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Tas OREGON STATESMAN. Scleta. Oregon. Sunday Morning; May 23. ; 1945
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Rollin Graber
Advanced to
Rank of Major
SAN FRANCISCO, ! May 1
Rollin J. Graber, son of Mr; and
Mrs. John Graber, route four, box
77, Salem. Ore., has been promot
ed to "the rank of major in the
army air corps, according to an
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announcement .from Fourth air
force headquarters in San Fran
cisco. . Major Graber is assigned
to the Production Cohtrol Divi
sion. of Fourth Air Force.
: A graduate of Salem high school
and a former member of the Ore
gon, national guard, Major Graber
has-been in. the army, since Sep
tember, 1940, when he! was called
to active duty as a second lieuten
ant in the coast artillery. Late in
1940 he was promoted to first
lieutenant and in 1943 he was
made a captain.
At present, Major and Mrs. Gra
ber and their daughter Gloriar are
residing at 166 Curits Ave., San
Francisco.
Clyde McMillin
Killed in Action
- DONALD PFC Clyde McMil
lin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
McMillin of Donald, was killed in
action April 25 in the Philippines,
his parents were notified Satur
day. He is survived by his wid
ow, "who also makes her home at
Donald, and brothers, Everette in
Italy and Claude, his twin, in the
service in the States.,
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Rough Time
On Morotai
Is Described
WASHINGTON -(Suecial)-Japs
in the jungles of Morotai dropped
hand grenades and charges of high
explosives from trees on American
infantrymen, related Staff Sgt
Kenneth V. Ballweber, and in
general put up the most vicious,
bitter defense imaginable.
"Things got pretty- rough," the
23-year-old infantry division vet
eran from Oregon commented.
Sergeant Ballweber, leader- of
a rifle squad for 22 months over
seas and who was wounded on
Morotai, was interviewed at Let-
terman General hospital in San
Francisco where he awaited trans
fer to another hospital. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Ball
weber, who reside at 535 Mad
rona ave- in Salem.
The jungle was heavy," the
freckled, red-haired sergeant ex
plained, "and a good deal of the
time we couldn't get our machine
guns up to the front lines to
sweep the treetops for snipers. The
Japs not only sniped at us from
the trees, but also dropped hand
grenades and 'satchel charges' of
explosives. It was hot, all right'
Sergeant Ballweber, who earned
the combat infantryman badge, re
ceived his basic training at Fort
Lewis with the 33rd division.
He was struck in the left leg
by Jap machine gun fire on Mor
otai. ,
"It was seven miles back to the
hospital and it took me two days
to make the trip. Native litter
bearers carried me out about two
miles to a small river, then built
a raft of bamboo and floated the
whole party of us wounded men
down to the hospital.
"Those natives were wonderful,
believe me."
Sergeant Ballweber received the
Purple Heart.
Gradiiating Froit West Point
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! W. K. Horner
Dies on Nazi
Bajtlefront
LEBANON Maj. WiUiam
Kenneth Horner, son! of Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Horner of Sweet Home
died April 17 near the Elbe river
front. A major lin the 735 ordn
ance division attached to the 35th
infantry, he was! that week, acting
as colonel while the 'regular; col
onel had a resti:. v: 1 -"" ' j
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Bom in Portland, March 2, 1919,
he was - brougnt to this vicinity
when a small child. He was a; stu
dent at the Oregon College of Edu
cation at Monmouth for twO years
and was mobilized" with ; the na
tional guard at; '. Camp Lewis' in
September. 1940,; one of the origir
nal 41st division. He Was sent to
WEST POINT, N.Y. (Special)Nine cadets! from Oregon will be J VamP f z OIIlcers . wamT
graduated from the UJS. military academy here on June 5, including kT i
Wallace K. Wittwer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman O. Wittwer, of 245 Aberdeen, Md, Los Angeles ; and
D st, Salem, Ore., and William B. Crary, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.; B.
