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1 - The OPJ&ON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning'. May 9 1944 PAGE SEVER! i . .6 i i i ;.,-! i 1 J i i i " t 1 I ! I i - I i -AC.. AUM3VHXE K. E. Heath, prin- , ciptal of the Aunsrille high f school, and Sirs. Hoarfw have ! three seas in the armed forces ' and s daughter working at the Taaeeurer shipyards. , - CpL EnceM W. Heath. T5, ' top, has just reached England and has written his parents that he enjoyed the trip sad was sm! seasick. It Is sprtnsr now in England and everything is besn- tifolly areen. He had not been Mtcmed to doty wkel he wrote. ' Cecil Hough, US navy, K third class, middle, has been . stationed for some time in Bit- . . ka. Alaska, and he hoped for a " transfer to V-12 training. . Louis E. Hough, bottom, It in the V-12 traininc center at Po eatelle, Idaho, i Ho kaa passed his first semester's training and is prorressinx well In the see- ond semester. -' !J"V Cecelia Hough is a lead worn . an at the shipyard and is com pleUnjr her second year there, i Escaped Cons Brought Back Three cony lets apprehended near Corvallis late Sunday after they had escaped from ; the state penitentiary annex here Satur day afternoon, were returned the prison Monday. ' . t ; Men 'involved in the break were LeRoy Jones, 22; Roy Wil ham Ferrell, 28, and Lloyd Al bert Powers, 24. Jones was re ceived at the, penitentiary from Scappoose, Powers from J ose phine county, and Ferrell from Portland. i A penitentiary wood truck and Plymouth car which the convicts used in making their escape,' have been recovered. i . ; All three of the men have been deprived of prison privileges. War Plant Worker . Gets Death Sentence PORTLAND, May ertfPKudge Martin W. Hawkins today sen tenced to death Andrew W. Den- . nis, 43-year-old war plant work er convicted of killing his mother in-law, Mrs. Anna Belle McNal len, on January 9. - . Dennis maintained he was Inno cent , . "I have been accused and tried and found guilty of something had nothing to do with," Dennis said. OlSce Supplioa Oi2c Desia , Files - Choirs V Greeting Cards ElaSonoxy . Gifts - . . Wedding -Announcements ' ' Picture Frames Wriiir.g Portfolios ' Leather Goods Sn2(iB(B Rfl(Biii' tTftere Tftey Are Whet Theyi Are Doing : Pf c - Try W. Lockhart returned to Camp Carson, Colo, late last week after spending a ten-day furlough with his parents. He is the son of Mr.' and Mrs. J. H. Lockhart, route 1, box 48, Brooks, Ore, WUbar Cox, AIM 2e, is spend ing a 12-day leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cox, 734 South 13th street He will return to the nary air station at Hutch inson, Kas where he is now sta tioned. . ' The Coxes have just had word that another son, Clarence, has been transferred from Lubbock. Tex,' to the army air base at Santa Ana, Calif. CpL Laoranee (Bod) Sheridan is home for 27-day furlough af ter 28 months' service with the armed forces. He was assigned to the south Pacific war area for all but the first month as a member of the marine raiders. He was twice wounded at Tarawa, neither time seriously, but one shot was pretty close. He has had medals awarded for bayonet, rifle, che mical warfare and sharpshooter as well as an overseas service bar and silver stars for gallantry in action. . ' , Sheridan's two brothers have also seen action outside continen tal United States. William Sheri dan was killed when his ship, one of the merchant marine, went down in the cold waters off Alas ka. Kenneth Sheridan is a chief warrant officer with the Seabees overseas. The Sheridan' parents are Mr. and Mrs. William Sheridan, route Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Utter have received word their son, Kenneth Utter, has finished training at Camp Shelby, Miss, in heavy ar tillery and has been promoted to the rank of corporal. Sgt. Douglas Hay is spending a brief furlough from Camp Clai borne, La, with his parents, Su preme Court Justice and Mrs. Ar thur D. Hay. Austin Lowe, seaman second class, returned to Salem Sunday on leave following completion of basic training at Farragut When he returns to duty he will go to fire school at Brooklyn, NY. Lowe Is the sco of Charles Lowe of Sa lem. He is a former city fireman. SM.ii ... Pvt. Gall Craig, US marine corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Cralr, 145 Hlfhway, Is a prisoner of war in Japan. ' Stales to Plan Postwar Era .Postwar. -: problems, involving the Pacific coast, will be idscussed at a meeting of Oregon, California and Washington, postwar agencies to be held in Portland May 15 and 16, John W. , Kelly, executive sec retary of the Oregon postwar de velopment and readjustment com mission, announced here Monday, ; Kelly said foreign trade and re tention of war plants on a peace time basis, would be stressed. Both California and Washington will be well represented at the sessions, information received i here dis closed. ... . i : .