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j I-. . 1 1 .b. f i-V, f t 21 17-Year-Old Youths Pass .Navy Physical Twenty-one 17-year-elda have passed their physical examinations and will be sworn into the navy on January 27-29 after, the close of the high school semester. This represents the largest re cruit enlistment figure lor a one week period since the Pearl Har bor rush, . according to Friesen. Salem's roster of recruits fol lows: . James R. Jones, - Jack E; Proctor, Donald D. Thurman, Ro bert W. Bishop, : Glenn W. Wid- dows, Andrew G: Zahare, Kenneth G. Hudson, Richard W. Dunn, Les lie J. Smith, James C Armstrong, ' Paul Gilmer, Willard E. Hudson, "Cecil E. Gum, Jack D. Vickers, Harvey ; W. Young, Francis D. O'Connor- f Leo G. Lyman, Dean C. -Allpor, Donald . G. McLaugh 'lin, Willis I Bach, and Leslie F, " Stevens. . 1 - '. ' Recruits: will receive approxi mately two months basic training at the San Diego naval training center, before bing processed Into one of the more than 50 navy trade schools. Several months I trade school indoctrination will ' precede alignment to active duty with the fleet. Tho OREGON STATECJIAll. Salem. Oregon. Sunday Homing, January 21. 1213 pace inrn -, Viet": - ,. ; - T - -rT ii iQ nwn TTlflll SMIIM llMiMfc I'l HIM . -n i; jL. fti. n9 'IX . a : "71 TPT I 7 I V M, OTT i PC Pvt. Kletzing Now On Duty at Center In Santa Monica 1 Pvt. Jean Black Kletzing left Saturday for Santa Monica, CahX, after spending furlough with her mother, Mrs. Hattie J. Black of 1140 Columbia street The July enlistee of last year was as signed, immediately- upon the ' completion pf her. basic training t Des- Moines, Iowa, to the San ta" Monica rehabilitation and re distribution center. Her first as signment was with the special services and it was her. duty to take 1 service men through the Paramount movie lot on tours. Field tours and trips of this na ture are part of the recondition ing and; rehabilitation program undertaken by the army. fit was fun talking to Jack Benny, Humphrey Bogart, Geral dine Fitzgerald and Ida Ilipino, .fust as rm talking to you.' And you know, they are really grand people," she told friends here. "But," she . continued, "I have been assigned to housing and like . my , new job better." The WAC private went on to explain that officers and enlisted men back from the war theatres were hqused at various Santa Monica hotels until they recovered suffi- ciently to take on new army as- sdgnmenta. , -.. Tech. Srt Earl L. Jackson, army , air corps, sen of Mr. and Mrs. . Everett L. Jackson, recently re tamed to the states from the Asiatie theatre . where he has beea with the Fifth air feree the . Pt three years, He wears three battle stars' from , the Asiatic theatre and one for the Philip- pines. He came to the states directly from Lejrte. " " Sit. Jackson is a graduate f Chewelah, Wash, . schools and was 'a Junior at Washington State' eollere when he enlisted. He will report te Santa Ana, Calif, ea February 1 for assign- 4 ment. : ,". IBs brother. ' PFC Gerald Jackson, was recently discharg ed from the army, after being In k the service for It months.' Be . was in the medical division and was discharged from ' Miami Beach. He formerly was" , sta tioned at Camp Adair. Two Valley Men Wounded in Europe WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. JPf Among Oregon ' soldiers listed as wounded in action in the Euro pean area arej- ; ",: - -: CpL WUliam W. Gamble, son of Hulda. H. Gamble, routeone, Mo Pfc. Robert D. Swanson, son of Alice Swanson, rout one, box 85, Silverton. .- . ; STAYTON Advancement of Darrel Lewis with the airforce in Italv to first lieutenant and the 'award of the , Purple Heart, for , wounds received in action when he was forced to bail out of his pith - was learned by his wife, .Henrietta Lewis it Lyons this week. He is the son of Mr. end Mrs. Claude Lewis of -Stayton and hat been overseas since early falL .I'"' - ' : ' 1 ' - JEFFERSON Marjerie Fon taine, WAVE, has completed- boot training at Hunters college in New York City, and is now stationed at Treasure Island, San Francisco. Her rating is seaman second class. She is the daughter ol Mrs. J. u Fontaine of Jefferson. SXL.VEXTON KeMetfcf Rankin left this week for Brigriam City, Utah, after. spending month'i furloufb with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.