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TIi OFXGOII STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Tuesday MomLig. Jaawsrj 2. 1S43
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Red Cross Clubs Provide I
Weary Yankees on Leyte
I Place to Sleep, Hot Food
;By Turner CaUedxe, Farclra Correspondent New York Time
rtLEYTTC,-Decrl (Delayed) Hising from the mud and muck of a
principal street iri a town of this rain-soaked Island is the Quezon club,
named lor the first president of the Philippine commonwealth. It Is
far cry from the Knickerbocker club or Century rcrub .oX New York
'or the Union club of Cleveland or th Bohemian, club 3n SiwTrancisco.
Yes, there are bearded men there, looking on as crowds slog along
r . the street.-' Butllheare . men
. : - ; , I with, . beards grown' In battleg of
Lu Lindemann
Now Holder
Of Air Medal
-IA U. S. TROOP CARRIER
FORCE BASE, European Theatre
only last week or grown on hos
pital cots where . they survived j
wounds.
This club Is the main! Red Cross
establishment In this i particular
town and is . now devoted almost
wholly to the care of casual sol
diers and sailors who for one rea
son or another, but largely for the
nunn et hinff vntirutml and hoc-
-r operations aecona LUfieuA. prized, are: making i their way
umaemann nas oeen wiUC i back to units or awaiting re
air medal, in recognition of merit- as4ignments to Dthr i n i t s en-
orous acnievemem wime th vatt1e OP
. j. Il MX". 1 A. J ... 4V v I
paung "a' U"J'"1C PhUippine islands.
r w- a I nuy iicutu viuo : . - j' j
In another little town Is a club
of operation. Uv nA romiw
He engaged in intensive "rial p ho . . .
Cu V i I jr as a luiu yi v view aw
ber of a troop carrier planeMn
Gted for Combat WorE
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY,' It
aly Pvt.' Donald D. Magee;" son
of Mrs. .Vera TL- Magee,! Willow
st- Salem Ore., has been cited by
the 11th armored infantry bat
talion of the first armored divis
ion and awarded - the combat in
fantryman! badgr for actual par-
1 p
Gerald L. McKay, son ef Mr. and
- Mrs.' . Brace R. . McKay, 434
South 17th street, entered IMS
with silver, wings "" a pair; of
them, which were awarded .to
hint along -with a diploma at
- graduation exercises at Lubbock
army air field,; Lubbock, Tex,
late in Iecember.-
the resupply of Allied armies ad
' vancing across France, Belgium,
and Holland, and in the air evacu
ation of casualties. In addition, he
participated brilliantly in- the
greatest airborne operation in mil
itary , history, the vertical envel
. lopment of the German armies im
peding the progress of our ground
iforces in Holland, by precisely de
Lt. Virgil Cox
Is Wounded i
L. Virgil B. Cox, who went bvj
erseas as a replacement in July
ticipation In combat against the
enemy with Lt. Gen. Mark W.
Clark's Fifth army In' It.ly. The
decoration 'is awarded to the in
fantry soldier who has proved his
fighting ability in, combat. . -
' .The handsome badge consists of
a j silver rifle set against a back
ground of infantry blue, enclosed
inv'u silver "wreath,:
Fabian Albert Nelson '
Is Second Lieutenant
. FORT BENNING, U Ga. - (Spe-cial)-Fabian
Albert Nelson r, of
Salem, Ore has been commis-.
sioned a second lieutenant in the
army upon successful completion
ot the officer candidate course at
the infantry school at Fort Ben-
nlng. Lieutenant Nelue is the
son of Mr, andMrs. F. A. Nelson,
of 898 "Trade St.; Salem. , He was
Inducted into the army: on Jan. 20.
1943. and served with the 395th
AFA BN (armored field arty.) be
fore going to- officer - candidate
school. He held the rank of cor
poral before being commissioned.
