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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1944)
. r PAGE CKTCT SnQci5(B.JMeiiD Where They AreWhal They Are Doing r. . AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER STA TION, England "Staffs srt. Charlen II. Drees. 19. son of Mr, and Mrs. Emll F. Drees of 1011 West 12th street, Vancouver, Wash Is a . section chief in the i medical section of this Eighth AAF heavy bombardment base. Making reports on the helth of personnel at the base, the men who fly B-17 Flying Fortresses In bombing attacks an , vital nasi targets, and J the ground ... men who ."keep 'em flying", is only one of hi many duties here. A former resident of Sa lem, Ore., the sergeant was . graduated from the Salem high school in Jane, 1112. fapt. Charles K. "Painter, sqaad- , ran bombardier officers stationed at ah Eighth AAF base in Erig- , land,' has been awarded the Ajr Medal, two Oak Leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross, friends . here learned Thursday. .Painter of Troutdale. His wife, Mrs. Helen BaDog Painter, re- sides ' in Tacoma. Capt Painter ; was presented! the DFC "for his outstanding leadership and 'for ' leading so manyf successful mis- sions over fortress Europe. " Pvt. Robert B. Chaves Is spend ing a 10-day furlough with .his mother, Mrs. C. E. Hald, betweeA 1 . t .: ' . jc - , m ly f assignment ne nas ' compieiea . a l six-months ' basic training course at Camp Fannan, Tex., and is -to report to Fort Khox NC," July. & for. advanced training. ;.' ' AN EIGHTH f AAF BOMBER 'STATION. TSgt; Charles H. , Fair, of Salem, Ore., .has recently v been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while stationed at a 'B-17 Flying Fortress base sdme ' where in England. The citation ac companying the award reads: 7 "For extraordinary achievement while serving as top turret gun 'ner of a B-17 airplane on a num ber of. bombardment missions over enemy occupied continental Eur ope. Displaying great courage and skill, Sgt Fair, figfi ting from his gun position, has warded off many enemy attacks and has materially aided in the success of each of -these missions. The courage, cool ness and skill displayed by Sgt. Fair on all these occasions re flect the highest credit upon him self and the armed forces of the US." ,., - -. i , The Air Medal and three Oak lieu ciusxn uau aiso oven 'award the sergeant.. . His brother, James D. Fair, is residing at 557 State street , T A 1 . 1 1 1 1. WOODBURN k Mrs. Gladys Lacey has received a letter from her husband, IX . Col. John F. Lacey, . who recently reached a new post, ; believed to be some- THE OLD JUDGE SAVS..'. W a I mw. 'I can't think of Anything for yaor Victory garden. Judge... you've . fot prt:tty nearly everything." - - "I think 60 too, John.'Ever get your ctS'J patch' going?"- j j "t pve "t up last year, Judse. Tried it r.!i yezxs in a row with no luck. Just haven't ' t ths rit soil, I guess?" ' ' " !..'. " V'-JX l think you're : Leer ir-j on tryfajthbes .k. Just Lke prohibition. l'":lV.n r.:3 teen tried la where in India. He writes ap preciatively and in detail of the "magnrficant job the American Red Cr6ss is doing for, our men in foreign .service" from- the day m . a . a . t -" a " a. qj emoarxauon, inrougn ue me dium of the ocean voyage and in the American Red Cross clubs for officers and service men in the porta on the other side of the world when they arrive. In the billetingareas -.the V Red Cross iiuuauuiis reauui rums, j game rooms, and make-smft theaters for entertainment, he states. "All in all, the Red Cross Is a great in stitution." Its signs are most prominent and readable among all signs in the strange new far east ern cities, he concludes. . v Col. Lacey wrote with particular enthusiasm of ; the handy, heavy cloth kit bags, apron style,' enum erating the articles they Contained, and commenting upon the fact that they were furnished to all men and officers sent abroad, and that apparently from the chapter tags attached to the bags, Red