Tha OBEGOJI STATESMAN, Solas, Orjon, TkWay Morning, March IS. 1S4S- PAGE SEVEN r - 4 '. it Rebekahs Plan For Ceiebration . Salem Rebekah lodge met in tegular session Monday night with Mm. Emil Otjen presiding. Mrs. Neva Clark, Mrs.Ocie Has kins, Mr. Laary Haskins and Mrs. l&rl Bjamere were initiat ed. Mrs. Melvin Ready, chair man of the program committee for the golden ' anniversary. March 19, will be assisted by Mrs. John Darnielle and Mrs. Clarence Tbwnsend. Those on the decoration " committee are .Mrs. Lloyd Pepper, chairman, Mrs. Jennie Chalmers and Mrs. Elsie Rhoteru The kitchen and dining room committee consists of Mrs. Pearl Nichols, chairman, Mrs. Gustave Erickson,Mrs. Al ta Scott, Mrs. George Henderson and Mrs. Rose Hammer. . ,,;-. F, L. club St. Patrick's card party will be tonight at 8 o'clock at the Oddfellows hall. All mem bers and friends are invited to come. The past district deputy presidents will be honored on March 26. Rainbow Girls Hold Initiation Initiation was held as part of the cerembny on Tuesday night when Chadwick assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls met. Carolyn Carson is worthy ad visor and Mrs. Wayne Henry, mother advisor. ' Initiated into the order were Jean Peterson, Nancy Morley, Jacqueline Notick, Gale Juve, Patricia Elliott, Maittyn Waters, Judith Dean, Dorothy TeChelle, Donna Lambert, Marcelline Hutchinson, Lola Mae Windeker, Sue McEihinny, JoStn Elliott, Beverly Hutchinson. Edith Ann Simpson, Barbara Jean Taylor, Garine Fair, Barbara Zumwalt, Barbara McNeil. Voted into membersliip were Carol Ann Cantway, Betty Bang ert, Lolita "Taylor, Marjorie Becke and Mary Ruth Dowd. ' Rainbow girls will attend the Silverton assembly'i first birth day party on March 19. Business Girls . Attend Dinner 1 A croup of Salem Business and Professional Girls of the YWCA . were in Portland Tuesday night to attend the 18th annual world wide observance day of .Business and Professional Girls clubs of the YWCA. The dinner cele bration was held at the Portland YWCA. '. . The guest speaker was Dr. Morgan Odell, president of Lew is and Clark college, who talked on "Reachinf Individual Secur ity Through World Cooperation. Attending from Portland were Miss Vera r Wood, Miss Rosalie Dalke, Miss Mildred Yetter, Miss Martha Fischer and Miss Elian Van Arsdale. Famiy Reunion At Strode Home ? A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Strode Sunday in honor of their nn. Gordon W. Strode who is home on a five day furlough. f Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Winter, Mr. and Mrs. John Winter and children, Doro thy, Walter and Arthur, Mrs; Will Murry and daughter, Doro thy and Roberta, and Mr; and Mrs. Earl Strode and children,' nordcm Wesley.. Marvui, Leona Eleanor. Elza and Glenda. Gor don will leave for San Diego Friday morning. 43 TIPTV MUM . SET. JrfifL C-T for fish, fowl meats und cconczny meals - M 1 ...... j, ; ' L M 1? t ; - ! v. 1 : I - - -'AV WT I . - i - - "i '-' - ' Women of this area are enjoying the .bright and colorful salon of j Esther Foster, opened a week agat on North High st- Salem. The i leaf mold green walls are set 'off py; plaid draperies in the same j shade with chartreuse, yellow; mod; jcream, and by the natural woodwork and coffee tables. The deep chairs, not in the picture, are i raspberry, as are draperies to stock! and dressing rooms. An nn usual feature is the cosmetic bar,' pictured t the right, with Its : screen of hanging plate glass shelves Portland Hero Dies in Action On West Front PORTLAND, March 14 -(P Ma j. James V. Johnston, jr., who rushed out so often to meet the enemy he was dubbed "the pint sized ball of fire," has been killed on the western front. I i ! The 28-year-old, Portland offi cer, who led attacks along the Roer river and once crawled through a loaded mine fiejd to clear a supply line, died in action March 4, his parents said here today. Reaching the from alter six years in the ajmy, Johnston was given temporary command of his battalion on his third day under fire. He was famed for leading "march fire" assaults firing from the hip on the run, with a .45 caliber gun which his father had given him and taught him to shoot His widow, Mrs. Anna Leys Johnston, lives at Doth am, Ala, Clatsop Tract Awarded To Help War Veterans ASTORIA, March 14. -()- county court has awarded a 840 acre tract of Clatsop