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- - Isolated Japs Cars Hitby26 Of Explosives i SEATTLE, OcL. I-(5VUpwards of 26 carloads of high explosives, about 780,000. pounds, '"were carried hundreds of miles and dropped on by-passed and isolated Japanese held islands In the central Pacific .in eight months by navy bombing squadron 144. " ; ?" "' '. Most ', hi the bombloads were seen to hit and ' damage target areas. ', - : '. "4 ; -.- Every one of " the aquadron's -twin-engined ' bombers was - dam aged -by enemy anti-aircraft fire at one time or another. Yet only one plane failed to reach a friend ly base and land without injury to the crewi -. - Such Was the squadron's record disclosed here today at 13th naval district headquarters with return of Lt Cmdr. Curtis I Tetley, XJSN, Seattle, commanding officer, and many of his men. . "That should establish the Ven ftura as one of the safest and most reliable work horses of the navy,' he said. . The land-based squadron oper ated from the Gilberts and Mar shall with bombing and strafing assaults against Nauru, Wotje, Taroa, Jaloitand Taongi atolls and Kusaie. The planes' machine guns expended 170,000 rounds of .30 and .50 caliber ammunition. : Disclosing the destruction of Japanese air power in the central Pacific, enemy planes were sight ed only once, .a bomber and four fighters south of Kwajalein last January. One Ventura with six men waa lost on a night mission to Jaluit, one airman v. as killed by flak and several were injured. V The squadron Included 1A. Thomas J. Wood, USNR, 28, Rt 1, Tigard, Ore. Sewer lievy Sought THE DALLES, Oct 7-()-The Dalles citizens will vote Nov. 7 on a three-mill levy to build new sewers or a sewage disposal plant The levy would remain in effect threeyeara . The OREGON STATESMAN. Scdem. Oregon. Sunday Moraine, October 8 1944 PAGE SEVEKTEEII Discuss Ballot Measures At Farmers Union Meeting ! y More than 150 attended the fall quarterly meeting of the Marion County Farmers Union and represented 14 out of the 19 locals. . ' ' , i . Harley Libby and Ronald Jones discussed the measures on the November 7 ballot, and lead a discussion. A resolution was adopted offer ing the full support of the organ ization to the Salem Electric Ser vice and its manager, H. B. Reid, in efforts to build a cooperative electric utility. The resolution stated a private; power company was attempting to influence the Salem city council in an effort to sto the expansion of the cooper ative. - A resolution disapproving the political activities of James Pat ton, national president of the Farmers Union,' was tabled after discussion. Wendall Bamett of Gervais lo cal; presided as president of the county unit. Mrs. Frank Way, county secretary, assisted. The meeting was held in the new Farmers Union hall in the coop erative building, 345 North Com mercial street Elton Thompson of the United States National Bank, Ladd and Bush bank, spoke to the delegates in behalf of repeal of the double liability bank bilL - ( , Orpha Dasch, home service sec retary of the Marion county chap ter of the American Red Cross, spoke on prisoners of: war.: Sug gestions for Christmas gifts to the prisoners of war were given. Amman Grice, state president, told of the weekly program to be broadcast over KOAC, and re ported 681 new members since last state convention last Febru ary. ---'-" - -'.'. -' Oregon Farmers Union hopes to have five votes at the national convention in November. Rae Smart, state secretary, reported on membership and indicated needs to assure the five votes. . The annual meeting wQl be January when officers win be elected. Hosts tor; Saturday's meeting i were Liberty, Sidney Talbot, Red Hills and Roberts lo cals. v Rev. S. Hamrick of Bethel local discussed the Farmers Union hos pital. W. R. Baker presented the report for the good; of the order committee, Henry Torvend of Central Howell: reported -for the cooperative committee Mrs. ? Earl De Sart of Central Howell, chair man of the furnishing committee, made the report for the hall. : Mrs. Mason Bishop and Mrs. Genre both of -Liberty local were in charge of the singing, i Mrs. Frank