The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, April 14, 1944, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX Tlx CrXGOII STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning. April 14. 1344 Where They Are What They Are Doing (The following story was written by Tech. Sgt Mason Branson of Florence, SC, a marine corps combat correspondent.) fOMEWHEXS IN THE PACIFI(J-(Delrd)-A 41-year-old nary chief pharmacist's mate, Charles M. Charlton, whose wife, Vlrfinla Mae, llres at 1M SmU Commerelal street, Salem, Ore, today was awarded the sflver star medal for heroism la the battle of Tarawa. Charlton, a medical corpsman, who recently was promote from pharmacist's mate first class, received the decoration from A dm. Chester W. Nlmits at a presentation of awards review. At the height of the flfhUnr on Be tie bland. Chief Pharmacist's Mate Charlton entered a Jap pillbox ander fire and, breaaht oat a wounded ma rine. He saw the bu r in and fall with a ballet in tho shonlder. Ho went In after the marine, who was hit again in the knee by a hidden Jap. Chief Pharmacist's Mate Charlton dratred him oat ' and administered blood plasma while riflemen covered him with protecting fire. Charlton is on military leave from tho Salem fire department He was the city's first first aid captain. CpL Melvtn Baker b home on furlough, visiting his parents and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ba ker and Shirley. He has been sta tioned near El Paso, Texas, and this is his first furlough since last summer after his graduation from Turner high school. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hatfield have received word that their son. Pvt. Edward Hatfield, Camp Maxie, Texas, will complete his course in the field artillery soon and ex pects to be home on a furlough. Mrs. Sophia Wheeler. 1341 Ba ker street, has learned of promo tion of her son, E. M. Wheeler, to aviation machinist mate second class at his station at the naval air base at Corpus Christ1, Tex. A former Salem Heights resi dent, Pfc. Clarence R. Cornie, has been awarded the sliver star by Major General Horace H. Fuller of the 41st division for valorous ac tion against the. Japs in this jun gle sector. Pfc. Cornie's heroic work constituted the placing of booby traps on a certain path used by main enemy patrols, with such consequent demoralisation of the Nips that they effected a general withdrawal the next day from that Immediate front Pfc. Cornie lived at 125 Salem Heights avenue with his wife. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude W. Cornie, reside in McMinnville. A brother, Lt (jg) Lynn Cornie, of the naval air force, was . awarded the flying cross at Dutch Harbor. A second brother and a sister are also in the service. Exploration of a New Gaines cave, probably never- before en tered by a white man is related by Lt Alvih H. Boyd In a Jetter receivedsby his mother, Mrs. F. J. Boyd, 170 North 23rd street. ?Lt Boyd tells of venturing with com panions through a mile-long pas sage' of the cave, with . progress depending on use of flashlights, compasses and ropes, and with the frequent alternative of swimming some underground stream. On one occasion bats were encountered which had a wingspread of three feet. ; . The lieutenant adds that his nit has hacked suitable space for m baseball diamond out of the thick growth of the Jungle. CpL The mas A. Koberts. jr.. 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Roberts, 494 N. Win ter street, Salem, was recently promoted to his present rank from that of private first class at the marine corps aid station at El Cen tre, Calif. CpL Roberts ' graduated from Salem high school in 1943 and en listed In the marines in February, that same year. He Is now attached to the ord nance section at the air station. , Lt (Jg) Frank E. Childs, one time Instructor at Willamette uni versity, has returned to this coun try after several months of duty in the South Pacific, his sister, Isabel Childs, was notified Thurs day. Mrs. Childs, the former Mar garet Shurtief f, who has spent the winter In Portland with her sister, Mrs. C F. Anderson, and in Hood River with her father, leaves to night for San Francisco to join him. Their small daughter, Car ole, will remain with the Andersons. Bonus Offer Given Teachers SILVERTON, April 13.