The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 21, 1944, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWELVE The OnZGON STATESMAN. Solan. Oregon. CcrfurdaY Morning; October 21. Kit Sanitation;Will GetBetteras 1; Resist of War Many 'improved methods ' for - sanitation, . particularly sewage this war, . Dr. . Adolph WeinzirL head of the division of social hy giene' -education University , of Oregon medical school, told the -Oregon Association of Sanitarians gathered, in ' annual conference here Friday. The : ' conference continues through today. 'Weinzirl said. many new meth ods of sanitation had been de veloped in large army camps where it has been necessary to in stall - efficient and costly sanita tion facilities and adopt new ma terials of filtration. The speaker declared that approximately 1500 sanitary engineers have entered military service but that half of these will return to civilian life within the next two or three years. . Dr. Victor , Morris, chairman of the Oregon postwar development and readjustment commission, told what that organization is do ing to promote better sani tationl after the war. Morris declared that a large number of cities throughout the state already have completed plans for post-war san itation projects and that In' some eases the financing has been ar ranged. ' j ; Public health laws were dis cussed by William Tugman, edi tor of the Eugene Register Guard. Hflirh tt th sftamnnn MielAii was devoted to . a discussion of various phases of inspections, in cluding milk, restaurants, plumb ing and tourist camps. Speakers stressed the need of adequate reg ulation of these projects.' - Brooks Garden nillh Fnfprtninfl BROOKS Mrs. Bertha Morisky entertained . the Garden club Thursday at an all day session and no-host luncheon. Mrs. Elmer Conn, conducted the meeting. Roll call was answered by mem bers telling of recent activity. Mrs. Florence Towers and Mrs. Mary McClure were reported ill. Mrs. Ora Gregg, Mrs. Bertha Bonn and Mrs. Gertrude Reed told of their visit to the recent dahlia show in Portland. y Two new members were wel comed, Mrs. Gertrude Zenger and Mrs. DeEtta Martin. The meeting was turned over to the program committee, Mrs. Mary Wampler and Mrs. Olive Beardsley who led ' plant discussion and read clip pings on gardening. Mrs. Marie Bosch and Mrs, An na Dunlavy will arrange a special program for the meeting to be held t the home of Mrs. Harry Single terry, Oct 28. ' Sam Wilsons Sell MiUGty Place MILL CITY Mr, and Mrs. Sam Wilson have sold their place to Mr. and Mrs. D. R, Linvffle, who mov ed here recently from Westf alL Ore. Wilsons are undecided where they will move. Mary Lou Huston underwent a major operation Thursday at the Salem Deaconess hospital. She is a junior in the high school and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar ion Huston. " .Mn and Mrs. William Mickeh ham of Lebanon and Mrs. Charles Anderson and ; Shirley Joe of Sweet Home were overnight guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Mickenham. Shirley Jo will spend a week with her great grandparents. Idaho Residents Move to Gates GATES Mr. r vr-,. i - KUHUV Fearheller of Idaho Falls have moved to Gates and are at the hom of Mr TTon. f -i m j uuu , iney expect to reside here. Mrs. Roy Taylor left for Sistera Tuesday to Join her husband who ." is employed there. . . Mrs. Paul Shepherd returned to Sisters Tuesday after a week end spent with Mr. and Mrs. Adam : Shepherd. - -.- .,1 Mr. and Mrs. George Klutke and family of Albany were - Sunday guests of Mrs. Katherine Klutke. Grandsons Attend ; Collins Funeral GATES Pvt Courtney Rivb. US marine corps, Bremerton, and CpL Dan Sellard of Fort Canby were la Gates Wednesday to attend the funeral ot their grandfather,-Mr. EL. 'Collins. . Mrs. Herman Rue of Salem re turned Thursday afternoon to her home there after spending a cou ple of days wtih her mother, Mrs. Collins. . Portland's Ilousins , PORTLAND, Oct 20 - () - Lo cal residents were urged today to list v ac a n c 1 e s for apartments, " houses and rooms, because dis abled veterans need housing. War housing authorities report ed the problem of placing Injured veterans was becoming more acute; meanwhile, flood of new war "workers has filled all private hcuciEj and rcsrly i.Il t;?orary Where .They Are What Clifton Cass, signalman 1e, for mer carrier of The Statesman mall route south, after three years duty in the Atlantic, is in Salem on leave ' with his -wife the ; former Geraldine Arnette, their - three months -old daughter, and his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Luis Cass, and sister. Norma. Mrs. Clifton Cass and little daughter reside at 2215 State' street' the senior