j ;'
Within H Mi. i
Of Bialt Field
ADVANCED ALLIED; HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Wed
nesday, June T-iAVHardrf ighting
Yank forces which since May 27
have ' been striving to ; capture
Mokmer airfield on-Biak in the
Schou ten islands now have bat
tied to within a mile; and" hall of
their ; objective, headquarters an
nounced today. ' 1
.The advance was scored by a
flanking' force along cliffs domi
nating the airfield,- a base covet
ed because it would put the Amer
icans within good bombing range
of the Philippines..
On another invasion beachhead
200 miles to the southeast at Maf
fin Bay, Dutch New Guinea, 107
Japanese were siain ounuuj
the Yanks there repulsed a counter-attack.
. - 1 .
A anMkr jnvMinn rvnint
to the southeast in the Hollapdia
Aitape vicinity, pafcsls killed 283
Japanese, found ; ID6 more rdead
and took 33 moreprisoners.
The enemy airfore, out in
' greater force than it has risked
In many months, was reported in
t o d a y's communique to have
"twice ineffectively raided; our
positions" in the Schoutens, a
group of islands in Greelvink bay
off north Dutch! New Guinea. One
" was downed by; anti-aircraft
- Ten other Japanese planes re
sisted Liberator! bombings of rear
positions. One j interceptor was
shot down, three others probably.
The Yanks nearing Mokmer
along the time-killing ridge route
encountered slight opposition but
the Japanese still barred the easi
er shore road approach wherethe
first American thrust toward the
airfield was beaten back .bloodily
a week ago. Yanks moving down
that road reached within half a
mile of Mokmer before the Japa
nese cut them to pieces from dom
inating cliffs.
Page Grants
Harden Parole
Walter G. Harden . was sen
tenced Tuesday to two years' im
prisonment in the state peniten
tiary by Judge E. M. Page, who
. . i . i . i
men oraerea naracn reieuseu u
parole to the state board of parole
and probation for the term of his
sentence. Harden pleaded guilty
to the charge of perjury after in
formation on the case was filed
by the district attorney, Harden
waived- further time in which to
enter a plea, and also waived
counsel or the finding and pre
sentment of an indictment by the
grand Jury."
Conditions of the parole are that
Harden is to reimburse William
Noble for losses which Noble sus-
: tained through Harden 's trade-in
of a car to which Noble held title,
r i iL.i v : - a . i
ana mui nt 13 w lciuiii iu wuik
for Noble at once. Harden is also
to reimburse the -state for the
expenses of the county sheriff, in
- bringing im Dacx irom Aituras,
- M . A X 1 1 .
diu- oui pajmeni inay oe maae
' in allotments at the discretion of
. the parole board. He is to break
" no laws of -the United States or
any municipality, and is to re
main in the legal custody of the
parole board during his time of
parole. ..... : '
Harden , had borrowed money
from a bank at Monmouth which
Noble, '- his employer, co-signed
, for, receiving title to Harden' car
as security. Afterwards - Harden
swore ne naa lost me ceruncaie
of title to his car and received
another at the office of the secre-
tary of state. Later he went down
to ; California where he was " ar-
' rested for perjuring himself in
regard to the title of the car.
No. 45-43 .
Synopsis of Annual Statement of The
Massachusetts Protective Life Assur
ance Company of Worcester, in the
State of Massachusetts, on the thirty -
Mj or uecemoer, ivu, maoe 10
the Insurance Commissioner of the
State of Oregon, pursuant to law:
CAPITAL.
Amount of ; capital stock - paid up,
fpoo.ooo.oo.
! INCOME ' ' .
Total premium income for the year,
81.429.011 03.
Interest, dividends and rents receiv
ed daring the year. S31S.192.7S.
, Income front other sources received
during the year. $108,117.83.
5 Total income. $1,853,282 M.
- : , DISBURSEMENTS . '
Paid for losses, endowments: annui-
, ties and surrender values. $488,095.37.
Dividends paid to policy hoders dur
ing the year. None. '
Dividends paid on capital stock dur
ing the year, S30.ooo.oo.
commissions and salaries paid dur
ing the year. $149,349.27.
Taxes, licenses and fees paid during
the year. S40.S9S.M. .
Amount of aU other expenditures.
1M.M1.S3.
! Total expenditures, $899,623 3.
i ." ASSETS -
Value of real estate awnxf mrW.l
Value). SS.149.I9. . 5 .