The new officer ia graduate of
Salem high ' school.
irvriMJJ Pt lUrr E. Mc-
Elroy. and -ber friend IM. Eliza
beth McWannel of JJewberf , wer
hoUday EuettalttLs Roj X. Ham
mer hornet Botli women are sta
fAnMl''al San Frapciscd. Private
McElroy, who wa formerly em
ployed at the state housf In Salem,
it in the office of the adjutant
general. - -1
if-
Filipino families. But the Filipinos
have moved; into one joom and
left the rest -of the fcouse for a
club that Loren Dyso, Red Cross
field director of the 24th division,
nas estaDiisnea ior use py xne ha. bm wounded in action in
men of his outfit when they come Germany( December 8, his wife.
nown irom uie nmswnere xney nu lorme M Vera Knight, o:
' J ! : I .
are neiping y? anve we Japanese 80Si N Church st., has been In
wwra t. i, ; . formed. The Eeutenant. formerly
Dyson, who in ciuilian life is nf Irhieazo. trained with the 70th
livering massive airborne assault " ia.w J" 7 t . . aysion ai uamp Aaair. nis wue,
xjcjvc uTrai.il on iiuuji ouu a '" MtS, UOra lOX, a ISO lias IWO SOUS
after the first assault wave of I the in the Service, James Knightwvith
24th division and waji able wijthin tht navy in the South Pacific, and
uie day to bring asnore nearly iz Donald Knight, with the mercnant
tons of comfort supplies, "which j marine.
he distributed to the; men as they
forces "and vast amounts of critical
combat equipment and supplies to
designated objectives.
Lieutenant i Lindemann is the
on of Frankl Lindemann, Box 93,
Stayton, Ore. His wife, Mrs. Gler-
PFC Ellen Jordan
This Christ m as card from a j
Ida A. Lindemann is residing with d to stay.
hpr nrrnt: at Box 55. Lvons. Ore. f Rouch and Crude 1 I
I - 1 ...'J- . t I -m sm m
lie. was graduated from Staytop - These "clubs" are rough and Spri(lfi lrPPtinTfi
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Men scnool ui ivsi, ana prior, vo i cruae. oome. a r e aniesiea wiwi i, l , w.
, entering the service In May 194$, flies and fleas. This cots where h rCHll War jOn5
was employed as an accouniani oy casuais sieep ai me Quezon piuo
the Du Bois Lumber company. Tare often -damp and- the street
Lieutenant unaemanns iroop iioor is muddy. But t n e y 1 are WAC 1 in France arrived at The
Carrier group is -known through- places where weary soldiers. and statesman office in time to serve
outT this theatre as "Whitacreis sailors can get out of the weather, Bi , Vear'. crrctin anA tv4
nave a armx oi coiieesome coo
kies or possibly something more
nourishing and a place to rest
their weary bodies. I
Crude as they are, these little
institutions dramatize within
Wonders," commanded by Col.
WillianV B. Whitacre of Western
Springs, 111.
third class, U. S. inavy, has been
reported missing.l He is the son
of ; Mr. and Mrs.i Guy ; Jteckter
Croddy, 2209 North. Front street,
Salem, Ore. f
. SALEM YOUTH i GETS WINGS
s- IPAMPA ARMY AIR FIELD,
r Pampa, Tex as-(Special)-Loren
.. Nicholas Christiansen,! 23. son of
Mr, Henry Christiansen, Box 171,
Salem, Ore.; has been awarded
"- his silver pilot's wings and ap
pointed an officer in the army air
forces upon completion of his
twin-engine advanced training at
; this Top o' Texas unit of jlhe" AAF
central flying training obmmand
John Croildy Missing
j WARHINflTON. Jan. WPWoHn
Jerome Croddy, fire controlmin emselves the effoijts being made
Cross to minister tc the men who
are xignung this grim f acme war.
The Quezon club, fpr instance, is
an outgrowth of a j coffee : station
that was set up on the beach by
Red Cross men who landed here
with troops on the first day. ,
Serves ,5000 Daily :
The coffee station ran for days,
serving an average; of 5000 daily
until O. B. Snow, temporary Red
Cross worker who , used to be a
salesman in Michigan, found .the
two-story house where the Que
zon club is now housed. It was no
concern of his that the house used
to have the phrase "of HI repute
attached to it.
There are 50 Red Cross men
arid six girls working among the
fighting men on Leyte. The girls
are all attached to' the 36th eva
cuation hospital, which is housed
in the cathedral.
'
Until now conditions have been
virtually, intolerable for American
women on the island, but ; these
are clearing rapidtjr. A group of
WACs was brought! in last week.
Centers Planned '.''V-
. Present plans envisage the es
tablishment of 15 feed Cross reS
reation centers on the island, to
be staffed by roei and women:
Other Red Cross min are expected
as new units moyei into the Phil
ippines. The organization keeps
one to .five field directors and as
sistants with each division from
the 'time it is organized in the
United States until it is demobi
lized after the war.
The Red Cross has had an up
hill climb iri its 'recreational and
welfare work In this area Just as
it has had everywhere. The problems-
of supply and communica
tions have been vry acute.