county land to help war veterans and further reforestation plant In the county. The court gave the' land to the local post of the Veterans of For eign Wars for ten years to assist its annual Christinas tree sale and the post agreed to replant areas denuded by the holiday tree har vest. - The tract may also be develop ed as a camping ground for scouts and 4-H club groups, the post an nounced, si Friendship Class Gives Party Tor Two Members MILL CITY The Friendship class of the Presbyterian Lhurch honored two members, Mrs. Arlo Tuers and Mrs. Frank Merrill, with a double shower, Friday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Her bert Schroeder. Mrs. Pearl Lom ker was assistant hostess. Others present were Mrs. Maude Clarke, Mrs. Mary Kelly, Mrs. AHce Rupp, Mrs. Julia Bassett, Mrs. Margaret Kergil, Mrs. Esther Fisher, Mrs. Doris Morris, v Mrs. Eva Duffy, Mrs. Donala Anderson, Mrs. Fayc Verbeck and Mrs. Alberta Smith. to its c:::ess i va--'n ,m . L it; . t - r Anti-JapBody Asks Dillon I Myer Ousting ; GRESHAM, Ore., March l4-4) Resignation or dismissal of Dil lon S. Myer, director of the war relocation authority, is asked in a resolution approved at an anti- Japanese mass' meeting here. Tbe. resolution charges Myer and I his associates in. the IWRA have been "neither wise ! of pa triotic' in handling resettlement of 'Japanese on the west Icoast Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes i asked to dismiss " Myer it he does not resign. ' ' - r " i The meeting sponsor, Oregon Pro p e r t y Owners'. Protective league, announced it had. em ployed A.' E. McCroskey, Seattle, v- : L i i i wj ; jicau - i . campaign bcc&iuk - a constitutional amendment to ex ile all persons of Japanese ances try from the United States The league asks the amendment on the grounds that the Japanese do I not make good Americans either by; birth or naturalization. Eugene Schools to Get Six Suburban Districts J EUGENE, March 14-(JP)-Six Suburban school districts will con solidate with Eugene city schools as result of voter approval of the: proposal. ; ; 1 . I ! Two districts declined the pro posal in a special balloting.? Rubber tired war and i models. (50 hn)6S Mrs Boedeker Lyons Worker Fol; Red Cross LYONS Another Rebekah ben efit card, party was held at the hall Saturday night- High scores were held by Mrs. Oscar Naue and George 1 perry. Mrs. Naue also drew the traveling , prise. 1 The committee was Mrs. George Berry, Mrs. Floyd Bassett and Mrs. Mel bourne Rambo. . ' ' ' i " .-' TheRed Cross drive is well un derway; in Lyons with Mrs. Alex Bodeker1 general chairman. ; Her helpers are Mrs. Roy Huber. 'Mrs. Earl Allen, Mrs. Clyde Bressler and Mr. Floyd Bassett: James Tomb will solicit the McCully Mountain territory and Mrs. Wil liam Prichard the Weasel Flat The Womens Society of Chris tian Service will "sponsor; a silver tea at the community club house March 23. . ... ' -.!- - V Mrs. ; George Keeley of Eugene visited I last week with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Huber, Mrs. Paul Smith is spending sev eral days in Salem with' her sis ter. Mrs. H. C Schields. Smith who is j in the Southern Pacific hospital i in San Francisco, Is re ported S much- improved. I f Clyde McRae has returned to his home in Fox Valley after spend lng the last year in Portland In defense1! work, Mrs. McRae 're mained! with her daughter until her scjiool is finished, j Mr. and' Mrs. Fred Gooch, who have spent the last two months in Medfotd with" their son ; have re turned to their home -here. Misa Beulah Lewis is employed at the Brassfield store,, the Lyons food market. 3 Hal i Howard ha3 beeif notified to report to Fort Lewis, March 23 for induction into the army Howard is a member of the Lyons school board. ': A Mrs, (Shirley Julian and sister- in-law,! Mrs. Paul Deshaw of Port land, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Julian. Mr.! and Mrs. Paul j Johnston, Shirley and George of Fox Carrot, Valley were Sunday dinner guests of hi mother, Mrs. Daisy John- f i ston. Roberts FU Votes To; Change Night Roberts local of the Farmers Union voted Tuesday to meet on the first instead of the second Tuesday of each monthj In spite of a heavy rain storm, there fas marked increase in the attendance. ; Two members, Glenn Bidgood and LeRoy E. Grote, were electejl.j to membership Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Hiilman were given the obligation by president Mil ler. 