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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
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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
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- 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.
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HeldinPlin
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. ,
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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
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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
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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
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Unit Cited for
Flight Work ;
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Installed under pneumatic
pressure. . :
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Metal InUrlocklng
Weather Stripping
Saves Bpcto 41 la year faeL
Free EstimaU - Ne Obligation
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LESTON CHAELES
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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.
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