Loans on mortgages and collateral,
etc tmMSXZ. .
Value of bonds owned (smortized).
Value of stocks owned (market val
ue). $528,013.70.
- Premium notes and policy loans,
Cash In banks and on hand. $062,'
243.17. -
Interest and rents due and accrued,
S67.461.64.
Net uncollected and deferred prem-
Other assets (net). -$766 07.'
' v Total admitted assets. $11.T14,35TS.
, ' - . INABILITIES . '
Net reserves. $9.959.893.00...
Cross claims tor losses unpaid. $74
uu.ou. .,-.
All other liabilities. $324.380.49.,.
, Total liabilities, except capital, $10,
. S58.273.4S..-
... Capital paid up. $300,000.80. . ,
Surplus over all liabilities,
(84 43. - ' '
Surplus as - regards poucynoiaers,
S145S.064.43. , fi - i.
BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR
, - -TKi: YEAR ' V
Ket premiums and annuities receiv
ed dwtng the year. $20,411.53. -
Dividends paid during the year. None.
. Let losses and claims, endowments.
f"irendrs.' and annuities paid . during
Uie year. $:o.8S2.83. -"
Name cf Company," The Maasacnu
setis Protective Life Assurance Com-
any.' .-." - " " " '-: .'. . " '.
Name cf President, Charles A. Bsr-
Name cf Secretary, Lemuel C Bodg-
S.U"tory reslrit attorney for ser
Ce, Vard W. Wilis. .
ScBvDdB
Where They Are What,
! ,
A US NINTH AIR FORCE BOMB
i ER BASE, England Back in
peace time it was Paul L. Har
rison and Claude L. Maedke at
i tending Grant high school in
j Portland. Now it's First IX
Harrison and First Lt Maedke.
still together, flying in the pi
lot's compartment of the Ninth
iair force medium bomber Ma-
rander "Miss Saian."
"i Recently Lt. Harrison, son of
: Dr. and Mrs. J. C Harrison,
tit State street, Salem and Lt
; Maedke. 272 NE Stb avenue,
j Portland, were awarded the dis-
tinguished flying cross, army air
; force's highest award, for ex-
traordinary meritorious achieve
: menti while participating in
: bombing missions to enemy tar
gets. j Lt. Harrison, pilot of "Miss
' Satan", former student at the
University of Oregon, has been
j on 51 bombing missions to var
ious important targets in France,
Belgium and Ilallond. Lt. Moed
ke, co-pilot and former stu
dent at Portland university, has
49 bombing missions to his cre
dit. The Oregonians 1 have been
commended by Air Chief Mar
shall Sir Traf ford Leigh-Mal-;
lory, air commander in chief of
the allied expeditionary air
force, for their part In "concen
trated, determined and skillful
efforts against special targets
in northern France."
First Lt Albert J. Huhndorf of
Gaston, Ore., has been , awarded
two Oak Leaf Clusters in-the south
Pacific area. The clusters were
bestowed at services held May 12
by Lt Gen. Millard F. Harmon,
commander of US army forces for
meritorious achievement as a nav
igator bombardier with the 13th
AAF from November 7 to De
cember 10, 1943, and again from
December 14 to December 24.
The Oak Leaf Cluster is. award
ed in lieu of an additional air me
dal for action in sustained combat
operational missions of hazardous
nature.
Oren C. McDowell, Jr., serving
at headquarters battery, here was
recently, promoted to technical
sergeant He is serving with the
509th AAA battalion.
. SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUI
NEA Lt Gen. George G. Ken
ney, commander of the allied air
forces in the southwest Pacific,
has awarded an air' medal to
First Lt Lawrence N. Schade, 592
North Summer street, Salem, Ore.
The citation is as follows: For mer
itorious achievement while par
i ' -
. ' No. 59-48 , .
Synopsis of Annual Statement of The
Travelers Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford. In the State of Connecticut,
on the thirty -first day of December.
1943. mad to the Insurance- Commis
sioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant
to law:
CAPITAL
Amount of capital, stock paid up.
$2,000,900.00.
INCOME
; Net Bvemiums received during the
year. $20,928,755.38.
Interest, dividends and rents re
ceived during the year. $797,07458.
Income from other sources received
during the year. $253,807.73.
Total Income, $21X71.637.37.
