacetime tourists
sW.the "JDanee of the Old Men," is furnishing
'resin and turpentine. Bin Gulf waters off Guay-'
mas, Topolobampo and Maxatlan, famed for,
, merlin and sailfish, yield vitamin-rich shark oiL
' Mercury, silver and tungsten come from the '
rroaint old; hill town of Taxco. Manganese from
Jalisco, Durango and Chihuahua. Mahogany and
balsa woods from Tehuantepec Ileneqin fiber
for rope from Yucatan peninsula where ancient
. Mayan cities lie in awesome ruins. u
: Acspnlco, in the tropic sone, sends us bananas,
limes and eocoanuts. XTe are receiving , coilee
from Orizaba and Cordoba, and cattle, tomatoes, '
arbanzos from Mexico's fertile west coasL
still are
a clear sign that the US army also
is using rocket guns. ,.
- "How much the rocket batter-:
ies hav contributed : to "the de
fense,; of Britain cannot yet be
disclosed,! the military statement
said "The number of kills, how
ever, is proof that they are a very
potent weapon."
' The rocket barrage touches off
virtually an - umbrella of explos
ivesand in -some respects is even
a more terrifying sound than the
crash of bombs. Even blitz-hardened
veterans find it hard to dis
tinguish "the rockets from the
sound of bombs by their roar.
A sheet of shrapnel comes down
from the exploding rocket projec
tiles like hail pelting a tin roof.
From the days of Munich, the
announcement disclosed, Britain
was ready to begin turning out
rockets in mass production after
secret tests in Jamaica.
, Workmen were trained in their
manufacture, arid for three years
have been, making them without
Front Guadalajara, southern terminus of Sud
Pacifico de Mexico, Mexico City is an overnight
trip ria the National Railways of Mexico. The
' If ational Railways are also linked with oar line
at El Paso, and at other border points served by
SiVs Sunset and Golden State routes. -.'V-i
; We cannot, aak you to travel now, because of
our great wtr load. But when peace comes again
we hope youH ride with us to Mexico. J
, - They have a proverb there: "Once the dust of
Mexico has settled en your heart, you have no
' 'peace in any other land?-j - -
il..To learn how true this proverb is,' invest in
' TTar.Bonds now. For TTar Bonds will make poe
j sible ne train trips after the war, when you can
. make such trips with a clear conscience.
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Tune in "The Main
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Tho friendly Southern Pacific
TV f
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fired as part f a Lendon barrage
from London, has neen appreved.
secret (AP Wirephoto via radio
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knowing - just what this . funny
looking " weapon 1 was; all they
knew was they repeatedly were
cautioned to use painstaking care.
The rockets originally were de
signed to hold off low-flying dive
bombers, but since, the spring j of
194 they have been used with
great, success against high-flying
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Rockets themselves are not
new and were used hundreds of
years ago by the Chinese for fire
works. But development 'f the
modern rocket as weapon really
began in 1934, the "British" said, '
when they learned that "the Ger- -mans
were beginning to take keen
interest in them and "we deter
mined not to be left behind, and
steps immediately were taken to
institute research. ; - s 1
Portland Mishap Brings
Tenth Traffic Death j
PORTLAND, March 2H
Portland!s 1944 traffic -toll rose to
10 with the death; of Verna Berg
quisjt, 32, In an automobile-truck
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