Thm CHEGOII STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. Saturdar Morning, November 1L 1SU
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PAG2 TWO
British Troops
Capture Forli
In Italy Push
ROME, Nov. 10 JP)- British
troops of the 8th armjr, widening
their grasp on the southeastern
edge of the Pd plain, captured the
old Italian fortress town of Forli
on the Rimini-Bologna highway
and loosened up German positions
in the hills south and southwest
of the city, the allied command
announced today.
1 Forli a community of 05,000
population 38 miles southeast of
"Bologna, was captured after" the
5th corps under Lt Gen. C. F.
' Keightler. had made it so hoTfor
the Germans on the west side of
the Forli airfield soutneast oi me
city that they were forced to pull
' back after many days of stubborn
defiance. r- ,
" ; The 5th corps then thrust swift
ly ud the Rimini-Bologna high
way and captured the Forli bar
racks, a little more than a mile
east of the town, and the railway
station on the .north side. Other
British units moved up the -airfield
road into the city. Some 250 Ger
mans were captured. ' '
OX-POWERED AMBULANCES-with wages draws by exes serving as amhalaaces,
wended Yageslavlaa partisan lighters are moved from a field aaealtat to a fcldeeai.
$160,000 Due
For. This Area,
If SolonsO.K.
i WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 - (A5) -The
- northwest electro-develop-
snent laboratory has a check wait
: in for $160,000 but it must be
,'. countersigned by congress. '
' i At the office of Representative
i Ellsworth (R-Ore) it was an
i nouncedf that the budget bureau
"ha ' approved the allowance to
' provide operating-funds for the
; Albany, Ore., plant for the re
mainder of the current fiscal year.
' An appropriation by congress now
: is necessary to make the money
available.
; The plant, is engaged, says Dr.
R. S. "Dean, assistant director of
' the bureau of mines. In activities
designed to "adjust our technology
and use pattern to the raw ma
terials of this country.'
. "Much of pur technology Dr.
Dean told a:, reporter, "has been
- based on use of foreign ores. It
is desirable to find new means of
. treating 'our own ' ores .and new
uses for the materials 'which we
,', can develop from them.".
E. W. Newman, .a bureau of i
i. ; mines . engineer, "recently told ? a
I greatest mineral .wealth of the
senate committee that by far Ithe
western states" falls into the class
for. which uses and markets must
, be found, f. This, Dr. Dean said,
describes the objectives of the Al
bany plant and the electro-metallurgical
laboratory at Las Vegas,
Nev. An additional goal is the ap
plication of cheap power available
at western federal power plants
to the reduction and preparation
of western) ores, he said. -
The plant, Dr. Dean said, is
working now on Oregon beach
1 sands, following up chroraite re
covery work undertaken by gov
: ernment agencies in. a search for
war materials, and the further
, , utilization of iron manganese
chromium ores of Washington
1 state. This, he said, is in addi
tion to further experiments in the
utilization! of light metals, produc
tion of ; which for war needs be
came a, sizeable industry. In the
west , I .. - . :
JAPAN ' Zra PBBL
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U. S. Bombers
Blast Kurile
Island Bases
Killed
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US PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Nov.
10-(JIV-Army and navy bombers
attacked Tori Shima island in the
northern Kuriles Nov. 6j down-J.
ing three ; e n e m y Interceptor
planes, Adra. Chester WY Nimit t
announced, today.: , iiirtU-
One army medium bomber was
lost in a furious air batUe with.-?
15 or 20 enemy fighters over the
Kuriles; at the top of Japan's em
pire, i .
One Nipponese plane was dam
aged and another probably shot
down in addition to the three def
initely destroyed, m ; i . i
The American planes attacked
nine self-propelled wooden barges
off the east coast of Paramushiro
and saw two of them blow up.
liberator heavy bombers, Nl
mits reported, raided Paramushi
ro, Matsuwa and Onnekotan
islands In the Kuriles Nov. 8. Oth
er Liberators raided the Bonln and
Volcanb islands south of Japan
Nov. T and 8. They scored a direct
hit on an enemy medium cargo
ship at Chichi island, bombed two
barges at Haha island and also
blasted Iwo island. :
Ernest Buckingham ,
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Salem Sailor
Dies in Action
Cpl. Lehmann
Dies on Isle
CnL Herold Lehmann was kill
ed in action at HoUandia, October
9, bis mother,' Mrs. Emflie Leh
mann, 1573 Bellevue street, has
been notified by the war depart
ment '
' CdL Trfmnn was Inducted Into
the army in February,' 1943, and
went overseas last January He
would have been 22 years old
January 2, 1945, and was born in
White Salmon, Wash. His mother
came -to Salem in 1937 and he
worked around Salem for some
time before he enlisted.