- Rankin. Rankin was wounded in battle in Italy an dwas in the Utah hospital after his return to the states. V5 .v " I Yule Service HeldinPlin Tree CHureh HAYEsVtLLE 'A letter ' des cubing the , manner in .which natives observe Christmas in the Southwest Pacific j has been re ceived by Mr. aid Mrs. H; J. Smith; route 7, box lift, from their oldest son,' Pvt.' Robert Smith.- A graduate of Salem high school and the University of Oregon with the class of f 1941, Private mlth nas been in tne ; army ior 1 18 months knd took part in the land ings on Mew Guiena and "Numfor island. He is now stationed on an island in the Pacific, His wife, the former Saverina Graziano, is a member; of the faculty of the art school at the University of Oregon His brother, Sgt. Alan B. Smith, is in the ninth air force in Eng land ;with a strategic bombing survey crew, He was graduated from Salem high school and from Oberlin college in 111943, and was married about the Same time. His wife is the assistant dean of wo men lit Oberlin college. f The dinner "was the best have had overseas " Private Smith wrote" regarding his own Christ mas. The men received Christ mas gifts from; the Red Cross and later .Went to Head , the church services for if the - natives .which were conducted in a "frame build ing built of : peeled palm, tree poles, ' roof ed with scrap convas. The inside was beautiful. Editor of the Harbor Defender, new . camp newspaper at Fort Stevens, 'is CpL Dan H. Sellard; Salem: resident who was . sports editor of the ' Salem high school 'Clarion and its annual, and fre quent contributor to The. Oregon Statesman. The Defender is pub lished semi-monthly and is an ac- i credited 'member of the camp newspaper service CNS. Its first : edition was Christmas, 1944. I Boyd Glen Beaumont Pvt. Loots KOlinger will leave today for Fort Ord following a seven day furlough spent with his wife at 1911 North Front street and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Killlnger, 2348 Lee street. He went into the army last -August; and has been training at Camp Roberts, Calif. A brother John, private ' first class in the army, was recently at home on furlough and is how in the east awaiting overseas assign ment. . Paul E. Davtes. ehief carpenters mate in the seabees, is a patient at the US naval hospital in Shoe maker. Calif., where he Is under going treatment' Davia served YlVt months in the Aleutians and has been stationed at Camp Parks, Calif., since. He was with the state highway department for 19 years before enlisting. I Mrs. Davies and their sons, Mer- vin and Bicnarcu reside at laa South 21st street Mt. Angel Man Gels DFC j h AN FJGHTH ADt FORCE BOMBER STATION, England 1st Lt Ray- mend J. LeDoux (right), son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. LeDeax, Mt Aagel, Is eengratalated Ty his eenmaadlng officer, CaL Frank P. Hanter, jr Roanoke Rapids, N. C of the 3S8th heavy bombard ment ST0D9, after receiving the distinguished flying cross for "ex traordinary achievement while servtnr as navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress bombing mission over Germany October 15, 1944. "M"'t. 4&. S8ft Gordon H. RaadalW 30 day furlough, has been visiting relatives and friends in this com munity and will report to Ft Lew- fa Makiii Jinnara 77 H riK. turns to his1 unit with the 147th army hospital in the, Hawaiian is lands. He has been serving in the Pacific area of the Canton and Hawaiian Islands for three years. Ramona Jones of Eugene - will leave next week for Manhattan Beach, NY, where she will train with the SPARS. She is a grand daughter of J. T. Jones of Jeffer son and visited him this week. Forrest W. Simmons? known to his Salem friends as Dutch,M son of Mrf and Mrs. Fi, E. Simmons, has been! promoted from private first class to f sergeant according to word "received by bis parents. He is . with the mountain and ski troops in Italy, Sergeant Simmons, star basketball and football player at Salem high school, attended University ot Oregon where he was a Phi Delta Theta member. hi . h '1 i: v. -I ' .!'