Way, Mrs. J. R. Carruthers, Mrs. F. P. Runcorn of Fairfield local acted for the credentials committee. John1 Dasch, 'president of Liberty local was chairman of resolutions committee. Central Howell Girl Is, Married CENTRAL HOWELL Rita Steffen, eldest daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. D. A- Steffen, was mar ried to Andrew Sparks, Septeqfr ber 9 at 8 pjn. Rev. Owen Bead les officiated at the ceremony at the home ' of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr J and Mrs. H, A. Leisy n Portlandj : : , White gladioli banked the fire place in front of which the bridal couple stood. The bride wore a dark ; blue ' suit and a gardenia corsage. Immediate relatives were guests at the single ring rite. The newlyweds spent their hon eymoon at Long Beach, Wash, and after their return entertained their close relatives on September 24 at their home recently purchased at Oak Grove' near Milwaukie Mrs. Sparks finished the gram mar school at Central Howell and took her high school work in Sfl verton. She has been employed for almost four years tfl the office of United Grocers, Inc., of Port land and plans to continue her jxrork there. Sparks is employed by a large chain store in Portland. Grange Fair Date Is Set m; . - - -: i I " ; North Howell Group Names Committees For Annual Affair . NORTH HOWELL The first regular meeting of North Howell grange home economics club since June was held Wednesday at the halL' . i .. . . , . Committees responsible for the grange fair to be held October 20 at the grange hall were named as follows: kitchen, Mrs. Thomas Bump, Mrs. , L. A. Esson,; Mrs. Wayne Strachan and Mrs. Emma Dunn; waitresses, Mrs. Don Vin ton, Mrs.; John Beala, Mrs. Amy Beer, Mrs. W. H. Stevens, Mrs. K. D. Coomler and Mrs. M. A. Dunn. - -J j--? v! - 1 f. ... Fishpond, Mrs. C. E. Waltman; decoration, Mrs. W. M. Oddie, Mrs. E. G. Wiesner and Mrs. M. A. Dunn; corn, Wayne Strachan and V. Van Brocklin; fruit and nuts, K. D. Coomler and Tarn Bump.. c - I :-ii : s . The hall will be open all after noon and a country supper will be served from 6 to 8. Following this la program.will be presented and many of the display articles will be sold at auction. 1 - New Shop Is .Opened WOODBURN A new dress making, tailoring and alteration shop Was opened for business Delinqu . ' - e :; ency Extension ptudy Topic for Month b OctdberV; Forestalling Delinquency's home, Khboi; church, snd'com mujJAhj ;jojwiuiuiui,.ww uc me suojeci w suscussion tea oy Marjorie Tye, pome demonstration agent lor Marion county, in the communities of Sidney-Talbot, Silverton, Gates, and East Salem during the coming week. Monday, October , Miss Tye win judge 4H exhibits at the Meier and Frank 'auditorium fa Portland. Tuesday, October 10, the Sidney-Talbot community will or ganize the seventh home extension unit in the county; Mrs. Hattie McMarty is temporary . chairman of the group which will meet at the Jake Gilmore home at 10. Wednesday, October It the Sil verton home extension unit' will meet with . the chairman, Mrs. George Jaeschke, at 150. Wednesday night Miss Tye win be guest speaker, at the Salem Izaak Walton auxiliary. Her sub ject will be "Cooking and Preser vation of Fish and Wild Game.' Thursday, October 12. the Gates Women's club with Mrs. George Ross as president, win meet at the schoolhouse at 1 p.m. Friday, October 13, the East Sa lem home extension unit will meet at the Swegle schoolhouse at. 150 Saturday by Mrs. Tom Renn and Mrs. Jack Cannivet The shop is in the Hayes street building oc cupied this summer by the. Labor commission, directed by Mrs. John Lacy. The room will be cleaned and redecorated for the new shop. with Mrs. William McKinney the chairman. ":, "-:r ?. Miss Tye "win be accompanied by members of the county com mitteejMriu'HTR. Woodbura to Sidney-Talbot on Tuesday , and Mrs. James Keys ' to - Gates on Thursday. 5 : v Yakima Family Visits in Linn QUEENER While Mr.' and Mrs. Sam Wilson of Mill City vis ited Mrs. Emma Busch, Mrs. Wil son's nephew, Tom Lett, and fam ily of Yakima, came to look the Wilsons up. They had not met for 21 years. Since they last met Lett had married and has two children. Laura Lou and Donald. While the Letts were here they spent the night with his aunt, Mrs. John Gilbirds of route 2, Scio. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Woodruff and Jean of the Queener common ity moved to a place which they recently purchased in Newberg, Woodruff will go into the popcorn business. Cocjivill ClubStartsI 1 Neto Year on Tlmrsday LINCOLN, Oct. 7 -4 Mrs. Joe Hackett, Mrs. .Chris Yungen and Mrs! Ben McKinney wQl be hos tesses for the first fail meeting of the Lincoln Good will "club, at the home of Mrs. Hackett, Thursday, Oct W at 2 o'clock, ; s . - Newcome to the neighborhood are cordially invited to attend, . .V soma folks seem to be lata just as a V matter of habit not you of course, wo mean the other people ... but the point is' this-i-lt Is not too early to start that Christmas buying. My; stock Is now - quite complete and oven, though " you are not ready to make your purchase, you should . come in and make the . selection now, pay a deposit and in that way be SURE of having what you want ' when . the time comes Instead of having to take what ' is ' left . after ' everyone else has made their se lection. . ;j -' . I don't want you to be lcrta; I want you to have the best. : jachsoii JEWELERS Liberrr Opposite I) op . 0 Golden Pheasant jjtZ I f : V.-; ; f r- 1 J o f "- V i (.,-;.' Z '-v J rj V -1 1 r M 41 -VT y 7 l.W .... Thare's an oar here for YOU! V It's a lifesaving job, all right! And -the lifeboat must be manned by L us tiviliins oa the home from , ; There tie lirei of reiAigee Chines "end Greek children to be saved. . , i ..... N iThere xe lives of our own serriot cen's children Here at heme to b rjiined and ctred for. -: - - ." . .... ... ; There are comfort and cheer tab r , -:.: pYest to war pnsoaers - . ' ' ' ' " ' ' . j THere is csreraint tt bt pro- yided for our fighting men abroad Crouch th't U.S.O. Crrp Sho-cs. All these needs, and many more, ' athorne and abroad, must be covered ' by your on gift this year to your local Cornsunky War Fund.. . So ttkt up your oar and give. Give ' i more thaa you gave last year. j, . ..... . - . v . Sd:a Dnild Ucr CL:d or- your Cczzly r ::l!:r.:ll7cr:Fi:--J THIS VITAL EIESSAGE COKTRIEUTED BY ; - ' " '' L J " v.. s ( .. .. . - - .' ? f sy . '- - 'v A W.-. : ' M . . - . v...r : ..v.-.: v. . . -. . . "r-'-: : v. . 7 W 3 x. r j. - V t S ' k , ' s ' j . ... .-, .... .- I t -v:', . . : : ' : . . ,.' -V-. v I- I fx zZ-Sss . . :',:. 3 I . 'I v. :. ' j - a .,- g - . Mil;--.-.- - J . - - r in- - - 1 --v ' i - v. . ) - X . . Sorta9 look out ; for my Itid sister, till I get bach, nill ya't" GIT THIS EIGHT she's a gopd giri She walks straight and proud and unafraid, only ... 1 . , ': Only... She'i walking into a different world, a grown-up world. These are tough times for kids her age. Most of the boys she knew have left town, have gone to war. There aren't so many parties, dobs, games . . , No, but there are still plenty of the same old ugly, dangerou? things to do. War makes them look different. Exciting. Glamorous. Even patriotic. See how good kids drift into juvenile delin quency? Please . . don't let it happen to my sister. Sorta look out for her till I get back. Will ya? When you give to your Community Wat Fund r you help fight juvenile delincmency here at home . Your dollars help supply Recreational facilities, the : wi$c counsel and practical help of trained workers for children of all families including service men and war wotkers.-Thete are more children , who -need your help more than ever before. They need that help now ... Visiting Nurse : Service, Family and Child Welfare Work, Recrea ' tion, Hospital and Clinic Services . . . And part of your gift, through the National War .Fund, pro vides U.S.O. . dubs, canteens and lounges for aervicemen . ; . delivers games, musical instruments, - educational and recreational etjuipment to Ameti can prisoners of war. . ; . . . .f -'. You only ghe once to hdp them alL So giva : generously. Let your heart dedde bow much. ' or yvct .1. i , ' I ' ; . : ; )JL XnJ W WaV a!!i .V . mmnnct oe., ins. ZZH Cccrt Street Calem, Oregon 9 . . .. :j -.