- - V( 1 A SILVERTON Pvt. Frederick B. Sypher, now stationed near Oran, in AlcerU. North Africa. Pvt and Mrs. Sypher (Helen Bali) lived at Silverton before their martiace, had lived; in Portland f the past few years. Mrs. Sypher returned to Sflrer ton- when her husband went overseas i and is now Junior bookkeeper at the Silverton city offices. : ' Quesseih Gets FirstVictory Over German By CAPtIaNDREW B. ADAMS rlf Portland. Oregon -".-. 'vi ' ". 15TH ARMY AIR FORCE Second Lt Cecil H. Quesseth, 28, 1040 North Cottage street, Salem, Ore. came through with his first victory against the German lair orce on a bomber escort mission overiSteyr, Germany on April 2, 194C : The squadron formation -was aproaching the bombers, when not Ifar ahead they sighted 40 enemy fighters closing in on the bombers, who were below the for mation of "Lightning." "Ah ME109 was just coming off the bombers after making a pass when our squadron leader. First Lt. Ralph A. Thiessen of Ham- burgi Iowa, called a break to the right" Quesseth described the en counter, -f --' .. "From my position in the flight I was able to cut in on the inside, bringing the enemy aircraft into range. I fired several squirts and could see pieces flying off the MesferschmitVs fuselage. Sud denly the landing gear came down and I fire leaped out from under the engine; cowling. The German pilot plunged to a flaming death." US ? Quesseth attended Willa mette law I school at Salem. ! He enlisted in the army on December 29, 1941 at Portland, Ore., and re ceived his wings on July 28, 1943 at Williams field, Ariz. College Heads Ask Combined Tiaining ; OREGON STATE COIXEGE, May 8-(Special)-If military training is made compulsory after this I war, it should be combined witif college study for students capable of doing good college work, in the opinion of the ma jority of 143 college presidents throughout the United States, who discussed this question in con nection with a postwar planning survey conducted by the f Amer ican' College Publicity association. Of those replying to the ques tion! 83, including President A. L. Strand of i Oregon State, believe that'certain portions of that train ing should be available only in the colleges for those students able? to do; college work. Reserve o f fi.e e r training was available only; at educational institutions prior to. the war. 1 . ; i ' LEAYENWORTH, Kan, -JPk- With all of this talk about rabies lately, no one. Wants , to take chance. I.i-v , ' . Patrolman Otto Theel and John Schtanze answered a .late . night callj that i dog had a pedestrian cornered. They reported finding cne -frightened pedestrian and one growling dog that was chained to a truck. . ! SALEM ' I t 1 x I I I 1 I Louc:l Prica d lh3 :; m$G ' AT ALL Postwar Highicay Bill Ready For Approval Reports Mott WASHINGTON, May 8-(Special) -The three bmion dollar postwar highway construction bill : win be reported! from the house committee on roads within the next few days,1 according to Congressman James W. Mott, include his amendment providing for art additional 50 million dollars per year for three years for forest highways and twenty- five million, dollars per year for forest roads; and trails.' : i Congressman Mott, who is the rankinf republican member . of the roods committee, said he had polled - every member of t the committee, which has now com pleted its hearings and is in' ex ecutive session, and that all mem bers have agreed to the forest mgnway ana zvaa ubcbquusl , i The bOl as reported to thePiea ior jiuy m l. U. ii ii i mmtA Willi matelr SO million dollars ner Tear for hree years. Extensive im- auon or aspirantt .to tne US mlli provement of both the east and I tafy and naval academies from west side Pacific highways; the vrcgou iijuwx k roads connecting the Willamette valley with 'the coast will be un dertaken. The improvements will include relocation and reconstruc tion of the older portions of these main trafiie arteries. New construction and Improve ment of farm-to-market roads, secondary and . feeder roads, and roads in urban areas' are pro vided for under a new distribu tion formula which the commit tee has tentatively agreed .upon. This is! the most extensive roadbuflding bill ever proposed by the legislative body of any country in fall history said Mr. Mott "It ! comprehends a far greater use; of roads In the post war era than was ever contem plated before the war. It has the unanimous 1 approval of our com mittee, which has spent three months of exhaustive hearings, during which practically every Announcing'the MirrApiano DESIGNED BY Tallman's I ----- i, - , A Ilcdern Spinel-Styled Piaxo With Superb Tone at Amazingly; Low Price of Here's the piano you've always wanted . . an instrument com- nimng me ncn ana poweniu tone of a baby grand with the slender grace ' of a ' modern streamlined spinet.