!'". t1 " ! - ;. ' : SI TURNER David A. Lowe, jr., radio technician first class, has been tranferred jto Del Monte, Calif.,lfrpm Herri. City Junior Cbl lege, Chicago for further train ing. He entered Herri City Junior college after completing ms boot training at the Great Lakes natal training station, where he com pleted his first course as radio technician. Mrs. Lowe and their daughter Diana Louise, are living in Turner at present. , : ' M i- 1 l ;.f.. . RonaldrE.' Bakery seaman first class, Is home on a 2 1-day leave visiting his parents, IMr. and Mrs. Earl Baker, 2600 Si Summer st He . has been In the South Pacific since he -enlisted a year ago and is enuuea to wear; tnree battle stars on his campaign ribbons, two for action on Saipan. The family camt Itol Salehi from i Portland where Ronald attended school. He returns td dutf February 2. ' Clarence F. Conrad, aviation ordnancel man second class, has j returned to San Diego following a leave spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G, Conrad, 1U5 Mad ison street I 1 ijt-pwj Fred Brlea Brroa .4 it. if. - 12 Men Leave For Foirt tem Twelve menIeft Salem Satur day for Fort Lewis, Wash, to en ter the armed Iservices under se lective service. I Three of the men were from Marion county" and nine were transfers. j Before' taking the bus at 8:13. anwthe men were giv en a? parting breakfast at the USO. Donald ' Owen Davidson, Salem, failed to repoi":;'; --1 : Men leaving included:. Dean El ton Arehart, Darrell Lee Satter and Glenn Arthur . prooks of Marion counr, - Transfers ' in- claded: George i Kenneth Math er from Stayton; Arthur Frank lin - Byers from North Sacra mento, Calif.; t Dysart Lessley Brooks from Grants Pass: Paul Piece from ' Sacramento, Calif.; Calvin LeRoy Cales from Leaven worth, . Kans.; j Robert William Minton from Beverly Hills, Calif.; Henry William Moore from Ster ling, Colo.;- Harold Wayne Mo Clain from South Tacoma, Wash.; Joe Witte Plemons from Cortez, Colo. - i -t Sergeant Hamar In Vital Unit tf .. ... -s . . .... ft.. . : ...-;.. . : . - , i' s i -.ii i n" 1 1 lim . LIBERTY Bill Austin, i motor machinist mate third class, is home en a 17-day leave from doty en a sabmartpe ta Paclfle waters. He took part fat the second battle of the Philippines last October and worked off Formosa-and Leyte. ; i h v I:. .... - ir i1 ! Sgt. Barries' v Unit Cited for Flight Work ; , ' . 8pocial to The Statesmaa AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE LIB-" ERATOB STATION, England Staff Sgt Ralph G. Barnes, routs) four, box 112, Salem, Ore, an ar morer, is a member of the 392nd bombardment group, a Liberator unit recently cited for "distin-. guished and , exceptionally ' out standing performance of duty" on 200 missions. ' " - . - The group has been overseas for more than a year. The 200th' mission was made on Armistice' day, the 100th on D-Day. The ci tation, issued by MaJ. Gen. Wil liam E. Kepner of second bom bardment division, read: . ' -"During this period of 200 mis sions, the 392nd attacked 120 tar gets In Germany and 80 targets. la enemy occupied territory despite adverse conditions and inclement weather at times,. . overcoming, fierce enemy fighter opposition on many occasions In order to reach WAG Drives for Eisenhower in Africa Theatre Sergeant Inez G. Scott natiye of Jefferson, has been visiting! her sister, Mrs. Kenneth Hutchins of Albany, and her mother, Mrs. Olive Scott of Longview, Wash. After this brief furlough, the army staff sergeant will report lor duty in i Washington, D. C, where she will continue to serve as personal chauffer for General Wilson who replaces the late Sir John Dill on duty In the national capital. The Albany WAC. was a . member of the first large contingent of volun teers ' to , leave Portland for Fort Des Moines in August 1942,! and she was one of the original WAC detachment -that landed In Algiers. Her first duty overseas . in Africa was driving a jeep. j'. "Shortly after that" she said Saturday, I was assigned to Gen eral Eisenhower's staff as a driver. Eisenhower had a soldier for bis regular driver but I drove; the visiting officers.