Cranr of 1689 B stT Salem. 3 " 1 I
The graduating class has 853 members, New York leading with I
92. The class is the largest in the academy's history. All cadets Will
be commissioned second lieutenants in the various branches of the
service, s' - i .1 fe tj
Of the 14,434 cadets who have been graduated here, some 10,000
still are living and of the latter figure about 85 per cent now are in
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Both Wittwer and Crary- are appointees of Congressman James W.
Stockton, Calif . The 35th division
was shipped to England 1 in May
1944 and was with Patton's army
in the spectacular dash across
France. He had been with the
Third and Seventh, and was in
the Ninth army when killed. ,
He married Eleanor Bechtel of
Salem in 1942. She is in California
working in a defense plant! His
Mott: both attended Salem high and the West Point prep school at parents live in Sweet Home; one
Fort Wmfield Scott, Calif. ! j ! brother, Amos, j is in Stockton,
Wittwer, during his first class year here, attained the high rank Calif. A sister, Mrs. Lvjtcilee Welch
of cadet captainl was a member of the Ski club, a Sunday school teach
er and chairman of the Hop committee. He will be commissioned! in
the infantry. : I S
Craiy, who previously attended Willamette university, turned jiut
for the boxing team. He will be commissioned in ordnance.
New IMexico-
Survivor of
Bombing Raid
SAN FRANCISCO, May l-4JPt
The UJ5. battleship New Mexico
kept her guns blazing on bombard
ment schedule for five days after
her j captain nd 27 other officers
and! men were killed by a Japanese
bomb Jan. in Lingayen gulf,
Philippines. . ! .. ,
This first battle damage to the
26-year-old battleship, which was
in the Atlantic when so many of
her. sisters suffered at Pearl Har
bor was disclosed here today by
the; 12th naval district.
Capt Robert W. Fleming, USN,
was killed when the bomb struck
on the port navigating bridge.
Also killed were William Chick
ering of Honolulu and Piedmont,
Calif- Time magazine war cor
respondent, andx.t Gen. Herbert
Lumsden, British royal marines
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The New Mexico was hit by the
aerial bomb while engaged in the
American! pre-invasion bombard
ment of Luzon island.
Material damage to the ship
nicknamed "The Queen" by her
crewcaused little loss of battle
efficiency. Repair parties quickly
put out fires and cleared wreck
age. ' :!''"'
The announcement disclosed
that AdmL Sir Bruce Fraser, com
mander bf the! British fleet, also
was aboard the New Mexico at the
time as an observer.
The ship was repaired at Pear
Harbor and within a month was
back at ! sea tinder a new ; com
manding officer.
John Stettler, city fireman, will
leave this evening for Oakland,
Calif- where he will visit with
his two sons, John, jr a marine,
and Thomas G., of the navy. John
called his father on the phone
and told him he had not seen his
brother in the Pacific. Two hours
later the other -on called. The
sons sot together for a reunion
and will be joined by their father
Monday. '
' John went through the Bougain
ville, Guadalcanal, Guam and Iwo
Jima battles and came off un
scathed, his father said. Thomas
arrived in this country fresh from
the Marianas. John has been
promised a leave and will visit
Salem. Stettler reported his son,
Thomas, said it was problematical
whether he could secure a leave.
Alva Andersen
Dies of Wounds
STAYTON, May 19 Sgt Alva
Andersen, U.S. marine corps, died
on February 28 of wounds re
ceived February 19 at Iwo Jima.
His wife, Mrs. Donola Swan An
dersen, was notified of his, death
and burial on Saipan this week.
Besides the widow survivors are
a year - old daughter, Kathleen
May; his father, John Andersen
of Mill City; two brothers Darrel
of Mill City and Arthur of Lyons;
three sisters, Blanche Gibson of
Mill City, Peggy Smith of Rich
land, Wash., and Roberta Smith
of Stay ton; and several half broth
ers and sisters.
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Pvt. Joe Welfe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Wolfe of Shaw and
husband of the former Hazel Han
sen of Salem, is in a hospital at
Spokane recovering from serious
shrapnel wounds incurred last
February 7 on Luzon. Private
Wolfe, who has been awarded the
Purple Heart, entered the service
last year. He is expected home
soon on a furlough. !;.