'f- : . Reports from the state warehouse annual meeting and the! state Far mers "Union convention Were made by 'flarvey Schuebel and J. W. IselyJ Schuebel gave a summary of the business transacted by the state! warehouse cooperative dur ing 1944, calling attention to def inite jhai iges in management and methods of conducting business. Isely (In his report, covered par ticularly the educational and co operative value of the Farmers Union! and said that in solving farm: problems, "definite - results can be attained only through edu cation, cooperation and unity of action," ' r - ! - '' For,; entertainment,! Wanda Vaughn played a piano selection. araware j I : On Substantial xnasonite fIoorinswilI fold prewar " to lil.335! Wicker, In blue and pink trim. Buy them or cat, all Id Don't Wait See Us Now 120 North Commercial 'Oscars' Will Be Presented i - i . . HOLLYWOOD, March 14 -(JP) The ;motion picture academy awards function will be held to morrow - night on schedule, re gardless of the movie strike. Plans went ahead today If or the annual announcement Tot awards and presentation : f 'Oscars" . at the Chinese theatre on! Hollywood boulevard. - i . Candidates nominated for out standing work in ' the hidustry, plus mora than 2000 top ranking dignitaries - of the . entertainment worldJ will make up the guest list Invited to attend, while arrange ments were completed to handle thousands of movie fans gathered outside the theatre. i OregoiL Water Supply Looks Poor in Spots PORTLAND, Ore, March UJP) Despite almost normal February snowfall, Oregon's water supply outlook continues poor ia many localities. " I " The semi-final report of the fed era! 1 soil conservation fervice's irrigation division showed that most; lands served chiefly from reseryoirs have in sight 'fgood to fair"" water supplies. Areas rely ing on unregulated stream flow havejonly 'fair to deficient" pros pectsv . ' ' ' . t Preliminary forecasts for April to September, stream flow : indicate a statewide deficiency of i run-off. Greatest deficiencies indicated will be in the Malheur j an$ Silvies rivers, Deep creek in Warner val ley, land for supply tqJOchoco, Crespent lake and Hyatt prairie reservoirs. j Oregon Cities To Be Marked 1 : .!, AM Flying PORTLAND, March 4-4VA program to mark , Oregon cities and I towns to aid civilian flying has ibeen approved by the state board of aeronautics. 1 The board said today it will provide paint and materials communities for signs that would indicate name of the town, the nearest airport and true j north. Only cities east of! the Cascades can be marked cow, but the board expressed belief the army will soon open the western half of tW' state to private flying. .... : . . , Lee "Eyerly, Salem, waf reelect ed chairman, and Pay Maroney; Portland United Air lines station manager, was named aecretary- trM5iirr I 3 Reciprocal License Tli T C-..f The senate roads and nignways committee Wednesday I reported out' without recommendation a bin! providing, with some excep tions, that moor vehicles prop erly registered in another state shall not be required to take out licenses in Oregon ! if the other states reciprocates. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Boehringer, Mrs. FitipatricTc and Mri Query.' - : , , .i Sleel Hellers card table size! (O) arabbit, lamb, dog oh rockers or wheels ! f . , -! Iwate othera of the pretty, ptactical van- V; vSv'-S 1 h 11 Hi WarfubllFrtagedsUgRiigsl. OQ - C ' ! ISft I 'ft"1 : t flTtnl ctU. plaid t2, X.y V V;lijvd?tS C "if '4 ? - Heavy HeveniMe BraUe4 OraJa.l :QQ' -'vU is. U . .,.loiigwariag,lienaU27S4.US $l9y&&& 1 ' ' ' - . . . lwiiry-aort -high pUe. Was. MT txiX? . rz i i iviiwluiuvi y v ceil ul - 'azfe On v - Lv. - a ji- . f 155 IT. Liberty Phona. 3134 . - ' "- - ! . . -. ' ! j . J' i - 1 - -- --' -- ' iassssssasssssssssnssssssssassssa Newspapers DaGoodJpb Says Speakei "America's newspapers are do ing an excellent job; of factual reporting and Time, Jthe weekly news : magazine, augments this coverage with additional factual reports from"offices in the prin cipal cities of the Wold Hunter Van Sicklin of the public rela tions department of Time, Incor porated, told memberf of the Sa cra Rotary dub at their noonday meeting Wednesday. ' ' ' f - "Our editors readt . 