Casses and Norma at '419 South 19th street i ' Barry A. Hammer; S tc arrived in Salem on Tuesday from Farra gut Idaho, to spend a 15-day leave with his mother, Mrs. Rosa J. Hammer, and brother, Clarence, at 1488 State street A graduate of Salem high school in 1943, Ham mer was employed at the Valley Motor company before entering the navy. . - v Lt Gordon King, employe of the Ladd & Bush branch of the United States National bank, writes from New Guinea that he looks forward to a diet of other than dehydrated food. i Lt Charles R. Campbell, son of Mrs. B. W. Macy, Salem police matron, is with Patton's third army in France. ! Capt Victor Mordock of the 41st division spent a few days early this week in Salem with his wife and small son, Stephen, and has returned to Baxter General 'hos pital, Spokane, where he is under treatment for injuries sustained in the south Pacific. ' Col. R. E. M. Des Islets, who was officer in charge of the construc tion of Camp Adair and is now in command of the 116th engineer combat group, is to go overseas shortly, headquarters at Camp Breckenridge, Ky have announ ced. Col. Des Islets went .to Kan sas City from Corvallis as district engineer and more recently to his current assignment in command of a combat group. SOMEWHERE IN THE CEN TRAL PACIFIC AREA Brig. Gen. J. R. Sheetz has announced that First Lt Joseph W. Cushman, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carruth, route five, Salem, Ore., has been awarded the Expert In fantryman badge at a base some where in the Central Pacific area. Ffe. Theodore Bnrmester , b spending a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. B ur ines ter, east of Sdo. He has been stationed for the past 25 months with a medical detachment at Fort Ord, Calif. His younger brother, SSgt Clenton Burmester, has also visited home recently, af ter seeing service in the Pacific theatre. He is currently stationed ai Fort Sum ner, NM. y. '-- ; If 4. I Feate litems Oil SALE 9:33 A. II. Doys'Overalk-Blne Bib . 147 c Popular bib blue Sanforized overalls. 8-oz. weight Double iewed seams. Sizes 6 to 14. ' Uen's Ovcralls-BInc Bib . 31.55. Heavy blue denim in men's overalls. Sanforized shrunk. 8-oz. weight Reinforced seams and pockets. Assorted sizes. Girls' Eliss Prep Panlies . 290 Elastic back rayon girls' panties. Long wearing and com- ; fortable cut Sizes 2 to 18! - Dcdnccd! Shag Ilugs . . Beautiful pastel colored shag ruga, Washable heavy canvas backing. Reduced to clear. . ........ Grb' Collon Slips . : . . . 690 Practical as well as low priced slips for girls. Sturdy,' long wearing cotton fabric Lace trim or embroidery trim. 2 to 14. Baby Deceiving Blanlicls . 290 :PJ& c5tton ving" blanket. -Pink or blue, plain or i plaid. S0z40. r.-..r- -,. ,r - Uohcn's Sheer, Dose ... .920 Beautiful sheer 45-gauge hose. Smart, and new fall shades that accent your fall colors. Full fashioned. Long wearing. Uhiie Stool Bhnlicts . Made of 100 all American cottonl Whipped edges. Grand substitute for sheets. 70x83. . j . . Sanilary napIrfesDcdcKd 50 Pen-co-nap and Penimaid Brands. Reduced to this unbe lievably low price. Buy several, now. Qcaliiy Ucal D2II3 . . 21.(23 100 wool batis that are Ideal for comforters. Warm yet light Weight Reasonably priced. .Days' EbwcrdLb Jcchcli I'S.GS) "Fingertip length. Cavalry twill fabric. Ideal Jacket for rainy weather. Reduced to clear. , They Are Doing " ' ' Lt Donald Woodry Is home en leave and is visiting at the homes of his; mother, Mrs. ''Jack Hyett and his brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs." Percy , Meier 1 Lt Woodry came west from Orlando, Fla.; where, he has been -taking ad vanced training. He formerly was statione1 at Long Beach, Calif. SCIO Reld Bferitt son of Mr. and Mrs. John Meritt of the Provi dence community, is at naval offi cere training school at ' Butte, Mont-, and expects to go later" to an eastern university, according te word received here. He is a grad uate of Lebanon high school, and has been in the navy for a year. s Soy Lambert track driver for the Roaring River Logging com pany, has received notice to report for induction intd the navy Octo ber 28. , y , SCIO Dolly Martinak. St sta tioned, at San Diego, is home on 11 -day leave with her parents, Mr. and Mrs William Dobrokovsky, on the farm six miles southeast of Scio. Her husband,' Cpi. Amos Martinak, formerly of Albany and Sweet Home, Is with the army in Iceland. Parole Board " Favors Letting Ex-Cons Vote " Members of the state board of parole and- probation Joined Thursday in unqualified support of a measure designed to remove voting prohibition that "stands as a bar to the complete rehabili tation of criminal offenders.' They pointed to a statement