The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Thursday MorrJxuj.' March IS, ISIS fPAGE IIES Waldo Hills ? r arms oiiu Produce Well - (Continued from page 8) of the old apple and pear trees from ; the pioneer nursery. One till finds in th Rilwrtnn muntrv and occasional Early May, May Duke' or Red Marilla cherry, the ancestors of whichcame from the early Geer nursery. But not only did Grandfather Geer raise and sell trees, he also raised and sold fruit. 'At the farm fair at Salem in October; 1854, he took 12 first premiums in the fruit division. And besides his fruit, he experimented with hops and Mer ino sheep. Today two grandsons, A. A. Geer of Salem and Frank Bower of Waldo Hills, own two divisions of the old iand donation claim. But Geer doesn't farm at alt and Bow r cultivates only about 25 acres of his 178. Geer moved to Salem some years ago. His farm land is leased and general-farmed. The old house, most of which was built in 1851, stands vacant. Bower, in 1898, forsook farming to follow cartooning, working in San Francisco and later on the In dianapolis Star. He had the same ability as his well-known cousin, Homer Davenport, but his eyes did not have the strength of the Davenport eyes. Because of this, he was 'forced to retire just as he was gaining a name for himself. He returned to ancestral farm. But, he claims, he really liked farming, particularly stock farm lng, and only in winter, when Ore gon mist continues te fall, does he ever linger over the thought of office life. . N However, X never linger long, he smiles. "We seem to live long er on the farm, and Wing in Wal do Hills has been pretty good and Interesting." Mr. Bowers' own cartoon talks have added much to "the good and Interesting" liv ing in Waldo Hills, community folks , report Real Farming on Robert Riches' Place But it is about a mile from the old Geer donation claim that real farming is going on on one of the pioneer places. Robert Riches, youngest son of Charles Riches, and : grandson of George S. P. Riches is farming S33 acres, of which 373 are in the old land do nation claim of the grandfather, who was born in Norfolk, Eng land, came to Oregon in 1847, and four years later took over the ""claim which had been settled and relinquished first by Rankin Mc Cord. ! "Grandfather Riches grain and stock farmed. My father contin Ranch Ramblings By the - Rural Reporter John Tweed, who is field rep resentative from Willamette Pro duction . Credit association, with Mrs. Tweed, are on a trip into Ar izona. They plan to be gone two weeks. The Clackamas County Jersey club has 54 members, 83 percent of all eligible breeders. Its mem bers; during .the past 12 months, tested 78 cows officially, making ten records, establishing one sil ver, one gold, and one merit med al sire. ''- Carl Hanson and his son, Rob ert, planted five acres of alta fes cue and subterranean clover last June lth of which they are now very proud. Without limestone or fertilization, this five acres fur nished a week of pasture for 20 Jersey cows and heifers in Octo ber, a week In November and a week' in December. The Hansons' report planting 12 pounds of fes cue and four pounds of clover per acre on this , field which is too steep and rocky for successful ro tation and cultivation. Five' more acres are being planned for this spring on the Hanson farm. The Hanson farm is in the Deep Creek section in Clackamas county. , Klein Brothers, r Charles, Fred and. Sam, who recently sold their larger Holstein herd, are for the present buying their milk - - the first time in the memory of most of the family members. They do not, they report, like the sense tion sufficiently well to continue it. Likely they add, a dairy cow of nondescript breed will find its way to the farm for household purposes. They are planning farm sale of extra equipment for March 27. Their farm is four miles from Silverton, and an equal distance from Mt Angel. W I hear rumors of a new sum mer leal lettuce called Slobor which is being increased by seed growers to make it available to gardeners. It is to be listed in the 1948 seed catalogs. This new lettuce withstands midsummer temperatures without quickly shooting or "bolting" to seed. The US department of agricul ture tells us that if the plants are set 10 to 12 inches apart and only the basal leaves are used as they reach a desirable size, lettuce may be harvested from the same plants over a period of several weeks, ','j!v '' ; . : : , -. - t .. . - El " - i ! ; . ... . . ."""v. ' ; . '. A ' v. ' Iffl in II I u. in i iriii.iimimi.