HAYESYI LLE MOMM Vt
George (Monte) Christopherson,
was home on a short visit over the
weekend and made the acquaint
ance of his new son. '
. Pvt. Lloyd Lytle is home on t
furlough. He is serving as an MP
fiear Alexandria, Louisiana.
SAN MARCOS ARMY AIR
i FIELD, Texas -(Special)- SSgt
i Richard H. Arnold, son of Mrs.
t Kathleen Arnold, 883 Bellevue st.
' Salem, has been assigned to this
i AAF training command naviga
I tion school. Sergeant Arnold serv
i ed in the European theater of op-
. erations with the Eighth air force
for eight months.
Jack D. Smith's
Death Reported
Sgt. Jack D. Smith, son of W.
Smith, 2605 State st, whose
death in action was reported to
his father here late last week, is
the second son of the family killed
in this war. Both were serving
in the AAF.
is in Boise, Idaho, and another
sister, Armina j Graves lives in
Sweet Home.
Scio Servicemen
Spend Furloughs
With Relatives
SCIO Glen Holland, Seabee,
expects to be , released from ! the
navy within a few months. Mrs.
Holland visited him in California
recently. Their daughter, Mrs.
Patricia Lowers, whose husband
has been in the service for some
time, accompanied them. Raymond
Chromy,- who resigned as Scio
city councilman two years ago to
enlist as a Seabee, also is expect
ed home within a few days.
Arvol "Tucker" Bates has ! re
turned to duty In the navy after
leave spent with his parents
near Scio, Air. and Mrs. oral
Bates. . - ' -;' ;-. i : -
Dorris Copeland, 29 months in
the service and recently in the
Guam theatre, is spending a 130
day furlough with, his sister, Mrs.
Carl Cyrus, and with other rela
tives in Oregon.; Both he and Mrs.
Cyrus were reared at Pendleton.
Mrs. Van Cleave Is
Hostess at Shower
HAZEL GREEN Mrs. Hattie
Van Cleave entertained with a
shower at her home I Wednesday
for her granddaughter - in - iaw,
Mrs. Merrill Van Cleave. ! ,
Mrs. Minnie Dungain, who has
been ill for five weeks, is slowly
regaining her strength and is able
to be up some. ; ;
G. G Loomey has been ill for
the past week, j
Commencement at
Scio to Be May 29
Set. McWuinon
30-Day Furlough
From War Area
Tech. Sgt. Wes McWain, wth
the . 5th combat camera unit ! of
the 5th air force, is home on a 30
day furlough after spending 1 25
months in the Pacific theatre)! of
war. His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. E. McWain, 90 Fairview,' Sa
lem. ; jj
sergeant jvicwam, a mouon mc- ri i n ' j r ?
ture photographer, has the presi- federal lloatlS engineer
dential unit citation with oak leaf JMissing Since May IX
cluster, the bronze star, campaign i f i
ribbons and five combat stars !He OREGON CITY, Ore., May 19
is to report to Hollywood for duty I (-Searching parties still hunted
at the expiration of his leave.!; I wooded country: near Lake Har-
The sergeant formerly was with riet today for clues to the disap-
Warner Bros. here. A brother, nearance of Harold ID. Farmer,
Sri' Jack Henry, in Germany with
the 379th Infantry of the 95th
division, expressed faith that he
mirht be heme by Christmas,
1945, even before the final ca
pitalatkra of the nasi stateHen
ry, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Clyde Henry
husband of the former Maxine
Valentine f
MT. ANGEL
AAF in Italy
SSgt. Arthur
Mr. and Mrs.
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Salem;
Edwin S. McWain, - recently was
promoted to a major in Germany.
Child Born Whose Dad
Died in Luzon Crash
Mrs. Thomas R. Brantner, of
539 N. 21st st., Friday became the
mother of a son at Salem General
hospital. The father, a lieutenant
in the army, was killed in a plane
crash on Luzon February 25, 1945.
Mrs. Brantner is the former Helen
Young, of Salem, and the child's
father's . parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. Brantner, live at Chemawa.