Cross all over America was shar ing In the kit bag contribution to the comfort and convenience of its fighting men. -:? : CoL Lacey was formerly Wood burn Standard oil distributor. ' Pvt. John H. Johnson,, infantry soldier at Fort Benning, Ga... re turned home Thursday; afternoon for a brief furlough to be spent with his father, Otto Johnson, 125 W. Lincoln. Johnson has been in the army nearly a year and is a former student at Salem high. . CpL Enoa F. Korb has been vis iting his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and! Mrs. Gordon A. Baker. He has been in. the service tor a year. He took basic training at Camp Roberta and is now with headquarters division, field ar tillery at Indiantown Gap, Pa. BETHEL Staff Sgt Earl David Reed, who served as : gunner, on a bomber, and who had more than 20 missions to his credit, has been awarded the Silver Star medal "for gallantry and fearless action" in service over , Italy. This , word was received by his parents, Mr. and MrsL E. D. Reed of Silverton and ' by i relatives . in Salem and "vieinity. His eyes were injured on his last mission and he has been -confined; to hospital and his eyes are bandaged except while he eats his meals. It is believed that he is still on the island of Sardinia. " WASHINGTON, Jane 29 - (JP) Temporary promotion of two Ore gon army officers was announced by' th'e war department today. . To Major: - . " ..Oregon CityGeorge High Har rington, FA,' route four. ' -To first Lieutenant: . Salem--WiUiam Jean Black, AC, route two.. Silverton Grocery j Store to:Be Moved SILVERTON Elmer Peterson Is moving his grocery store on Main street to the storeroom next to the cine he occupies now. The new location is the one formerly occupied by the Safeway prior to its moving to Main and Second street ;' '-i . Leighton Tucker, fire chief and Lewis Yates, fireman and street commissioner, attended the ' fire men's convention at Portland MondayJ ' . r Mrs. 'Betty Farshar has accepU ed" employment at Ames hard ware store. Mrs. Farshar is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. McCrea , and her husband is serving joverseas. ; , else youH need seventy-two times in the last ninety years. It has been adopted forty-seven times in . the past thirty-three years and discarded . everywhere except in three states.-Same thing was tried in eight provinces in Canada and ia Norway, Sweden, Finland ' l and Russia but It was an admitted' failure ! i-. and universally John . , ; ntf "Tile reason ia prohibUvon does not you know won't Prohibit. Ate you get is bootleg liquor in- State-wide pro- stead of legal liquor, plus no end of crime tins country- : , ard corruption, " Th' LABISH CENTER Tech. Sgt Hector Llnqnist known to many Labish Center residents. Is now somewhere In New Guinea. WASHINGTON. June 29-rVThe promotion of Lt CoL . Walter Arval Haselwood, Salem, Ore to the temporary rank of fall colonel was announced by the war department today. Haael wood's home Is at 895 Co wit street Salem. The war depart ment also . announced the tem porary promotion of David Rob ert " Douglas, 412 John . Adams st, Oregon City, from second to first lieutenant Sgt Wllford Perkins and Pfe. Norman E. Wagner were recently authorized by the war department to wear a bronze star on their Asiatic-Pacific compaign ? ribbon indicating their participation in the occupation of the Marshall islands. - ''':'-'. W ;. --T- Sgt Perkins, 27, who is the son of Mr. A. J. Perkins 1243 6th street Salem, enlisted in the armed forces April 7, 1942 and was assigned to overseas duty April 18, 1942. Pfc. Wagner, 311165 Columbia street Salem, who is the son of Mrs. Lena L. Wagner route 1 ; Salem, enlisted in the armed forces April 6 1942 and was assigned to overseas duty April 21, 1942. German Internees Move To Tulelake Farm Area . ... . ... . CAMP WHITE, Ore, June 29.