-:-iliiiiiinniin.iiniii m, mm i f Two Salem Sergeants Return From Pacific After 39 Months -A - 4 1- Among those who have arrived in the United States on furlough from. the southwest Pacific ithea- tre of operations, are two Salem servicemen: ' - TSgt Clayton R. Balding, ton of Mrs. Alem Burd, Rte. L Box 328, who served 39 months with the army infantry corps.! I sbgi. jtucnara veneman, son of Mrs.. Anna Veneman, 1415 Nor way St, who served 39 months with the army infantry corps. r ued in the same manner when he 1 making it a very desirable home- took over," Robert said, as he grown variety. paused a moment in his tractor- SDreadine of commercial fertilizer on a grass field. "We have had iODT-Makes Rulings Too much grain farming, too much cultivation in the good old days.' Grass farming is taking its place. It keeps-' the hills, from eroding, It rebuilds the soil, it permits graz ing and gives us a cash crop." Riches raises some hogs, some cattle and a few sheep, but grass farming is one of the main ven- i tures on the old donation land claim I recall as a child. I liked to be taken through Waldo Hills and see the acres and acres of wheat and oats waiving in the wind, t like . just as well now to drive through Edward Boatwrirht, . motor ma chinist mate, 1c, j (top), who wasithrtlled te see his youocer brother, Allan Boatwrightj sea man 1c, ; (middle) step , off ship; In a mid-Pacifie port. The Salein Man One of First U.S. Soldiers to Enter Famed I Walled City in Manila . f , (Spcciui to Tha SUtcsman) WITH THE 37TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN MANILA -Three i Oregon infantrymen were among the first American soldiers to enter I the famed walled city of Intramuros in Manila, when members of the 145th Infantry regiment of the 37th division took the fortress by assault Privates; First Class Kenneth I Birdeno, Astoria; John C. Neilson, Astoria, and Pfc Floyd Ai Doug las, lof 1790 North Front st, Salem, areimembers of company "F", which already holds the coveted blu ; and I gold Presidential Unit Citation for its outstanding work in the Battle of Hill 700, on Bou gainville last March. The old! walled 'City, built in 1590 to withstand any attack, had served its purpose well for 355 years. Its walls, in some places 40 feet thick, had withstood fire and cannon, and had never fallen to an attacking force. ; When it was finally taken it was a crumb ling ruin.- Company "T" bypassed the gen eral postoffice, where other mem bers of the regiment were engaged in room-to-room fighting, crossed Tart Ave. i moving across open ground under machine gun fire, and entered the famous .Quezon gate. They raced straight across the city, eliminating pockets of en emy resistance as they went, and by nightfall had taken a portion of the opposite walL i Inducted Together 1914 ; The three Oregon veterans were inducted together in February, 1944, and in their five months of overseas service have served in New Guinea, Bougainville, 'and Luzon. They landed on the first day of the Luzon invasion, and marcheS with company "F from Iingayen gulf to Manila in the vic torious campaign : which brought them to the old walled city of Intramuros. i In recognition of their excellent performance of duty in action in the Luzon campaign, they have been awarded the Combat Infan try badge.; The decoratioV, a sil ver rifle on a blue field, surround ed by an elliptical silver wreath, is presented to fighting infantry men who show exemplary conduct in combat ' i ' if Martin Ellei ! i , 1 . Now; a Major snip: ui a vuvi ;,.us - ) a gtm ; third brother, CpL Robert C. y Si KFCirlTlsr BoatwrUht, (bottom), ts with A11 x dtAiiy For Farm Auctions Livestock . auctions, which at first appeared banned under the