Besides : his mother he Is sur
vived by three brothers, Manin,
Theodore and Arthur, and one sis
ten Alfrieda Moore of White Sal
mon, and a second sister, Serena
Danielson of Santa Ana, Calif.
SOUTHERN JAPAN This new base snap of southern Japan tncrodea the area In which
snack of Nippon's heavy industry has been concentrated, v ; .
50 Million Christmas ,
Packages Go to GPs
WASHINGTON, Nov.. tit (JP) -1
About 50 million Christmas pack
ages are now. en route to American
troops overseas, the army said to
day. ' .'.-
The shipment ' represents the
greatest mass movement of pack
age, mail ever to leave this coun
try. Delivery of the packages to
the GI Joes will be by every type
of army transportation, - ranging
from dog teams in the Arctic to
camels in Africa and from special
parachutes to jeeps and trucks, -r
Agnes Grinde
Dies Friday:
Stayton Woman Hurt
In Santiam Accident
Mrs. Frances Morgan, Stayton,
is reported seriously injured as the
i result of an automobile accident
near . Suttle lake on the Santiam
; highway Thursday. . . She sustain
ed a fracture of three clavicle ver
tebrae when the' car in which she
was, riding, driven by Mrs. Mary
Boeschcn, Salem, skidded on the
icy zngnway. ' The women .were
i en route to Bend to attend an
Eastern Star meeting" and to visit
relatives. .Mrs. Morgan is hospi
talized at Bend.
Mrs. Agnes Grinde, 43, late resi
dent of 1490 Saginaw street, died
, at her home here Friday. She was
; a native of Norway. . . rI .. K
1 She is survived by the widower,
Elling Grinde of Salem; three
daughters, Alice, Adaline and De
lores of the home; and two sons,
Eling, jir, and George . Grinde,
both in the U. a navy., r
" Also surviving are her mother.
Mrs. Magnus Nelson of Bottineau, I program.
, uax.; eight sisters. Mrs. Lars the flag
anemic, Mrs. oi Rispar, Mrs.
Ed. Aames, Mrs, Martin Wensted,
7 all of Bottineau, N. Dak.; Mrs.
' Henry Bruns, Modesto, Calit, Mrs.
I Ray.HuDy, Sandborn, Iowa; Mrs.
. Charles Waughn, Graneville, NJ),
and Mrs. Angus Smith of Everett,
Wash, and three, brothers, Carl
and Martin Nelson uc Bottineau,
NJ), and Joseph Nelson of Salem.
Funeral announcements will be
: made later by the Clough Barrick
; company.-. 1-, ; .
Brazier Small Speaks
At Leslie Assembly '
Thumbnail
of War!
. (By the Associated
.Western Europe The US Srd
army, roaring ahead on a 75
mile, front, threatens, to encircle
Metz and at one point moves to
within 21 miles of the Saar basin.
; Rassla Red army drives a
wedge between the .German de
fenders of eastern Slovakia and
Budapest, 65 miles northeast of
the Hungarian capital. ' '
:: Italy - British 8th army cap
tures Forli, 38 miles from Bo
logna. C 'v
l ? Pacific - American planes and
PT boats sink ; seven Japanese
destroyers and .a transport k but
: the : enemy - is able to land re
inforcements at Ormoc on Leyte;
Yank ground-forces moving on
Ormoc make advances against
bitter resistance. - i', '
:. China Japanese report the
capture of Kweilin and Liuchow,
but Chungking says fighting still
rages around both towns.
Verl Milligan KUlcd
In Action, Family Told
GERVAISr Nov. 10 Pvt. Verl
Milligan, 20, was killed in action
in Italy, October 19. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Milligan.' live
in.Crabtree and his sister Is Mrs.
Roy Rickman of- Gervais. She Re
ceived the word of her brother's
death Monday from her parents.
Boys Rnn Away
State police today were on the
lookout for 'two runaway boys.
sons of Mr.! and Mrs S. O. Vertz
of Brooks. The boys, Kenneth
Howard, 15, and Clarence Henry,
17, were believed on their way to
California. ; .