. Ensti-n and Mrs. Donald Hacr
r spent several days in Salem with
his parents, Mr. and iflrs. F. O.
tHagg, 497 South 23rd street, and
! left Friday for Boston for reas
signment He has jusV completed
j'tyo monthstraining at the Uni
: versity of Arizona and is assigned
to the radar division in the navy.
His wife, . the former Naomi
' Dressier, wh6 has been 'with him
for the past year and a half, will
remain temporarily with her mo
! ther in Hood River. Ensign Hagg
! was formerly assigned as an b-
structor in radar on ' the east
coast. V.; f - ' . ' ry -
I - MM. CITY Dr. John VTar-
; ren Reid has. been, commissioned
L M first lieutenant in the army med
; ical corps and ordered to active
I duty. ;. - ; . .
, "SILVERTON Tech. 5 John M,
xMiddlemess who was wounded
Several weAgo on the contin
ent Is nowa hospital in this
ccuritry, his wf , the former Mar
. ceil Kaufmanlearned Friday, i '
' SILVERTON--Capt. and Mrs.
Joe Forsha and daughter Betsy
left for his station in Texas Satur
day. Captain Forsha recently com
pleted, his missions over Europe
and .was returned to this country.
Mrs.' Forsha is a daughter of City
Manager and Mrs. Harry C. Mc
Crea.v .
GATES Pvt. Eex Barman
has returned to Fort Benning after
a. . furlough spent visiting 1 his
mother. - , ,
S. Sgl '"Lcroy Knatsen, U.S.
marine corps, ha been home on
furlough following service in the
Marshall Islands. ' i "
-Lewis Cline, aviation mairhtn
ists mate third class, arrived
Christmas day from Miami, Fla
where he has been stationed.
; 6ANTA BARBARA, Califs Jan.
1 Technician 5 th ' grade Law
rence W. Baker of 2010 , Miple
Ave., Salem, Ore is vacationing
at, the spacious BUtmore hotel sec
tion of the army ground and ser
vice forces . redistribution station,
Santa Barbara, following his re
cent return from duty overseas.-
i The Oregon .veteran served as
an articifer With the infantry at
Hew Guinea, Eiak and Australia
ADDITIONAL SERVICE HZS
on rAcr: u
minder, that members of the arm
ed forces in Europe still think of
home: , . ' . - . '" '
j WITH THE WACS IN j THE
EUROPEAN THEATRE -klerry
Christmas and best r.of:
bheer to everyone back home,;
my family to all my friends,;
e foiKs wno live next door,
e mail man who brings tou
letters, the grocer in our;
eighborhood store, the gang:
the drugstore where I buy!
cokes, the bus driver on our
n, all the people who would
greet me with a warm "Merry;
Christmas" if I were there.
Over here, well be saying
"Joyeux -Noel" but the meanm
is the same in any language I
Peace on earth, Good, will to
ward rmen. I i " i '
On Christmas eve we will at
tend services in famous Euro-! ,
pean cathedrals, but well be re-i
member in g the familiar services
in our church back home.; Well
be remembering the sound of
children's voices caroling
"Away in a Manger." a "whlte
Christmas with ; holly wreaths
and tinsel j everywhere; and
Christmas t r e e lights shining
out Into the night ";."'$
All j day Christmas well be
remembering how it Is at home.
Well visit soldiers in field hos
pitals and talk with combat ,
men on rest-leave,' sharing bur
tree and turkey , dinner, and the
packages you sent! us back in
October. But most of all we
will enjo y telling each? other
about-1 the .. little j things that.
make our ,'j Christmas day at
home different from ; anything
else in the whole iworldJ ft
We -hope it is just as we re
member it and maybe next
year well be there; too. For now
we can only write you and wish
you "Merry C Christmas and
Happy New Year."
FORT DES MOINES, I.;-i Pvt.
Vera E." Mills, 1348 Waller street,
Salem. Ore i a ; mmV i n: f Vi
Criticisms have t temmed large- jwomen'i army corps, recently left
irst WAC training center here for
fluty with the army at WAC de
tachment, Camp Roberts, Calif.
ly from unavoidable deficiencies
because the scopes of the war is
much' greater than? the Red Cross
can hope to match by relative ex-
"5 uuia w . wre -acu vruss iiciu
director i tent: at fa camp, : naval
station or air . force group to see
how the men use; its facilities. to
get a high evaluation of the work.