ODT no-convention rule, are per missible if the showing of animals is confined to those offered for sale or additional animals drawn solely from the local trading area, according to a ruling obtained by the Western Oregon Livestock Growers association. ' Meetings oc--other gatherings held in conjunction with livestock sales require a permit if more than 50 persons in would be from beyond the nor the amy : now in Germany. They are son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Boatwright: 860 South I 20th street. (ha fSilla Kiii 4 ft or-a or cVmnttMt On the Will Haberly farm, where mal commuting zone or local trad once were grown chiefly wheat 8 ; and oats, and where one of the m .... . . 1 M : A. . AS 1 - k-. chines had its winter quarters, Marion County Jersey now grows rye and poultry. Across Breeders Meet Sunday were growing, Theodore Riches, i also a grandson of George S. P. Riches, is raising a huge flock of turkeys. There are also' turkeys on the Alex Doerfler farm, where just a few years ago, chambers of com merce from both Silverton and i WASHINGTON, March ?-14.r (Specjal)-There are a million of in i nnur v lat of tha Armv. attendance Ut . with nva n y The Marion county Jersey Cat tie club will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis McAllister, Sunday, March 18. The McAllister place is reached by highway 99 south from Salem for about four miles, . then turn Salem visited the "cleanest hog left on the Parrish Gap road for about two and one half miles. A no-host dinner will be served at one o'clock. All Jersey breed ers and friends are invited to at tend. " . morecto come. Weye done our large or small bit, and now we ! are out of (uni form, j But some how we don't feel exactly like civilians again. , There seems to be: a ; difference. i I '.fa (Special to The Statesman) HEADQUARTERS, 13th AAF, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC -Martin J. Elle,, husband of Ella M. Elle,' 1690 North 17th St., Salem, Ore, recently was promoted to major. Major Elle was originally com missioned in the infantry fin 1931 and received his commission in the AAF in 1942. He is operations officer in ia photo unit of the 13th AAF hi 1942. He is operations of ficer in a' photo uiit of the 13th AAF, feteran- jungle airforce and is stationed at an advanced airbase in, the Netherlands East Indies. jA graduate of Oregon State col lege, he received the master's de gree from the University? of Ore gon. Prior to entering the army Major Elle was. employed by the state of Oregon as assistant su perintendent tf public instruction. X Pvt. Clarice M. Harms chose te serve with the army:, air forces after she had taken her oath ef enlistment as member ef the women's army corps; The new WAC Is the daughter ef John Harms, 1711 South ; High at. Salem. A graduate of Anms- tOIo high school, she clerked in the Metropolitan prior te her enlistment. After her six weeks ef baste training at Fort .Dea Moines, la. Miss Barms will be assigned to an army air field far administrative or clerical daty. "Although I hare a brother-in-law la the service, Reb- ert W. Roepe, serving with the navy, I am the only member ef my imediate family eligible for service and I am traly proud,' he told Lt. Edith Di Re', who administered the oath. Marine 2nd 1A. Junes Albert Hen ery, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Henery ef 1579 Broadway, poses at the side of hla Corsair fighter plane at a base in the Bronze Star Awarded to Jess A Nunn (Special to The Statesman) WITH THE NINTH INFAN TRY DIVISION IN GERMANY First Lt Jess A. Nunn of Salem, Ore has been awarded the bronze star by Major General Louis A. Craig, commanding general of the veteran Ninth infantry i division, for meritorious service in opera tions against the enemy from July S to September 30, 1944. Lieutenant Nunni a member of the division's 47th infantry regi ment, was commissioned a sec ond lieutenant in July 1942, and saw action in the North African invasion and the Tunisian and Si cilian campaigns before entering operations In Normandy shortly PhllioDines. He Is fhrinr with after D-day. He served with the regiment during its drive across the Cherbourg peninsula, Into the city of Cherbourg and through northern France, Belgium and into Germany.'