-When Eisenhower left for England, I was assigned to Sir1 Henry ' Maitland Wilson,' his successor, as his personal "chauf ferLw :'?? i:i ' Since then Staff. Sergeant Scott has personally chauffered such famous world-renowned personal ities as Anthony Eden, Winston Churchill, Lieutenant Central Bradley and Patton, General Mar shall, Field Marshalls Montgomery and Alexander, and many others. In July 1944 she moved with allied headquarters to Italy. ' Africa Campaign MONMOUTH-HSgt Ronald Ha-, mar, son of Mr J and Mrs. Ed Ha- mar for two years has been in an aviation; engineer unit in' Af rica and the surrounding area where the unit was responsible for printing of all target charts and maps used by allied air forces in the Tunisian camnaiSh. in the bombing preliminary . to invasion I 'Missing' Man No W oi DiciiT. ana uaiy, ana in jam early aitacks on Rome, Foggia, Brenner Pass and the Ploesti oil B1H Wtert, Jr. 1 Atgeao Toung MONMOUTH W. A. "Biiri Welst Jr pharmacist mate in the TJ. 8. navy, has beea ta the Soeta Fa- eifle and is now at Farragat, He Is a sea ef Mr. and Mr. W. A. Weist rente one. 1 .;-; :-;.t-'v; -vs. Karens xoang is wttn a medical detachment in the Seath Pacific Be is a son of Mr, aad Mrs. Harvey Young and a grad- aata ef Monmouth high school. HATESVTLLK Lt Harvey' B. Christensen, who went overseas with the 41st division and. has since transferred - to the 32nd. arrived in San Francisco Friday . night and is on his way to Ft Lewis. His wife, the former Mar cette Frey, and their two-year-old daughter. Linda, who has never seen her father, are on their way to Ft Lewis. Lieutenant Christensen Is a son of Mayor George Christensen of i Silverton Is Prisoner of War fields. These men manned headquar ters of the newly- formed AAF en gineer company; the first consoli dated gineers fleura and printers, advanced .to clerks and typists to speed the I William James Byron RICKEEAIX Fred Brieo Byron, seaman 1e, has been en duty . aboard a heavy erelser in the. racifle for the last IT months. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Byron live here. Another son, Willlua Janes Byron, seaman 2e, has recently completed spe cial training at San Bruno, Calif, and was stationed at. Astoria. Their ! brother - la - law, Beyd Glen; Beanmont was recentlf promoted to seaman 1e on an aircraft carrier. His wife and three children live at 778 Senta 13th street and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beavmoat live at 2271 North Commercial 8t SILVERTON Flight Officer Alfred Crockett is in a hospital in India. His parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Crockett, have learned. He left for overseas service last Oc- "Holly "Jackson Says: -.29 8 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 a a a a a ti a a a a a a a a a g a a The best things come in smallest packages" or something like that. Anyway a lady volunteered "that . little bit of wisdom the other day . when we were feeling a little pet : lte about our little store. Well it kind of started us to thinking -What do the big boys have that we dont have?" ; (or can buy). - After all. Jewelry is Jewelry and I guess there is enough business -in this world for the big ones and ,y the little ones too, so we just ' paddle our canoe and try to make . our little shop outstanding in our personal interest and attention to each individual's requirements. We hope that you too will be come one of our customer hun dreds have since we opened the biggest little store in Salem. .. l Jackson Jewelers iZ 223 No. Liirty 0;pc5it GcMen Pheasant r X ! j i 1 A HOI.IE OF SYI.IPATHETIC EH1UTY . . .TRillQUIlOTY Tour -tribute to your loved anes will be memoeable in Its a-Kiat dignity and ooUitmity etstandiaaia its beaUtr and serenity . if it is con ducted by our eiSeient and tmderstanding fttaif. A tole phone call is sufficient to ptaceevn eorvtcoa in your You will receve . the same competent- sympathetic service whether you decide to expend a hundred dollars or a thousand dollars. 4 if i Tana pay nvont plan i asey be M anrangoo. J', sr MIDDLE GSOTE. M array Dow, radio technician in. the navy, who has seen many months of ac tion in the Pacific war theater, is at home on a 30 day leave. He will attend. aradio school in! the east later," v JEFFERSON- Pvt Arthur Lee Harris of Jefferson, who Was re ported missing by the war de partment since October 19, is alive and well. A letter written Decern- command, .of eatfoa en- , Ived by his parents, Mr. ' KZL?"