Is sued by Gov. Earl Snell that the proposal involves "an (important matter of justice. . . . Favorable action is important to human rights and will offer further in centive to full rehabilitation." The board action Thursday urg ed the decisive passage of a pro posed constitutional amendment which would permit the legisla ture to restore the voting privil eges of persons deemed to have paid their debt to society after the conviction of crimes." Under th estate constitution at present voting privileges never can be restored "to persons con victed of a crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. The, formal .resolution by the board Of parole and probation in dicated a belief that rehabilitation work could be broadened and made more successful by remov ing discrimination "between civil and political rights" with a yes" on proposition Sufi.' . r - r,fi-- - ; ' r Set William Keener, son ol Mr. - and Mrs. W. R. Keener of Route . 3, Bex 68SM. was awarded the Purple Heart daring the' dedica- ' tion ceremonies at marine bar racks, Klamath Falls, early this month. Two other Parple Hearts 'and three j presidential citations were awarded that dar, before an aadience of 2500. " Sgt Keeney 'entered the marine corps in July, 1940, and has been in the South Pacific since hostili ties began. He was wounded at the Marshall islands, and is now at Klamath Falls for rest and treat ment With him In Klamath Falls Is his wife, Catherine. .Sgt Keeney was at home on a 30-day furlough in August A brother, Sgt Richard Keeney left wtih the 41st division almost three years ago and was in New Guinea. The parents have now heard that he is stationed in and out 1 of Sidney, Australia, - with a ship, and gun crew command. Sailor Injured In Accident !" Granville E. Ball, fireman sec ond class in the navy, was serious ly injured, in a bus accident en route to his station . following a leave spent at home. Word was received by telegram, by his wife, who resides with their four chil dren on route 4. Mrs. Ball left im mediately for Shoemaker, Califs where the injured man is confined to the navy hospital. According to a letter written by bis wife to Mrs. L. B. Christen sen of Salem, his sister, Ball was seriously Injured, and may lose a leg. His collar-bone, leg and pel vis were broken. -,: ?., Ball worked, at the Copeland yard on 12th street before enlist ing in the navy , last March. Fol lowing enlistment Ball took train ing at the University of Minnesota. Y" f. - 1 WAG of , . r v - ' Photo by Bishop's Studio "Wac of the Week for the week October 18-22 Is Miss Gloria Allgood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis R. Allgood of 1165 N. 16th Street Miss Allgood will leave soon for Basic Train ing at Fort Des Moines before being assigned to one of the Army administrative 1 positions.- rrhousands of women are needed today to follow in Miss Allgood's footsteps; to help hasten ultimate victory,' said Lt Edith DiReY local enlistment officer at the Salem Post Office Building. A ncrsrja Salem women can make no greater "tontribution . k? Victory! than to help in caring lor our wounded . . . to assist wifli ihe aHrhinistrative work & the Army, and to lend a heipincj hand to th reclassi fication and rehaHIikiSoncf our fiahtog men.'Tha need for more of aur local women, to enlist in the .Women's Army Corps 1 pressing; and will continue for months to come. Salem Is proud to honor Miss Gloria Allgood as the "Wac of the Week" .. . jffoud to pay tribute to another Good Soldier who has Joined the greatest fighting team In the world, the Army of the United States. :. " " ' ' i n DOUGHTOW. . v ' " L- ' Mayor. ? Featured by. 1 11 23 Ctate Ct '-; Bi M f LJV Labor Group Wants Road -Wage Proviso -; A" committee ! representing the State Federation of Labor jwill apj pear V. before the state highway commission' . in" Portland - Tuesday and request that future highway construction contracts 1 contain a provision, iot payment of prcvail ing wages to workers.; c ;' Labor leaders contend mat some contractors apparently have been reluctant to pay prevailing wages although 7 these abuses t have " not been general. z' The commission also will adopt a: resolution - relative to future sales ' of obsolete equipment and materials. This resolution, was in spired by a recent complaint that the ' commission had disposed ' of some equipment above the ceiling prices. The highway commission contends that, its sales of equip ment and materials are governed by. state laws and not by federal directives- - i Officials to represent Oregon at the annual meeting of the Ameri can association of state highway officials in Cincinnati, November 2 to 30, inclusive,' will be selected. , Consideration