- the if Flying Devildogs' squad ron ef the First marine air wiqg-1 His wife's address is route one, bexUlG, Salem. Official ma rine photo.) v i I; ' . Si' ' "' t-f '- .: - - - 1 AiWeW and V. D. Black At B-29 Base in Marianas ! (Special to The Statesman) TWENTY FIRST BOMBER COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, Guam- (Delayed)' Two men from Salem, Ore., are among the hun dreds of enlisted men at a huge Superfortress base In the Mariana whose diligent efforts have made it possible for the giant B-29 bombers of Maj. Gen, Curtis E. LeMay'si 21st bomber ' command to strike regularly ' at the heart of Japan's ' war industry, , Said 'Directly Responsible1. ; They are members of e combat unit commanded by Brig. Geo. Emmett OTJonnelL jr who led the first B-29 striking force from Saipan to bomb Tokyo's aviation industry ion November 24, 1944. The work of these men and their fellow soldiers Is directly responsible for .the success of the B-29s In bombing Japan's war industries,' i General CDonnell said In congratulating them. The men realize their responsibilities in the pre-mlssion tasks of insvr- ing the maximum chance for safe return of the air .crews. "Without the spirit of teamwork which has been exhibited by every man, our pioneering job, which is only beginning, could, not have been a success. They have given their services fully and in com plete disregard for personal com forts and pleasures in lieu of hard work and long hours." An additional tribute has been paid to members o title unit for their toil in constructing - their B-29 bases. They arrived last Au gust and September and, since aviation engineers were busy with the high! priority task of airstrip building, they constructed homei for themselves and for the aerial combat crews who arrived later. The Salem men are: PFC Lester A. Wehner, whose wife, the former Sylvia R. Johnson lives ai 335 Oak st., Salem. His mother, Mrs. Martha Marie Weh ner, lives at Hillsboro. He was graduated from Hillsboro Union high school and attended Portland university for two years, majoring in , business administration. Prior to entering the army in Septem ber, 1942, he . was owner and op erator of the Wehner's Shoe Store, Tillamook. He is a member of the Kiwanis and Elks. Two brothers are in the service. Warren, a sec ond ' lieutenant stationed in the states, and Arthur, a staff ser geant with the army jn the Euro pean theatre of operation. PFC Valentine D. Black, whose mother,! Viola I Olson, lives at 861 South 1 12th st., Salem. His PFC Dorothy ArstlR Kellogg Woman Marine Visits Mother At Pratuin 1 is t PRATUM PFC Dorothy Ar- sttll Kellogg, US .marine corps women's reserve,! has returned to the marine air base at El Tora, Calif after spending: two weeks furlough with her mother, lira. Claud Trent, her! first visit home in two years. ( .1 v For the past six months Private Kellogg served as supervisor of station housing at the base, and relates many interesting experien ces, au tno way from finding new recipes for new brides to solving in-law problems. She received her boot training ati Camp LeJeune, ' NC, where she was stationed for ten months and served as clerk at the hostess house part of that time, i 1 : J . ... ! m Her husband, ISecond Lt Rob ert Kellogg wasi wounded. in ac tion in the drive on Bologna, in northern Italy, while with an in fantry division. He is now con valescing in a hospital near Na-pls- ; , , . wife, the former Merian C. Smith, lives at Dexter, Minnesota.' He en tered the army in: April, 1943. ' Eldpn E. Berryj Released From! Army Hospital Spending five days leave with her parents Is Alice Titus, hospital j apprentice 1c, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Titus, route I one, Turner. Miss Titus, a gradu ate of Aumsville high school, en listed in the WAVES at Salem, March 15, 1944, and took her in doctrination -at Hunter's college, I New York. Following completion j (Special to The Statesman) THE 106th GENERAL HOS PITAL, England Pvt. Eldon E. Berry,! 