DISBURSEMENTS
Net losses paid during the year In
cluding adjustment expenses. $7,695,
801 -24. - - - - -
. Commissions and .salaries paid dur
ing the year. $7,958,057.10. ,
Taxes, licenses and fees paid during
the year, S910.2S3.17. -
Dividends paid on capital stock dur
ing the year. $320,000.00.
Dividends paid to policyholders dur
ing' the year. None.
Amount of all other expenditures.
$1,817,138,041.
Total expenditures. $18,700,979.81.
ADMITTED ASSETS
Value of real estate owned (market
value!. None.
Loans on mortgages and collateral,
etc.. None.- V . . - -
Value of bonds owned (amortized).
S27.97S.789.50.
Value of stock owned fenerket val
uet. 84.464.076.00 -
Cash in hanks and on hand, $265,-
989.18.
Premiums in course of collection
written since September 30, 1943. sz,'
252J29S6. .
Interest and rents due and accrued.
$143,018.33.
Other assets (net). $181 .878.04. .
Total admitted assets, $37,284,080.91.
. .- LIABILITIES ' '
' Gross claims for losses unpaid, $3.
196174.00. ..- -
Amount of unearned premiums on all
outstanding risks. $30,059,877.14. ;
Salaries, rents, etc.. S 180.631 .20.
Due for commission and brokerage,
S88J61.85. , .. -
All other Jiabjlitles, -including Taxes
soav.iu.M, s3.oi7,sziae.
Special reserve. $3,898,823.64.
ToUl liabilities, except capital, 29.-
418J89.49. . . ' - -v
Capital paid up. $2.000.000X .
Surplus over all liabilities, $585.
$91.42. - "
Surplus as regards polio holders.
S7.SS5.S91. 42. . ' .
ToUl, $37 184.080 Jl.
BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR
v-; THE YEAR
- Net premiums received during the
year. $427,193.78.
Net losses paid during the year, $216,
166.03. . ' s '
Name of Company, The Travelers
Mr Insurance ComDarur,
Name of President, L. Edmund
Zacher. ' " i -','.:
Name of Vice President and Secrer
tary. Robert D. Safiord. .
fcUtutory resident attorney for ser
vice, pnu urossrr!yer wo.
The Travelers I ire Insurance Com
nanv. Phil Grossrnaver Co.. General
.Agents. 4l 8. W. bxxia avc, rvn
iaxid, uregoa. -... -j-
- Mom
they Are Doing"
tidpating; In ah aerial flight north!
east of New Ireland on 19 February
1944. These officers and enlisted
men were on th crew, of the
leading B-25 on a strike' against
enemy i shipping reported ' near
Kaut bay. Prior, to sighting the
convoy, m hostile 1 subchaser; was
observed and .immediately a stray
ing and bombing run was mad,
.scoxlngiit direct hit that completely
destroyed the vesseL After - 're
forming. the'; formation attacked
the main body of Japanese ships.
Since their: own bomb load was
expended, this crew singled ; oit
an escorting destroyer, which was
throwing up an intense anti-aircraft
barrage, and pressed twelve
low-altitude strafing runs, silenc
ing all of the warship's guns and
thereby aiding the other planes in
making smooth bombing runs on
the convejy. The courage and de
votion fctof duty displayed on this
occasion tare worthy of commen
dation.'
Pvt. Leo O. Reed, army air for
ces resefle, "is entraining June B
i, i '. -
for Forts Lewis, Wash., and from
there h I will be transferred to
some arJlsase' where, he will re
ceive his pre-aviation cadet basic
training.?;! Pvi. Reed enlisted as
an aviation cadet pa the army air
forces reserve Oct 28, 1943. He
was' left fin inactive status until
his graduation from Salem' high
school.1 II " ) i". - ' " ;
-Pi'. ; ! : -'- : 1
v, ft k . j , ,, a
ACj LeRoy A4 Farmer. 1345
Pearl sttet, Salem, is : now sta
tioned 'at Coleman, Tex., for pri
mary training as. a ' bomber pilot,
according to his wife. She and
son Michael leave next week to
be with the cadet, He is the son
of Mr. inid Mrs. Walter Davis of
LaCro&iJ Kas. j )i- i I
An Eighth AAF Bomber Sta
tion, England The promotion f
Gordon L. Tricker, 22, of Salem,
Ore., M Inlying Fortress engineer
and topfurret-gunner, from trie
grade Of sergeant to staff serge-,
ant, has jbeen announced by
Eighth AAF headquarters in Eng-
land.