Too Late to Classify
FFA Banquet
Set Monday
Salem chapter, Future Farmers
of America, will hold its 11th an
nual banquet at 8 o'clock Morula;
nient in the senior high scnoo
cafeteria.' - '' : ,;
"With the exception of speeches
by Earl R. Cooley. state director
of vocational education, and
B. BennetV superintendent of
lem public schools, the pro;
will be entirely by the boys who
comprise the FFA membership,
Featured speaker is to be Reed
Volsteadt, Albany, state FFA pres
Ident. Leonard Perlich of the Sa
lem chapter, who represented Ore
gon In the -national FFA public
sneaking contest last summer, will
be toastmaster.
Ernest Archie Buckingham, ma
chinist's mate 2c, USNR, has been
killed in action, his mother, Mrs.
Katherine Buckingham, 20 South
8th street. Salem, was i. notified
Friday.- ),
Young Buckingham, who at
tended Dallas high school, where
he was captain of his freshman
class ' basketball team, Iras em
ployed at California Tacking cor
poration's Salem plant prior to en
listing Nov. 7, 1942. He would
have been 21 years old had he
lived until next March. !
Survivors in addition to the
mother, are five sisters; Mrs. Le-
ona Foster, Silyerton; Mrs: Viola
Kliever, Salem; Mrs. Loraine Dill,
in South Dakota; TJarleen and
Carroll Buckingham at home, and
one brother, Bruce I Buckingham,
at home. The young navy man's
father, a veteran of World war I,
died three years ago in Dallas and
the family moved to Salem a few
months later. i
Two Lebanon
Men Killed,
Families Hear
LEBANON, Nov. 10-The names
of Sgt Elgie Berg, U. S. marine
corps, and Pvt. Alvln Jennings,
army Infantry, were -i added Jto
Lebanon's list of killed in action
on fhe eve of the armistice anni
versary, j ;V;-;;n7"L:';' 1 '
Sergeant Berg died July 21 of
wounds received on the island of
Guam. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Othmer LBerf . of .the Crowfoot
community near here, received
the Information from the marine
corps commander this week. Ser
geant Berg was 22 years old and
had attended . Lebanon schools.
Besides the parents,-survivors In
clude a sister, Phyllis Wald and
his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Tate
of Sublimity.
Pvt. Alvin Jennings had previ
ously been reported missing in ac
tion in Italy, and now his wife,
Margaret Smith Jennings, who
has been in Portland, has been
notified he was killed. His twin
brother, Calvin Jennings, - Was
Air Raid Alarm Sounds
In Chinese Capital.
: CHUNGKING, Saturday, Nov.
ll-C?P)-An urgent alarm, the first
in the Chinese capital this year,
sent Chungking's million inhabi
tants scurrying into damp and
musty dugouts late! last' night as
Japanese planes invaded Szech
wan province, The all-clear was
sounded at 1:15 o'clock this morn
ing. The capital .escaped attack.
McLean Services Set
For Monday Morning
Graveside services for John B.
McLean, 48, ranch hand who was
killed October 31 when Struck by
a car on highway 222 southeast of
Salem, will be held Monday
10:30 a.m. in the IOOF cemetery,
McLean, had been employed by
the Gus Schlicker dairy and had
no known relatives. Services will
be under the direction of the
Clough Barrick company.
tjk uran room rurniabeo apt
t
WANTED Housekeeper or helper.
Board and room. Pbone 8432, or Call at
396 Jerris Ave. . - ;
TOR SALE Simplex Ironer. Schick
Elec Razor, and tun. .
tOST Wirt haired female terrier.
J Tinder please Inform 'Mrs. Victoria
S tiffler at 2049 State St or Phone 8541.
, Leslie Junior high school stu
dents at their Armistice day as
sembly Friday heard r American
uegionnaire Brazier small speak
on "The Purposes of "Armistice
Day! and emphasized the import
ance of winning a total victory.:
The Leslie band and chorus
classes contributed music for the
Boy Scouts conducted
ceremony, "- and - Billy
Johnston, student body president
presided.' '- r - r
Gov. Snell Designates
1 nSESlVing Sunday9 , of his death are lacking here.
Salem High Graduate
Killed (in England ; :
Curtis Welch, graduate of Salem
high school in 1024, and for a
number of years a resident of the
capital city, was allied October 22
in England, his uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee McAllister of
Salem, have been notified.
- Welch was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Welch, who now re
side at Long Beach, Calif. Details
PORTLAND, Nov. lO-i-Goy.