102 1 daily newspapers from ' the principal world cities he said, f 'and though story may "be. written from a different angle in a half dozen different papers, it is Time's job to separate the wheat from the chaff in each report and produce the most comprehensive story possible." ;:.! i .: ' ''. Bob Weber, business manager of The Clarion, Salem senior high school paper, and Sam Bowie, V-12, Willamette university, were introduced as the students of the months and win be guests of the Rotary : club each meeting this month. -s : British Close Last Gates of Fort Duf ferih MANDALAY, BTlcma, March 14 CVBritish Indian artillery - and infantrymen closed jthe last re-, maining south gate . of Fort Duf-' ferin In this rubble-heaped city today, trapping the Japanese gar rison." ." r 1 ' ' 1 - ' f : - . '- ' ' : A barrage of shells set fire to the south gate moat bridge and installations, halting any enemy truck or tank movement in or out of the battered -fort, and artillery men had the north, east and west gates under point blank fire. A railway line leading out of the southern corner j of the fort al ready had been cut. by infantry men. ' ; j I . " Through the business and resi dential streets of Burma's second largest city the tank men and ar tillerymen moved crushingly for ward, blasting to ibits nests of Japanese snipers. I Moire Your Hcime Brfefifer i I I I Aloe Beautiful with I . : II - i : . Ti !! ::f.: ' II : : &catt$i Rugs ' , V - I ri!.!? f -r-wearing ; I -r w m mmw Hill - ..r y - r i- ; 'Quiz Kids9 Can Explain Why Meat Is Short - By Ernest Yaecar - WASHINGTON, March 14 -(JP) The "Quiz: Kids" came up with answers - today ; after Senator Wherryj (R-Neb) shouted a ques tion to them as they sat in the senate Visitors gallery. Wherhr isaid. there are three million cattle hi the country, corn is spoiling in the grain belts and he wanted to know why meat is not available for dinner tables throughout the country. "I want to ask the Quiz Kids," he told, the senate. "I can't find the answer here." The kids,' being a bit shy per haps, didn't answer right out in meeting but later eight-year-old Joel Kupperman told reporters, "I thmk they; just don't transport it to the right place, that's, alL" "The obvious reason," remark ed that wise old boy, Richard Williams, 15, "is the shortage of railroad cars." "They apparently won't be able to send enough cars until after the war needs are taken care of." Harve Fischman, 14, said it seemed to him "the army and lend-lease are taking most of the beet" i Senator' Lucas (D-Ill), Majority Leadeij Barkley (Ky) and Wherry took n time out from the food de bate to praise the Quiz Kids who are to compete with four senators on their radio program next Sun day night: "I listen nearly every Sunday UPERIOR V "V CAU ZtVCt? n tlC ones thatiare ;continually vLKVlwfcin a fog,8 making their yyrTm I SK,m Don't let your eyes help the. enemy at this stage of the struggle. If you have any doubt as to the "seeing ability" of your eyes don't neglect them another dayl Phone (Salem) 5458 for an appointment TODAY. S DR. S. A. 148 N. Liberty i in) y-m I right with great humiliation t their display of knowledge," Bark-; ley remarked. f "All I have to say is may God have mercy on f the souls of the' senators who are to be pitted against them -f '.Ui . i Senator Hatch (D-NM), one of those referred to, arose to remark: r "May I say amen." . . - Security- Organization i To Be Topic at Meeting PORTLAND, I March 14 - W The proposed world security or-1 ganization will be discussed here: March 28-27 by, Charles P. Taft,; director or the ; state department of economic affairs and son of the late president. Ife will address the United Nations f association insti tute. Famed Cenfral Oregon ! Keystone Ranch Sold I BEND, March lU()'ISal of central jOregon's famed Keystone ' ranch to Howard MayCeld, well known stockman, was reported to-; day.;:;-,;;v, ;j,:- y; . V ; The ranch, once owned by C Sam Smith, pioneer day Crook county sheriff, was purchased from Jacob Gallus, Portland. Permanent Push Wave o rn Complete.; Jwy Open Thurs. Eve. by Appointment Phone 3662 Castle Perm.; Wavers 305 First National Bank Bldg. Are Your Eyes Help- ing or Hindering the Fight for Freedom? t It depends on how you care for them. Eyes that see accurately; easily and quickly are an asset The - and retard i production are a uaoiuiy. Y7HEATLEY Phone 5456