SSit Tricker is the son of Mr.
and Mri.f Clifford Tricker, of 804
North ,14th street, Salem, Ore.,ia
former student at Salem junibr
and senior high schools, the ser
geant; was employed as a me
chanic lith the Pan-American
AirwaiJ before ,he entered the
AAF.'f . ! . ' l!
HEADQUARTERS, 12th Fight
er Command Sgt Robert -J.
Gallaghef, 1516 North Comme
cial street, Salem, Ore., was re
cently awarded a good conduct
medal while serving with a night
fighter f iauadron in Italy. . His
squadron is part Of the 12th fight
er command, the , AAF N component
of Mediterranean allied coastal
air force. It is engaged in the
protection of allied convoys, ship
ping arid the interception and de
struction; of enemy aircraft in
stallations and shipping in that
theatre i J r . i.-
Teh. Sgt Walter Ramey will be
stationed hi South Carolina.1 He
will bel joined by his wife, the
former: Betty Reetz. The ' couple:
were married June. 16. Ramey! is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. ;C.
Rameyiof Canby. 5
$m No. 51-49 i
SmODsls of Annual Statement of The
Travelers Insurance Company of Hart
ford. In the State of Connecticut, i on
the thirty-first day of December. 1943.
made to-the Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Oregon, pursuant-to
law; - a - .- ' - . - I I
CAPITAL , '.
Amount of capital stock paid up,
$20,000,000.00. i i i - i -L
Total premium income for the year,
$113,423,122.10. a .
Interest, dividends and rents receiv?
ed during the year, $30.791. 857 J6. :
Income Accident Department. si,t
741.695.50. , '; i ' 3
Income from other sources received
during the year, $2862.347.84. -
ToUl income. S273.2is.sz3.au. r
i'M: DISBURSEMENTS 1 i.
PIH tar losses, endowments, annui
ties and surrender values. $77,85971 JS,
Dividends paid to policyholders dur
ing the "year; $2,553.34. "i
Dividends paid on capital stock dur
ing tljefyear None.
commissions ana salaries paia uurmg
the year, $108157.64. ; t
Taxes.: licenses and xees paid curing
the year, S4.212429.S6. 5 ;
DlsbursemenU - Accident Department,
S7S.30S.4a2 M: ; ft
Amount of all other expenditures.
$22.084,36752. - S
.Total expenaixures, siww,vm.vj, ;
. ' assirr . if
Value of real estate owned (market
value). $31,512,518.44.
Uuiu on morteaees. 81597398.36.
Value of bonds owned (amortised).
$802.827,863 00. :
Value of stocks owned market Val
ue), $2416.702.00. -
Policy loans. $82,581,405.43. - 1
Cash in banks and on band, $ll,$49t
374.11. .v a , ; --i ;' f
Interest and rents due and accrued,
S6.399.584.59. ; . i
Net uncollected and deferred prem
iums,. $21JW6.5103. , , t
Admitted Assets - Accident Depart'
ment, $174J66J35.73. S
Other assets 4 net). S126.012.00. -
Total Admitted assets. $1,315,813,673.93.
I v- LIABILITIES K
Net' reserves. SI .061 .498 JS4 00. $ I
Gross claims for losses unpaid. $11,
25730.83. -f i- .
Liabilities Accident Department,
$U3.643.096.4Z. : ? t
All other liabilities. $42,09704 jl. '
' Total liabilities, except capiUl. j $1.-
228.488 .216.08. f . i ,'i
Capital paid UD. $20,000,000.00. -
Surplus over aU liabilities, $6711,-
457.81-V f- :,'" I k
Surplus as . regards policyholders.
tS7.SII.4a7 .83. ' f i
Total. $11S.$1S.673 W. ' i 1
BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR i
: ; THE YEAR - I
.Net premiums and annuities receiv
ed during the year (Accident Dept.
$209.581 . 65 , $594,644.31. , f ,
Dividends paid (luring the year (Ac
cident Uept. 8104,408 SI), S3 42.
Net tones and claims, endowments,
surrenders, and annuities paid during
the year. $436,695.68. .
Name of Company, The Travelers
Insurance company.
Name of President L. Edmund
Zacher.Y. ' 1 ; 3
Name;: of Secretary, Carroll P. Os
good, J. - j -..
Statutory resident attorney for ser
vice, inu croasmayer Co.