- (P) German internees have moved into a prisoner of war branch camp at Tulelake, Calif., and will pinch-hit for farmhands in that area, Col. Arthur J. Erics son said today. Ericsson is commander of the prisoner of war camp here. Ital ian internees, who constructed the stockade at the branch camp, have been sent elsewhere. v--. Dr. R. B. Brundage1 Dies at Pendleton PENDLETON. June 29.PV- Dr. R. B. Brundage, 83-year-old Pendleton physician whose car was struck by a locomotive; Sun- oay, mea iaie yesieroay. , abandoned, tc;-.. t' I f OHTGOII CTATTCMAIL Sclera. Sgt. Gharles Dress Perform Medical Service in England AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER STATION, England Staff Sgt. Charles H. Drees, 19, son ef Mr. and Mrs. Emil Fv Drees of 1011 West 12th street, Vancouver, Wash, and a iormer . resident of Salem, Ore,' is a medical technician at this Eighth AAF heavy bombardment base. He not only helps to save lives and alleviate suffering, but also contributes , by his work io the speedier win ning of the war, So interwoven are the various technical and administrative duties Involved in heavy bombard ment, operations, that -the jcontri-. button' of every . flier and every AAF ground worker no matter how insignificant ' his . particular job may . seem is important , to getting the planes into the air and over . enemy 4 targets. When . men must leave their duties for.- any considerable length of time, either because of illness or injury, the maximum effort of the Eighth air f drce's , heightened pre-invasion bombing offensive upon the nazi war machine is' inevitably weak ened. Sgt Drees' administration to the wounded and sick," while its first aim is relieving their discom fort, serves also to return them to their posts in the shortest possible time. M - ' i ;? h: The West Coast medical man's duties at this' station are varied and many. He may.be found working in the station hospital or in the squadron dispensary assist ing the medical officer in caring for the men .who report on aick call or are confined to bed, iand aging,' giving, jbinoculations, ad ministering ' medic! n e, taking temperatures,' or writing' out diag nosises. ne nejps intne preporo tion of records and reports on the health condition of personnel. At times he may be found at the wheel ofthe squadron ambulance, rushing 1 to . hospital a f crewman removed from a B-17 Flying Fort ress on the runway, after the man had been wounded in an air battle on the way to an important Ger man" industrial or military ob jective. -s - Prior to entering the AAF in March, 1943, Sgt Drees worked in a Vancouver shipyard. His family : DOWN-TO-EARTH PRICES! ALL ITEMS ADVERTISED REDUCED! . , f . t -y. Wcatn's Ccals And Scils : ' - 4 ''' - A selection of early spring summer coats, g 4 Full length and 'topper atyle included. v Dressmaker and sport type suits reduced. Women's Flowered Blesses Cool jersey prints in bright floral patterns. Long CO AA sleeved to wear nicely with prints. Reduced! fcaW . Wcnen's Sturdy Slacks Small selection our better grade slacks. Limited CLO GZfV sizes. Light and dark shades. Reduced to clear. 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Palau, .some . 300 ..miles south west of Yap, also was, assaulted Tuesdaynight , ' " ' These attacks continued the far eastern . air arm's support 'of the Saipan campaign, by reducing the usefulness of Japan's flank bases. By sea : and air, allied ' units maintained - heavy pressure against shipping lanes, and air strips still used by the Japanese fa the New Guinea area. Air patrols and light naval un its destroyed 16 Nipponese barges and damaged four near by, passed Wewak, British New Guinea, Tuesday night-" resided in, SalemvOre, tip until his graduation from .the Salem high school there in June, 1942. Prc-IIqKday V Full fashioned. Ideal work. Reduced. . 50f. Drfc!: Scl Silci Cclfcs Ilicr ; - ; -z " type. 8 -cup size.. C4 ' ft f '"T , C3. 1S11 Tablet Form Of Penicillin- Coining Soon . HILLSBORO, Ore!, , June 29.-(Jfy-Tbt next important step, in obtaining even .wider be n e f it s from the drug penicillin, will be a tablet form, Dr. .William . E. 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