- , -t -,.;i;;;.!j.:.ii;,--':Ar " Only a limited Number j Available r : " 1 ' t now Jon display at . 39S So. 12th, Near S. P. Depot -. ; i : . i--" s Salem. Oregon .; i ' tiano Benches al $12 Also a Few Other RebaQt Pianos A I I I I ' N - S1 - K -v I republican of Oregon, and it will highway expert in the nation was examined. It has the endorsement of all state highway departments, and I am sure it win meet with the approval both of the congress and the country." , Academies Examination , , ! - JuV 29 1x88 set examin the third : Oregon congressional i district, Rep. Angell (R-Ore) said inA.- " , ' today. Applications for the examine tions must be filed before July 15, he said. Candidates for the mili tary aacdemy must be between 17 and 22, and for the naval academy between 17 and 21 as; of April 1, 1945. V S i r 'mm :r:'.:-JjML 'I m ' FT, 3 Salem Men i Get ADS Bids - UNIVERSITY OF t OREGON, Eugene, May S -(8060131)- Ken neth Morse, Raymond Schott, both junior in business administration, and Herbert Hoffman, senior in business administration, all of Sa lem, were pledged late last week to membership in the W. F. -G. Thacher chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma, national honorary . Inter? collegiate advertising fraternity. The pre-initiation ceremony for the sew pledges Included the ap pearance of the candidates with the traditional sandwich boards during Junior weekend. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Morse, Mr. and Mrs. R. C Schott, and Mr. and ! Mrs. E. Hoffman, Salem. ' Twa Fortresses k Land in Sweden x . NEW : YORK, May 8H5VThe Ameii can-Swedish news ex change reported that two Amer ican Flying Fortresses had been forced down in Sweden, appar ently after raids on the contin ent today. , i One landed . in southeastern Skaane province and a second crash-landed just offshore, the agency said. Crews of both planes were reported safe. 1 . i Summer Starters r - . V r a i BrQcth-Tcking Array Of JVovv 1 And 2-Pc. Sfcrti summer in colorful fcshionsl Sears has new :dr esses for every occcston. Suit frocks with lacy frills or dramcrtc color confronts . . . ctossfc casucls wHh cri:p tciloring dstcHs or stft drtumoker touches. Cool, bright rayons. Sizes for everyone 9 to 15, 14 to 2018 to 24 end 33 to 44 fcclyded. ' -;''"- j - , .. , --J , VJ T'--- r:, .?', t--v;-,i : ' ' '. - ' ' ' ' . - ' V'W-i- -: J.- " v: - V - i. .' :. ..'i'.-r ! '-..i -:-;;v'-r;;: ' ' i ' . ' .' I - " ' ! - , u . j , Mrs. Garner Is Selected "War Mother" Official notice that she has been selected as Oregon's candidate for "American War Mother of 1944," Monday was sent to Mrs. EUa B. Garner, i Oregon City; who . has eight sons' in military service. V v The ', selection was announced by Douglas Mullarky, private sec retary to Governor Far! SneH. Runner - up was Mrs. Frank Stout, Tatham, Lane county, with seven children in military uni form. Another son of Mrs. Stout has enlisted in the navy but will not be called untu August. He is now employed In an essential in dustry. t :, -, The executive department here has forwarded Mrs. Garner's name to the National American: War Mothers organization which will select the AmerIcan War Mo ther of 1944' in national compe tition. Winner in the contest will receive appropriate rocegnition on Mothers day, May 14. -r ,K-, -- Mrs. Garner had three sons in the navy before the Pearl Harbor attack and all eight of her sons in uniform have been in service since 1942. Five are now in the Fori Your Wardrobe U UDUUU U W AJDU ; V (J d) f ). ; fc' fit ti Hfs For Everyone - f. i ' . .. - ri'r - ! ; ".-'J ' ;: i - 1 navy, two in the army and ans in the army air corps. A ninth son will join the navy May 23, his 17th birthday, ri . . A tenth son, now employed in a Camas, Wash,' paper mill, and two daughters, engaged in war work, complete this family. Salvador President Resigns Yesterday SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salvador, May S ijt) President Maxmo Hernandez Martinez re signed today following a' confer ence with his cabinet called to consider the situation growing out of a general strike. : ; DAN HARMON for CONGRESS The Republican Party promisaa the people a positive progressive program. To he consistent with such a program, the Republican Party must elect a j "Progressive , Congressman" from this district. DAN HARMON is such a man, . He IS a successful business man and bonafide farmer, - the first such man to represent us in Con gress for .over -fifty years. - To re-elect the same old crowd of political wheel-horses to Con gress would be most inconsistent with the Republican program of piugit ativenf is. . .Do we want success or senior ity? . - . H.;l - Pd. FoL Adv Dan Harmon . ' for ConsTess Committee f 0 W W 1 7 Co. Cl::t V J .