The Travelers Insurance Company,
Phil Groeamayer Co General Agents,
41$ S. W. 6th Ave. Foruand, Oregon.
I Pvt. Kenneth Brown It spend
ing a furlough at the home of his
parents, ? Mr. . and Mrs. C H.
Brown, 891 South Liberty. Brown
Is- stationed "at Camp Cooker Calif:
r v r.t- ..:: -,? .:-..i.t
I First Lt Robert IL Eplcr, MC.
has. graduated from the medical
service -school, at ' Carlisle r Bar
racks, Pa. Epler received bis MD
degree from the University . of
Oregon. His home is at 879 North
Liberty,' Salem. V ;J,?4
5 SPRING VAlljt C-nl v' TlVrK
ard Susnwlch' of Treasure Island,
Caof -has been -visiting his -parents."
Mri and ! Mrs. Frank" Sul
milch,' herev . while on . leave.' He
enlisted six months ago.
'i Pfc, Clarence - Lynch, .who is
stationed at " Seattle," spent the
weekend at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. Mary M: Lynch. He also
visited his son, Norman Lynch of
West Salem, and sister, Mrs.
Thomas Murhammer and family
"of the Keizer district '
" GATES Mr. and Mrs. Al Carey
of Gates may. well be proud of
their three sons; all of whom are
making good: in some sort of
schooling in the armed forces'.
Gail Carey is a graduate from of
ficers' candidate ' school . at Fort
Belvoir, Va., and has been trans
ferred to advanced schooling at
Fort Butner, SC. Norman Carey
has recently entered officers' can
didate school at Fori Benninc. Ga.
Donald Carey has comnleted his
college course at Cedar City,
Utah, and is transferred to navi
gators school at Santa Ana, Calif.
! lONVALE-i-Charles Launer,
CM 1c, is spending a 10-day
leave' from Camp Parks, Ga:?J at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Carl
Launer, and other relatives resid
ing at Union vale. Charles' uncle
and aunt entertained members of
the family Sunday while his sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Smith of Boise,
Idaho, is on her way to Unionvale
to visit Launer has been in the
navy since July, 1942, and was
stationed in the Aleutians for
some time.
- GRAND ISLAND Leonard
Will, Mo. MM 1c, is serving the
navy in the Atlantic area and
reports he is well and happy in a
recent message to his parents,
Mr." and Mrs. Louis Wilt Cecil
Will, cousin of Leonard and who
holds the same rating in aviation,
is stationed at Corpus Christi,
Texas, and is enjoying his work,
a letter received recently in
formed his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy E. Will.
Aviation Cadet Lee C McDon
ald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
McDonald, 839 Parrish street has
completed his pre-flight training
at Santa Aana, Calif , and. has
arrived at the Rankin Aeronauti
cal academy, Tulare, Calif, where
he will receive a 10 weeks course
of primary flight training. This
academy is operated by J. G.
"Tex" Rankin, world champion
acrobatic pilot and a teacher of
flying for the past 25 years.
An Air Service Command Depot
Somewhere in England" Sgt
Francis W. Niemi, husband of Mrs.
Ruth Niemi of Turner, Ore, is
No. 48-44
Synopsis of Annual Statement of the
Monarch r Life Insurance com Dan v of
Springfield, in the State of Massachu
setts, on the thirty-first day of De
cember, 1943. made to the Insurance
Commissioner of the State of Oreson.
pursuant to taw:
- CAPITAL
Amount of capital stock Da id ud.
- INCOME - M
Total premium -income for the year.
Life $1,069,717.38. A Jc H $4,115,017.15,
$5.184.734 J3. : t
interest, dividends and rente receiv
ed during the year. $308,214.00. -
- Income from .other sources received
during the year; $139,818.79.
Total income. $5,632,767.32.
DISBURSEMENTS " ' '
Paid for losses, endowments." annui
ties and surrender values, $205,717.44.
Dividends paid to policyholders dur
ing the year. $54,339.10.
Dividends paid on capital stock dur
ing the year. S44.560.oo.
commissions and salaries paid dur
ing me year, s197.7s4.s4.
Taxes, i licenses and fees paid during
the year. $20,536.60
Amount of all . other expenditures.
$193,016.12.
Accident at Heaiut Department. S3.
503,732.86. -
Total expenditures, $4,231,682.96.
.ASSETS
Value of real estate owned (market
value) $317,583.00.
Loans on - mortgages and collateral.
etc, $2200.00. .