-AB. Anderson, superintendent of the Sflverton school system has signi fied bis Intention of accepting the contract for smother -year at the 13300 annual salary with the same $250 bonus as will be given high school teachers for next year. The bonus to grade school teachers will be $200 for the year. ...-.'.x. High school teachers salaries vary from $1370 to $1953 and grade school teachers from $1230 to $1523 to which the bonus will be added for next year. . , f Only five of the present staff are known not to be returning next year; The five resignations include Miss Agnes? Stewart sci ence, -who will go to Sunday high school; Mrs. Mae Phillips, English teacher, has announced no plans; these resignations were announced Thursday. Others previously an nounced are Mabl Fred, Mable DeVoss and Mary Failing. - Ivan Tjiman. principal of tho grade school, who Was forced to resign early, last fall because of Illness, has been offered the post tion for next year and is expected to accept Anderson said. Word of tho arrival of her hus band at a general hospital "some where in New Guinea" was re ceived this week by Mrs. Wayne Doughton. A first lieutenant in the administrative division of the army medical corps, Doughton Is the son of Mayor and Mrs. I. M. Doughton of Salem. Although unable to write de tails of the hospital's location, Lt Doughton does mention the heat, the jungle growths in which he, a graduate of Willamette univer sity with a major in biology, has found of particular interest, and the pleasant journey by sea. rxiNGLE T. Sat William B. Clark is now stationed at Barton, Fla. He has been in the army four and a half years and spent all but two in Alaska. Ho hopes to be home for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Clark irr June. James Clark. another son, was in the army for more than two years and spent some time in England. Ho was given a medical discharge and returned homo in January. 8CIO T. 8ft. I I. Teaser vis ited here while on furlough from the army air base in Nebraska. He is a son of Mrs. J. J. Hodges and a nephew of Hobart Hoa gland Spring Flower ShowDraws Large Crowd i The YMCA was jammed to ca pacity last night on occasion of the camellia and spring flower show presented by; garden dubs of the city, some . 100 attending the no-host dinner to start off the evening's events, and 250 persons sitting in op the subsequent pro gram. "! ' - x C. L. McDonald . discussed ca mellias. Dr. Daniel Schultze talk ed on tuberous begonias, Frank Doerfler explained certain phases of landscaping, John Henny, jr. demonstrated the different types of camellias, and Ernest Iufer en lightened the assemblage on the various types of wild flowers which were on exhibit W. C. Franklin added some remarks on the daffodil. W. C. Barkus pre sided. , ,i, The "men's lobby of the Y was lined with rows of tables on which were placed flowers' of every sort, from magnificent domestic types to some of the more rare of wild specimens. - rx Receiving prizes : during the evening, Salem Garden club being donor, were: Mrs. I A. Wilcox, Mrs. Jerry NiblerV Mrs. , Silas Gaiser, Mrs. Jay Morris, Mrs. Lee Canfield, . Mrs, Erickson, LM Schannep, Mrs. R. E. Cartwright Barbara Anderson . Mrs.' Dan Schultze, Mrs. Glenn Porter, Mrs. Ernest Iufer, Mrs. Gerald Rich ards, Mrs. Frank Doerfler and George Smaller. 5 1 Nygren Rotaiian j Of Month for WU Ray Nygren is Willamette uni versity's Rotarian of the month for April, according to an an nouncement from there. One out standing student is chosen each month to represent the school at the club meetings. ' Nygren is battalian commander of the V-12 naval ; training unit and a pre-medical student Dur ing the last semester he held a 4.0 or straight "A" average In his scholastic work. He is a member of the library advisory committee board and his home is in Portland. of Scio. He attended tho local high schooL THE OLD JUDGE SAYS... f Quite a stack of newspapers 1 felt yoa ytctcrdaj, Yiti. Aren't tSia' a the new " paper buciacsa, are you ?" "No. I just enjoy reading different . ropers S3 cy nephew Georr tends tbera t ca whenever he taxes a business trip I rt t tij kick est of sose he sent fae tzn etrJ counties uisrt thtj CZI ksst frcZZZiau Particularly from some head Izzi ttit ttzi "DrurJt Driving Arrests Rbs' Bootlegiers must