26, of 2261 N. Hazel eve- nue, Salem, Ore., has recovered at I of basic training she was trans this United States -army hospital, f erred to the naval i hospital at I from wounds received at St. Vith I Bethesda, Ma., and is presently on Dec. 29, 1944. While at this assigned to the Treasure Island hospital he received expert med- hospital staff medical record de ical care, followed by a period jof partment A ' brother, Glenn, is convalescence. He has been re-1 serving with the: South Pacific eased for a return to duty. He is a member of a parachute infantry unit and has been in the army since October, 1943.1 His! wife, Mrs. Nellie M Berry, resides at the Hazel avenue ad dress.; - , pens ' in the county. 1 see fil bert and walnut groves, where once grew only wheat. But most of all, I see grass fields, big-ones, little ones, on the north and ; on the south slopes of the hills. I found John Goodknecht till ing with a team of horses, but now only a few fanners still use Spray Program to horses, where in days gone by I le Commenced SOOIl each farmer had from eight to T- T 11 A. I ten horses. Tractors, trucks, cars! ."yrT J.im: J i,..,- v nlmnct " f euuuuici irun growers , WACU FM.VW .WM..Vh. i:uiiivicicij. , v4, wv, , . m on i; ..ii didn't believe much in and fertU- -""r OUiV. fcer on the fields, and much less ZtJSr7:Zi In commercial fertilizers, would be surprised to see , from ISO to 200 pounds of phosphate being scattered over the soil with a trac tor-pulled vehicle. es. ' inis should be applied just before the buds open. Farmers Union Has Conference A conference of county educa tional leaders of the Farmers Un ion was held Tuesday at the state headquarters of the union in Sa lem. The conference was called by Ronald Jones, state president. to outline a discussion program for the various locals of the state union ' during : the coming year. Alma Knower, state educational director, presided. Those ' attending included" Mrs. Knower, Jones, Harley Libby, Mrs. Harold Cooper,' Mfs. Aubrey .Tangen of Newberg, Mrs. S. D. Beiden of Corvallis; Hubert Es- ser of Mt Angel: Leonard Per- lich. Don Steffen. Mina Lee Spranger, Mrs. Percy Lamb of In dependence; Mrs. A. C. Tlede, J. R. Graham of CorvaUis, and Ar thur H. Bone, editor of the Farm ers Union. Cotes Find Airway g Good for Travel One of the most experienced' air travellers is the cow. Many cows have gone to Alaska during the last five years via the air route. . JEFFERSON Milton Libby. waist gunner in a B-24 bomber with the Eighth air force in Eng land, has been awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious service, and advanced to staff sergeant. 1 He has been overseas since last September and Mrs. Libby and son Stevie live in the Parrish Gap district She re ceived the medal and citation from Sergeant Libby recently. He. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Libby, TURNER Henry J. Hatfield. aviation machinist mate 2c, is home on leave after 18 months in the south Pacific. This is his first leave home since he has been in the, navy .for 89 monthsv . There Is a dif- . J' ference. We are Veterans- ? There are more than eleven mil lion men and women in the arm ed, forces. This means that, when this War Is successfully comple ted, our crowd of veterans will multiply rapidly. Some will , ap pear a bit chesty, even a mue su perior in a civilian world. Sec ret - lyt however, many of these': vet-1 erans will feel strange, perhaps somewhat lost . V It isn's easy to . lose that ex- service feeling - ,that kind of G: I.: pulse - - that is difficult to describe but to us . doesrrt need description. , We as veterans have certain rights. Congress has said so al ready, as have some of the states. We'rf supposed to have made sac rifices for our country, so benefits have3 been bestowed on us -on paper - - perhaps as a partial re payment Some of these benefits are not fullyi proven. How are they going to-' work, out in practice? - Aside from. (1) pension and retirement allowances for disability caused by military or naval service, and (2) itheright to get your old Job back, - - both of which I wilt dis cuss In detail - - most of the