Earl SneU has designated 'Novem
ber l as Thanksgiving Sunday,"
marking it for a day of thanksgiv
ing for. "the beauty of Oregon
roadiidu and matchless scenery."
. Ths Cr:r:n roadside defense
council ur: i rdal Thanksgiving
Sunday prc.-s In the i state's
churches. ... r- , ;
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. ; Jlatinee Today
2 P. M. Coatlacocs
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WITH BOWED HEADS AND A! PRAYER-" IN OUR
HEARTS LET US PAUSE AND MEDITATE ON THIS
ARMISTICE DAY, 1944, FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT
RETURN FROM THE LAST WAR - - FOR THOSE
WHO WILL NOT RETURN FROM THIS WAR A - -FOR
THE SPEEDY RETURN OF THOSE WHO STILL
FIGHT - - FOR TOTAL VICTORY AND A i
LASTING PEACE. ' "
OHtheHOMEFROHT
By ISABEL C7IHD3
killed in action in France, July 17.
The parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Ji B.
Jennings, .live here. : ,
The J9-year-old twin brothers
had lived in Lebanon since they
were ; six-months-old and were
really! separated only when sent
overseas,' Calvin to .France, Alvin
to Italy.. Both were married while
in high school, where they were
outstanding athletes.' -
Calvin's widow, Margaret Fair
banks Jennings and their six
months -old son, Calvin, Jr live in
Lebanon. Alvin's widow, Marga
ret Smith Jennings, nas been! in
Portland, recently. -
Germans Interning
None Railroaders
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10 fl?V-r
Lterman occupation authorities; are
Interning several hundred Norwe
gian railroad men after working
hours t each day, probably in order
to Insure movement of German
military traffic in case of "serf
ous events" in the country, a Nor
wegian legation staff man said to
day. !r s
"A blare kf bugles and ruffle
of drums'' jean always mingle, with
laughter the tears of my gehera-
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Our first.1 patriotic parade of
any . consequence . iook: puce zo
years ago today. We slept through
it, but remember it as well as if
it were passing by-a g a I n . tins
morning; The talL slender man
who let the! flag standard buster
the hands iri which the army had
refused to put a gun, and his wor
shiping oldr son who ; was so
weary from; the long march be
side his father in the early morn
ing hours that he forgot to be a
general over! us younger children
for a full jlay seem to be leading
the parade! jfoday.- v - r i
Somewhere in the South.PaciCc
that boy j is remembering with
those of jus at home how our
celebration j of the gala occasion
was made more rich and colorful
as our rejoicing was tempered. He
recalls tears in calm hazel eyes
as she who was the hub of our
young lives heard how the pa
rade had paused and the flag had
been lowered before a home where
it seemed; there might never again
oe re peace. And in his own
grey eyes; as he thinks of his two
small sons at home there is, I will
wager, ajl jreflection of what he
read in herf so long ago when she
looked speculatively at her two
boys in khaki-Jpiaysuits.
El Toros Cxiwh Foe
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SAN DIEGO, Calif, Nov. 10-flP)
-The ElToro Marines pushed over
a touchdown in the first four min
utes of their game with the Coro
nado, Calit, amphibious training
base tonight, then went on to
wallop the J Bluejackets 51 to 7.
ThevAmphibs scored their lone
tally in the last quarter.
FDR'a Oregon Lead
Now 21,403 Votes
PORTLAND. Nov 10 -W)- Pres
ident Roosevelt led with 244,268
votes td Dewey's 222.86S toay
when unofficial returns were -complete
from 1827 of Oregon's 1829
precincts. ; . . -
The' missing precincts, from
democratic Multnomah county, are
likely to boost the president's
plurality , even higher.
Bond Purchase Planned
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Purchase of $50,000 worth of
short term treasury notes during
the coming war loan with city wa
ter commission funds was author
ized by the commission at its regu
lar meeting Friday night. ; i
Eagles Lose Puckster
PORTLAND, Nov. ,10-P)-Ken
Barker, Vancouver, BC, hockey
defense man reportedly on his
way to ioin the Portland Eagles,
has signed! with the Seattle Iron
men Instead, Jimmy Ward, Eagles
coach, said today. Y '
Salem Marine Wounded
WASXUffUTUN, NOV. XO.-F)
Oregon paval casualty:- Ruther
ford, Walter A, private first class.
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W.
1 ilil .-. :Jv:-
The Panama railroad and the
steamships! run in connection with
it between New York and Colon
are owned; and operated by the
US goverhinent
LAST TEIES TODAY
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