post Ceilinf Prices') Federal Agents seize'Trick" Utruor Truck'. Doesn't that co to prove, Joe, that pnkQii. lion toes not proktbit? -- "I watched conditions pretty artfully" daring our 13 years of prohibition ia this country. The only thing 1 could see we ct out cf it was tft&j liquor isstead cf Itzsl fiquor..,plus the worst crime and corrup tion this country bzs ever known." ' Githolic Youth Center to Open On Friday 'Night A Catholic Youth recreation center win be opened Friday night at St. Joseph's halL Chemeketa and Winter streets. This project la, sponsored by Rev. T. J. Ber nards, pastor, and will be under the directioa of Mrs. .Grace Corey. The center is for all Catholic young people of the Salem com munity and is not limited to stu dents of Sacred Heart academy. Dancing, ping pong; badminton, Individual games will be the en tertainment provided and a can teen will be a feature of the cen ter. It will be open from 7:45 to 10 45 every Friday night Mrs. Corey has a husband and son in military service and Is local leader of the Catholic Camp Fire girls. With a daughter In Sacred Heart academy and - other chil dren in St- Joseph's parochial school, Mrs. Corey has entered whole heartediy Into youth activ ities in St Joseph's parish. She lives at 1484 Marion street WeTOtlia Letter Arrives I? A letter from Wendell L. V701 kie, New York City, confirming his recent telegram asking that his name bo withdrawn as a repub lican candidate at the Oregon pri mary election, was received by Secretary of State Robert S. Far rell, jrv here Thursday. . ' Winkle's name previously was stricken - from the ballot a few hours before the primary election candidates were certified to the county clerks. - Toastmistress Club Elects Nevr Officers Mrs. Jess paugherty was elec ted president of the newly organ ized Toastmistreea club last niit Mrs.: Louis A. .Arena, who has been Chairman of .the temporary organization, was elected vice pre sident Other officers named were Miss Grace 1. Bottler, secretary and Mrs. W. Lb' Spaulding, trea surer. : iv'V ; ; Miss Bottler presided as toast mistress at. the program last night and the speakers continued with autobiographical talks. Miss Isa bel Childs told of her attempts to become a waterfront reporter, Mrs. Winifred Pettyjohn told why she was known as Big Gun" when a child and how she changed the name, Mrs." Spaulding , told of various pwtng things which had happened to her, Mrs. Raymond Walsh, told how she wrote her autobiography, and Miss Olga Wickberf gave a sketch of her life In acrostics. ' I Theclu1 will meet again April 27 and voted last night to accept the Invitation ef the Toastmasters club for a joint meeting on May 9. y i - . r " South Sanliam Highway Repair Work Sought ALBANYr April IS -iP)- The Linn county court appealed to the state; highway . commission today to repair the South Santiam high way i along an 11 mile stretch west of the North Santiam junc tion.! - IfOiiis Hnnies Thursday V CLOVERDALE, Apr3 13.-Lou- Oy home Tnursaay morning as ue result of a heart attack; Mr. Ben nies was born March 13, 1867 in Leo county, Iowa, where he lived untu 19UV wnea ne wue w vw gon settling on the farm' where he has since resided. ' . A year ago in March Mr. and Mrs. Hennies observed their gold en wedding- anniversary. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Hennies; three sons, Elmet of He met, Calif.; Albert and Louis J., both of Turner; a daughter, Mary Standley, and nine grandchildren. n LJ UL r Li Each week IG A Stores advertise merchandise at an extremely low price and this week's ad Is certainly fifled with items that will attract the attention of thrifty housewives throughout this area. Be sure that yon gtt your share of these vsJues IG A Stores are conycniently located. LOOK FOR THE IGA SIGN 1 : " Dny Ilo-Poinl, Low-Foinl Feeds Elsinore Garden Ron fl DP AC By These Delicious No. 2 J sEkliu No-Point Peas an tJj U Tasty Pak Green Deans Points No. jf cans Georgia Gold No Points l Enjoy This Delicious. Spread on Your Toast Ererbest Citrus s . IMHIALADE Needed jar :t-ft-. Nabisco The whole wheat breakfast food. Real low price. Pkgv Amaizo Golden or Ckrystal White S70UP Your Choice jo Grandma i U0LASSES Pint jar IGA Gold Tost . BE1AIT FLMES 14-oz. pkf. 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