Value of bonds owned (amortized).
$8,651,583.17. ' -
value ox stocks owned (market val
ue). None. -,-..-
Premium notes and policy loans.
$41S.181.29.
casn in oanu a no on nana, sssx,
116.88. Interest and rents due and accrued.
$88,534.49. ! - . ... v '
Net uncollected ana deferred prera
lums, $239.086.08.
Other assets (net). $89450.
. Total . admitted assets; $1070.881.41
. . LIABTLnTES .
Net reserves. $5.348.97945.
- Gross claims for losses, unpaid. $31,
149.89. - . ..
All other liabilities. $36.801 Jl. ' ,
Accident ' and Heaiut Department,
$5,901 .958 .20.
Total liabilities, except capital, $8
318,689.49. -'.-
Capital paid up. $449,600.00.
- Surplus over all liabilities, $1,606.
S91J6. - ... V . .
Surplus as regards policyholders.
iz.uoz.iyi.im. I
TOtal. flU,370,BI.41. s - --
BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR
THE YEAR
Net premiums and annuities receiv
ed during the year, $11 Jl 1.76.
Dividends paid during the year,
$250.67. ' I
Net losses and claims, endowments,
surrenders, and annuities paid during
the year. $3,879.32.
Name of Company:, Monarch life
insurance company. -
Name of President Clyde W. Young
Name of Secretary, Carlton X. Nay,
IIEMORRHOIDS (PHn)
Izzt (t:;tn), Taszi a TBtU
Ssak dieonUts fcapait jros . ' t
klUi-ett-leaT--enUae ' i
pewee.re30yeatswekave 1 '
Meeesfall treated tkea. 1 r
ewdaetsepleteetaeeasU. 1 1 "
tea. Ne eeaUaaBeat'Ne ( '
. torn el ttaefaeawetk. CaH 0 V "
In evaauaatiea ec eaad let V 3 '
kKK deascistfve eeIeUrVr '
Ppea frenfce WW,M,7 fe t,39
Dr.CeJ.DZfJJCLnnC
$f. E. Cos. t. Barvalda aad Craa4 gv.
t ilspkeao lAat imlj. PertUad. 3asas
Flowero
t
J
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All Italian youth gives bouquet
yrh9 rests before his tank which has halted on the edge of Rome on
route .C AlHed-Flfth army troops entered the city limits of the
Italian capital Sunday, ; hard on the heels of the fleeing German
axnty. (AP Wirepboto from signal corps radlophoto) i '
now overseas working with the in
spection department at an air ser
vice command depot !'(;:',
Before any of the bombers or
fighters which have been assem
bled, modified or repaired at this
depot can be ferried to a; bomber
or fighter base for -combat they
are given a careful and complete
going over. ' They are never r re
leased from the depot unless they
are 100 per cent perfect,
Sgt' Niemi is one of the men
recently commended by Lt Gen.
Carl A. Spaatz, commanding gen
eral of the United States strategic
air forces , in Europe, when pro
duction at the depot increased by
over 100 per cent Part of the
credit for this increase belongs to
the inspection department i which
routes work through the ; air cer-
vice command depot and ( makes
suggestions on improving the qual-
ty and quantity of work, j j
Before entering the army he at
tended the Taft high school in
Taft .Ore. '. U .
An Eighth AAF Bomber SUtion,
England. For "meritorious
achievement" while participating
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of flowers U an American soldier
in numerous bombing attacks on
military, and industrial jtargets In
Germany 'and the Nazi-held coun
tries, an Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal has jbeen awarded to
Second Lt Constine O. Schneider,
25, Salem, Ore4 according to an
announcement by his base com
mander, CoL Elliott Vandevanter,
Jt' Washington, !DC. Lt! Schneider
is the co-pilot of an Eighth AAF
Flying ' Fortress; : pi!
The Eighth AJpF flyetfis'the' son
of Mrs. Marie f H. Schneider; of
695 Court street,' Salem, j I - r 7
Prior to entering the AAF in
Sept 1940, he jwas a Student at
Willamette university, !; Salem,
where he was majoring in chemis
try. ... ,:. -
Camp While Soldier !
Killed by Truck 1
MEDFORD, Ore., June
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Pvt Walter McDowell, ; 37, sta
tioned at nearby Camp White, died
today of injuries received last
night, when he was run over by
a lumber truck on the Dead In
dian road south of here, Capt B.