General Wants Ceffee :r: !-: :;
: Perhaps the most shocked Red
Cross pperative to thi whole area
was Dysont the f Family Hearth
club" yesterday when a Jeep ar
rived with Lt Gen.-Walter Knie-
i ger, who asked for a cup of cof-
The general gave the place a
real military going; over. He didn1
like the flies. He thought weUof
the reading material. The ' coffee
was terribly hot tie warned DjT
son against trying io fill his pressure-burner
with! gasoline vwhile
it "Waa. lighted' ' ; j' 7 ; ; r: if-'
But : If Dyson was shocked ait
first he was superbly happy fa. the
end, and so were? ' a dozen ; men
who were drinking coffee crt
ting on rice sacks in the basement
of the club house. For as the gen
eral left he threw; a remark back
over his shoulderi "The place is
too small; I'm going to get you a
real tig; but" - -
ills
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Dr. Ilarry A. Drown
Optometrist
1S4 N. Uicriy IL
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Fos1. !E3iSSens
While they Iast.l Red, green, and white
palms with white fur, as well as all
white fur. Come and get them while
they last. Regularly (
sold un to $6.00. at P
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only . t '.
Complete close-out on all fur coats. Only a few
to offer in ;
Silver Fcxf Ilcsbrd, Cirscs( Pcnisa,
Erais3 Ccssy, Iliali
Cose-Out All Broken Line
- the Shoe Department
One lot black and brown suede' W
pumps, rcsuxjM. fiv.i -
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One lot black patent and gab A
A, n . t .
nunc yiuuio, w w
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One lot odd sites in brown:
suede ties, regular $10.. to 0Q 95
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Gose-out long sleeves . and short
sleeves in jersey blouses. Come and get
them while they last, e
Regularly priced up to P,
$9.95. Special
2J 3 for
The most wanted accessory in - milady's wardrobe. We
have an exceptionally beautiful range of patterns, styles,
colors I and creations to be shown in th valley. Taffeta
shears, and ; satins, ' pastels, black and igf1-CCS
whites. Kegularly sold to clos II
out at
BrcsyM feral
" ; Coats . ;
In black and colors. All sizes, kinds and
patterns from the finest - resources in
(5N.95
the trade. Kegu- GL
la1rlvnrlcd,i'
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$59.95. Now.-
iEIosG-GDnS lose.
; i ;;;;.:;'. V ': - :h' V". j "V; - J ,
Broken lines and odd lots . I come And
get them while they last j j
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c 2 to, 0.00
AH sixes, colors, fine selection of cotton, beautifully styl
ed. Yqu can purchase these rv
beautiful anklets for a short c: L
it
Wiater
iaSs
To be completely closed out. Regularly
sold at $3.95 o" $25,00, to go at :
Come and Get Them While They Last
time. Regular price 50c, to;
go at
w vnsTi
Beautiful suede-cloth drawstring bags
in, black and brown colors. A limited
number to be closed out at only
3-bar 1 package. Our last shipment lasted exactly two
hours, so be here early and get a paca ii ' Eii'
An the finer wool and ray an fabrics' beautl
fnUy styled. Kegularly priced from Slt.59 to
$15.00 while they last. Will be closed oat at
Only a limited af ferine, ao If yoa do not
Want to be disappointed you most come now.
SJoves
f . . -i ' . . ,
Beautiful fabric with hand-stitching
and leather trim. Regu GLrf ft IV
Urly sold at $195. You VT J l'f
must come early to get ' t-j li
them at only...l...V. i,
age of this exclusive, beautifully per
fumed soap for only ; .r-.
JL No
fc Tax
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Beautifully tailored Good r a n g e of
sizes. Regularly; p r 1 c e d at $29.95 to
Jf9.95. WU1 be priced At
This Is your chance to wear one of the
fine, suits at ridiculously low prices.
. AH kinds, brown, black, broadcloth, faille silk and leath-
nn'roil nn in 11 f!om and fret ana vlwU
or more at nly..j. -JZ.
Hacdlrcrchici Spstial
Twentxflve .dosen Imported handkerchiefs.'
White with colored edges and beautiful prints.
Regularly sold at fl and up. Come and get
them while they last
3 for
$2
At v7(5C
Only ! jj W
dm, siim mm
Fu-Trinncd Ccab
i - A few coats left to be closed out.
One group ' '
Qne group regu-....
larly priced, at ff r plus
$165.00 to go at.,btd30 tax
a ' . a ,
.39.05 tax3
A few
numbers.
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