new federal benefits for veterans are part iof public law No. 346 passed by the 78th congress - popular ly known as the G. I. " Bill of Rights. - f Many of-these berfef its aren't understood because they haven't been; made fully clear; some are subject to easy misunderstanding and -others are too numerous to mention. ' - 4 If " - In: this column I want to write In the interest of all ex-servicemen , and women and their fam ilies. That; means practically ev erybody - since there's scarcely JEFFERSON -4 Royal Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Haft of Jef ferson, and a V-12 student at Wil lamette' university, expects to con tinue there three more semesters and receive his commission there, instead of going east to the mid shipmen school, i any family in this country with out at least one person in the serv ice. f: ii ! . J , ; I've j been mixed up with the troubles of many service men in the past two and a half years, and it's now my intention i to keep abreast and if possible ahead of the trials .and triumphs of ex- service men and women. ; Basicall my Job will be to re port for you the facts on' develop ments f affecting veterans or their families 1- - and to get them straight! . There'll be no predictions - such as those made by the military experts: who tell you today ; what will happen tomorrow and' next day tell you why it didn't hap pen. No politics, no prejudices and few personal opinions. ' In other words, this is purely a service-for Uncle Sam's ex-serv ice world. OLE SJ.1T0 iL'i:j cut 32,c:d,c:3 EXTRA nE FCHITS The greatest windfall of extra ted point erer im goteg thia month, and eacH month lollow lng. to American house wires throughout the country. " 32 million extra red points, ap proximately, will tie handed out by meat dealers to customers who turn la used fats tn a great ' Victory drive for this essential of medicines, gunpowder, synthetic rubber, soaps, paints and a faon dred other necessities on the battlefield and home front. For each pound of fata turned la. every bousevtf e Is entitled to 2 red points. ' The need for used fats la st!3 urgent. Women are urged to save eery drop, every spoonful of crease possible and keep savins until final Victoi.-y var boUi Germany and Jajiaa. fleet aboard the USS Drake. JEFFERSON "Mr.: , and Mrs. W. E. Campbell received a letter a short time ago, from their son, Pvt Delbert Campbell who has been in the army,; with the artil lery for seven months, is stationed at .- Ft. Meade. Md. i Another son, i Earl Campbell, fireman first class Set; IJoyd Brown i and ' Mrs. Brown are here as visitors to the i homei of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. in the navy, stationed at little i Lewis L. Brown, 1150 North 18th street They will remain until Saturday. A brother, Lewis : B. Brown, in the merchant I marine is t th Marine hosDital: in Se attle for a routine physical check up, l Creek, Va., made a trip to Ft Meade to see his brother, i The j boys hadn't seen each other for eight monhts. Another son, Leo Campbell has been in the navy for nine months. He is a fireman first class. ASV1SSXT . wwv- i tatfca &hijr . Uqsor Ceatrat I, ijfir . Cenwinisa i ;' ; Lw. .I. -... Vfi , w-. tm rrvi lot -JS v&Z VO:A r-e ' : i 15 SALEII U0I1EII IIEEDED HOW TO SERVE UITH Ii SPECIAL IIEDICAL 1 0IJIT FROII TfflS AREA" . Tho5 selected will represent Salem in a spectsl medical unit which will receive training j at Ft. Ogle thorpe, Ga., and men return to duty at ithe' hospital they choose within the JJinth Service Command. . Call at the Women's ArjnyT Corps Recruiting Station . - and join the special Medical platoon from Ihii area, . - leaving for training soon. . I . Writs, (fell cr IM iho Cwpcn Haw! Fits 'Please "1 Mnd mm Inlonnation otbout kow I may ' I MumAil i lrVK4lft ; men rwss vl vmmwiI-wm Women's Army Carps Recruiting Station, 1211 Post OaceBldg.. . jScdem Oregon. j . J I I help our wounded i fighttng mon oe a I memby . of : the Medical platoon from my area. f I Mam ! S Street . - Qty u r i State.iu ( ) I am between the ages of 23 and 41 f Sponsored in the Interest of, Victory by 2)u 31 ELKS mm - . of SALExM, OREGON