J. Statts of the state police said
the soldier was asleep in the road.
Slate Giurt
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Has BiisyDay
With Decisions
Appeal was dismissed i in the
case of &iTton XjCooi Bay farm
ers" cooperatiye' bytho state su
preme court Tuesday rooming.'
i The state supreme court , Tues
day set aside -a divorce - decree
granted to Cecil E. Nichols, Clat
sop County',"" against'"":.3Targaret
Nichols,' -together with,'., an. order
awarding him the custody of three
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minor children, and allowed her
to file an answer and 'cross-com-
plaint reopening the entire pro
ceeding oh the ground of tfraud.
A year after receivingj the di
vorce decree by default' Nichols
petitioned for custody of the three
children who previously had been
placed in the care of their isoth
er, and the petition was ! granted
by ' the ' court Mrs. Nichols then
appealed to the . supreme .'j court
from both lower court decrees. '
f The opinion, written by Justice
Harry Belt reversed Circuit Judge
Howard Zimmerman of i Clatsop
county.;
The supreme court also revers
ed and remanded the' case; Of R.
Fisher against J. H. Lane; and
Mrs. M, - L. Dobkins; formerly
M. L. Lane, doing business as the
Corvallis Credit ' Bureau , tcf : re
cover certain statutory fees -alleged
to be due the plaintiff as. jus
ticevof the peace. The lower! fourt
held for the credit bureau;!
.The opinion was written by Jus
tice James T. Brand and Jre versed
Circuit Judge L. G. Lewelling. .. ,
Another opinion . reversed Cir
cuit Judge Fred W. Wilson, Hood
River county in the case of Ger
trude Benson vs. Wiliiani lfWil;
liams, executor of the estate of
Elizabeth M. Buelow, land William
E.' Williams and C. D. Nichelsen,
trustees of the said estate, Frances
Benson and Elfrida. Wostl, defen
dants. i -! rji '
"This case involved specific, per
formance of an alleged oral; con
tract whereby the plaintiffs moth
er, Elizabeth M. Buelow,' now de
ceased, agreed to devise , to plain
tiff certain property In Hood. Riv
er county. .The lower court! held
for the plaintiff. Chief Justice. J.
O. Bailey wrote the supreme court
opinion. I : j I J1 -(
Petition for rehearing was denied-
in the case (of Hotelling
against Walther.
State Equalizalion . - 1
Board Slates Conclave I .
i- , - ..I .' , J :m !.t. i . !;. I '
- The state board of equalization,
composed of members of the state
tax commission, will open its an
nual sessions here next Monday.
v Three : utilities already-; have
t:...: . u :: l
uivu ajputrauuiM iw mlx. ucu uigs.
The state equalization board con-,
aiders tax disputes appealed" from
county assessment - boards and
original requests for reviews of
valuations for: tax purposes. ; ,
lIoyTCiMavari .
Settles Suit
-
Roy Earl Cala van, 18, through
his mother and guardian, Mrs.
Mildred S. Calavan, . settled . his
suit against Chester C ; Merrick
for injuries out of court upon pay
ment of $140. VV'Vjf
The accident occurred October
29, 1943, on the Salem-Silverton
road, about 12 miles east of Sa
lem. Young Calavan was driving
a car which collided with another
car owned and operated by Mer
rick. Merrick denied any and all
liability for any injuries resulting
from the accident butvboth par
ties wished taeff ect a ; compro
mise. . - ,. i; L ,
Mrs. Calavan wji appointed
guardian of her son by Judge
George R. Duncan Tuesday so that
she might act in the boy's behalf,
and the settlement was made.
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If you can handle a hammer and
saw, know a bit about carpenter
ing (you don't need to be skilled).
Southern Pacific has a darn good
job for you as Carpenter's Helper
a vital war job.- It's out on the
line . . v healthy outdoor work,
building bridges stations, ! etc. A
good gang to live. with in Outfit.
Lrars (railroad cars fitted' up).
Good board at reasonable prices.
Swell chance to put away a nice -stake.
Liberal age limits. ;
Siemdbnen's Helpers ; Too
You work out on the line with
experienced . Signalmen,, keeping
signals in A-l order so war trains
can go , through. Vital war work
with a permanent company. Many
extra advantages you get only
with S. P.
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. Trade St Commercial Sts.,
Salem, Oregon.;
8. P. Kepresentative
W. C. Marphey.
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