!: nd Mrs. T. P. Harris rta that he is a prisoner of war in Got- lirrrJ "on him in three month aiuacu ea mawwvw ; t-v , waia tostu adaptability. Sgt Hamar Was in Africa at I sILVEKTQN A earn ef? beans Christmas time his family here I heated on his tank was the Christ- learned, but nisi headquarters had! mas dinner eaten by Pvt Vemon aavancea mto ltaiy. His wife and young eon, Charles Kay, formerly lived here with his parents, Mrs. Hamar was employ ed at Camp Adah until it closed. They are now liying. in Portland. Isabella MoGflchrlst ef the nien's army corps has Just, been Jackson in Belgium. A letter to bis parents here tells of the-holi day -ieast". wacrson nas seen considerable fighting ia-France, Germany, and. Belgium in) recent weeks. SnLTEKTOX Bay Dicker, aavy man of Seattle, Is receiving a med MONMOUTH Reports have reached the OCE campus that Charles Wilbur, ex-'44 student bombardier, was missing in ac tion over Germany. His wife, the former Charlotte Jensen, is at tending the University of Oregon. She was graduated from OCE last summer. -x. -.- . - i Aarea E. Dumbeck, AM 1e USN, has been spending an 18-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and . Mrs. Alfred Dumbeck, 203S North CommerciaL Dumbeck, a graduate of Salem high and formerly with Lockheed in Los Angeles, Is to re port to Camp Kearney at San Diego. He entered the navy two years ago. "I Dromoted to aerffeanti and with Ical discharge after several! years' her new stripes1 came a new. Job activ duty. His wife, the former and station. Sergeant McGilchrist ""w ouner. ana small daugn- who is the daughter of Mr. and I w"- luin n roruana. Mrsi James McGilchrist, 2500 S. Commercial, has been assigned to Fort Slocum, and is now assisting with the task of teaching soldiers back from the battle areas re-use of war-torn limbs and muscles. Prior to this assignment " Sgt McGilchrist was : on -j recruiting duty in New York state. The WAC sergeant a graduate - of Oregon State college, and a home econom ics major, served with' the office of price administration as atech- -aIof the state health and feed tog program, prior to her army e ustment - " f llccli I7c:I Insdalicn Installed under pneumatic pressure. . : AND . Metal InUrlocklng Weather Stripping Saves Bpcto 41 la year faeL Free EstimaU - Ne Obligation J. D. CanpBsll If 11 Keooevelt rheae S4M LESTON CHAELES HOWELL-EDWARDS I rUNElAL til N. Capitol. ! HOME!J 1 rhone g72 mm 5 M M Ii (WEATHS3' FE!!l.,.l I1 1 HlGf I n - - " - ' . - . - . ' . i - - The roofing of endurance, welded lata a so&i . vnU that dslae winter storma and bo2ng aam- mer wearier. t . ' ; -1 - ' . - m i - . CALL U3 TODAY en ., m j rA ah.rrr ... t m 7 ill CheeMi-sia St to mak( rtx , HOUSS A HOWE ' 1 Will! Did tUl GEOinCIDM. LilllPS MADE BY GENERAL ELECTRIC , v Fcr the Desircdisa c! Air-Borne Bacteria TODAY'S TREND - - - AIR SANITATION j The struggle of science against disease has progressed j farther in the Twentieth Centnrj than in any com parable period. Bacteria causing infectious respiratory diseases are carried in the air we breathe. AIR SANI TATION has long been the goal of Medical Research. ! TODAY THAT GOAL IS ACHIEVED! Proved by hundreds of Installationsin hospitals, in dustry, offices, military establishments and countless other---GermicidaJ lamps are successfully combating air-borne disease. School have reduced measles epi demics, hospitals have prevented r cross-infection and post-operative infection, and industrial plants have cut absenteeism caused by illness. v ' ' - , ! ULTRA-VIOLET air! conditioners sold by COURT STREET RADIO AND APPLIANCE CO. offer maxi mum efficiency and greatest economy in air sanitation. Following is a partial list of installations in Salem: SALEM GENERAL HOSPITAL (nursery and maternity ward) I ' ,.- MARION HOTEL (meat refrigerator) : COURT STREET RADIO AND APPLIANCE CO. 357 Court St I ' DEW DROP INN, 365 Court St. .ALS BARBER SHOP, 377 Court St. TOMKINS FOOD MARKET, 18S0 State St. . DR. WILL J. THOMPSON, Optometrist, Oregon Building -i ' RICHARD SEVERIN INSURANCE AGENCY & REALTY COn 212 N. High 1 -. BISHOP STUDIOS,1 520 State St. JLOHNSONS LADIES', READY: TO WEAR 464 State St. - i : 1 "L, DR. PEPPER BOTTLING CO, 1C9S N. Liberty St. X L GROCERY AND DONUT SHOP 341 Union St. CHUCK'S TAVERN (meat refrigerator) : 3190 Portland Road LOUIS DU BUY, 436 Belmont St. . . . . HARRY GUSTAFSON, Royal Court Apts. - - ' 1 ' r .r. - 'I. V' : 7e nave other Names ea File for Reference ' FKOTECT TOUX HEALTII - OKDEK NOW! '. we SST COURT ST. - rCONS SKS XIARST GUSTAFSON . gALZlL OiTQCri LOC13 DU BUY o.v t. t. f v MS. t W tf K ?V MK s- t? V ir . . v a w