will . be given ' a request of r the Douglas .' county court for state assistance in main tenance . of county . roads 'and for designation of the North Ump qua county road as a state secon dary highway.. '. ' i A report on the cost of widen ing several points ' on the. Coos Bay-Roseburg v and the : Oregon Coast highways to facilitate truck and trailer movements was .ex pected to : result in considerable discussion. r , : Other discusion will center on a request of. railroad : companies for permission to erect non-standard "stop" signs at railroad grade crossings... Young Methodists Will Elect Officers The young adults of the First Methodist church will elect offi cers at the regular weekly meeting Sunday at 6:30. All members are urged to attend this important function, tight refreshments will be served at a social hour starting at 5:30. . ' - The group has been -studying from the book "The Story of the Biblet by Bowie. , The meetings are open to either single or mar ried young persons who wish fel lowship in a Christian atmosphere. the Week' ken lis Ilaycr' 8iudio v Cclam Admirals Meet Aboard Ship Adm. William F. llalsey, Jr. (left), commander of the Third fleet welcomes Vice Adnv Mare A.' Mitscher, commander of the Third fleet carrier force, aboard his flagship to. confer just prior to the Pacific fleet strikes against the Japanese la the Philippines, For mosa and Synkyu islands. (AP photo from navy) . ' : " Liberty JLocal Has Meeting LIBERTY- Libertar . Farmers union local met at the hall October 17."" John' basch ' presided. . New members given the obligation were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ellis and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Drapela. "- - Mrs.: Roy. Farrand reported, for education and Lewis Judson for legislation. . Frank Judd, Mrs. R. C. Genre and Mrs. Will Hall presented arti cles concerning "The Economy of Abundance. : Mrs. Genre . was elected to the executive board to fill a vacancy. ; Refreshment com TEST ITS .v, 1 ft 1 i f t 1 mittee members for November are Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cogswell, Mr. and Mrs. John" Van Loh, Mr. and Mrs.' L. E. Lusthoff, Mr." and Mrs. John " Ku'ebler, ; Mr. and . Mrs. Wayne Sipe, Mr. "and Mrs. Luther Billings, Mr. and MrsT R.' MToler and Mrs. Quentin Hewson. Rex Gibson 'from the Ladd and Bush bank spoke on the double liability measure on the ballot " : .The November meeing will be a home coming, dinner and centen nial celebraion. . , ' " V Lon Busicks Move . SALEM HEIGHTS The Lon Busicks, Salem Heights avenue, have sold their home to Glenn am i . 1 m m ,m - m a i m 4.. mn mm t r if -f; j o 1 Salem Soldier Helps to Drop Paratroopers f : i (Special to The Statesnan) :;, ? I - A VNTNTH TROOP, CARRIER COMMAND BASE, European The atre of Operations Staff Sgt Gai . jen B. Boltjes of Salem, Ore, crew chief of a C-47 aircraft in the US troop carrier forces, recently par tirinatid in the daring daylight it. .linn ' 'nTliirh tirrtnrwi riar&a troops over the Rhine delta in Hoi land near the. German border. This twsa ih' finct enmbined ODeration Of the newly created first; allied; airborne ; army which employed thousands- of paratroops and gild-' er borne infantry in an "effort to outflank the Siegfried line from the noruy.'V -". -i-;' . Flying for miles over enemy held territory in a path previous ly blasted by allied fighters and bombers, the large unarmed and j unarmored C-47 aircraft met little German opposition. Back at his k base after the mission Sgt Boltjes -said, It was a terrific mission! . Everything seemed to work like .' clockwork, ' and those troopers ' came out of the planes like letters out of a mail .chute." 6 ' '. Carrying paratroops Is . an old , success story for the t outfit to -which Boltjes belongs; they par-, ticipated in the invasions of Si-1 cily, Italy and Normandy and have piled up an enviable record car- j rying supplies and evacuating' wounded troops from combat ar- f eas. " Sergeant Boltjes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boltjes, 149SJ Ferry street Salem. A graduate of the Davenport high school in Davenport Neb, he was employed' In the postoffice in' Salem before entering the service Jan. iz, 193. His outfit has: been awarded 1 the distinguished unit citation, and Sgt Boltjes now wears the . disting uished : unit badge. He has also been decorated with the Air Me dal for' meritorious service, while, participating in' the; invasion of Normandy, and with the ; North African middle eastern European , campaign- ribbon. ; - "' Wilbor and family of Valley Junc tion. The Busicks are moving to a new home on North Capitol street - FOR -ADDED NUTRITION n , , $ i t SI ,.t 'T -.,..