600,000 Voters' Books
Will Go in Mail Soon
. Mailing of 600,000 voters' pam
phlets for the special statewide
election on June 22 will be com
pleted by Secretary of State Rob
ert S. Farrell, jr., by June 5, he
said Saturday.
From the! 15th
comes word 7 that
A. Michels, son Of
Joe E. Michels of
Mt Angel, completed 35 combat
sorties and has! been awarded the
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf
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Sergeant Michels is only 19 and
serves as ball turret gunner on
a .flying;' fortress. He enlisted in
the air force January 12, 1944,
and flew his first bombing mis
sion November 4. His 35th mis
sion was flown on April 17 in
northern: Italy.' ; .
- Dtirlelrh Johnson, city fireman,
is planning a reception for his two
sons, Cpl. Gerald Johnson, army
air corps, and John Johnson, mo
tor machinist's mate. Gerald called
his father from Hamilton Field,
Calif., where he was returned aft
er seeing 32 months of service in
the south Pacific. John called from
Shoemaker, Calif., where he has
been - returned after 24 months
service in the south Pacific' A
third son, Robert Johnson, radar
man second class, is with the navy
in the Pacific. He saw action;; at
Iwo Jima, Okinawa and in other
camapigns.
federal roads engineer missing
since May 11.
Farmer was on a road survey
when last seen.'
Pratum Holds
Commencement
ex-
SCIO Floribel Gordon, high
school senior and relief operator
at the local telephone office, is
salutatorian at commencement ex
ercises toj be held in the gymna
siuhv-T u e s d a y night, May 29
Dorothy Cook will be valedictor
ian. Graduates are Dorothy Cook,
Frances Eastin, Jack Fox, Flori
bel Gordon, Irene Klum, Jack Mc
Donald, Evelyn Roner,
Members of the graduating class
spent skip day at Depoe Bay. Jun
iors entertained seniors Friday of
thi! weefc at Silver Creek falls,
spending I the day at the resort,
with picnic lunch at the noon
hour.
Student body election will be
held next week.
The annual student picnic for
seniors will be held Thursday,
May 31.1!
Concluding game of the Linn
County B league baseball sched
ule has been postponed to Tues
day, May 22
PRATUM Commencement
ercises were held- at the local
school Wednesday with diplomas
presented to Betty Harlar, James
Jenson, Lawrence Fischer, and Al
eda Rehm. The stage was beau
tifully decorated with blue stream
ers and glittering silver stars to
represent the class motto "Duty
Our Guiding Star." '
Carmalita Weddle, rural , school
supervisor, presented the diplomas
to the four graduates. Rev. W. A.
Regier gave the invocation Jnd
class address. The upper grades
presented a play, "Wild-cat Wil
ly"; instrumental numbers were
given by Lawrence, Helen and Ev
elyn Fischer: Elsie deVries and
Betty Harlar; vocal numbers by
Henry Buetler. Mrs. Rudolph! de
Vries and Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. Lena Lambert played
processional and recessional
marches. The. valedictory was
given by Lawrence Fischer; salu
tation by Betty Harlar; class fwill
by James Jenson; class history by
Aleda Rehm. j
The community and school pic
nic was held on the school grounds
Friday, the last day of school.
The teachers, Mrs. Mary Harrison
and Lois Riches have been given
coatracts to teach the school again
next year.
Barley Up 5c;
May Rye at
20-Year High;
CHICAGO, May 1-Vr7-Baney
was up the five-cent limit, May
rye sold at 91.45. new; 20
year liign, and com trended at the
ceiling price today a short cov
ering and commission house de
mand disclosed a shortage of of
ferings n grain futures markets.
I snorts were aggressive uuji
all cits, attempting to cover be
fore trading in May contracts ends
Tuesday and, except In wheat,
profit cashing was" limited to the
bulges.
Wheat5 started on the off side,
recovered quickly when other
markets held firm, then broke un
der commission house selling and
hedging.
I At the finish wheat was Vt to
I lower than yesterday's close,.
May $1.76. Corn was unchang
ed to up , May $1.18. Oats
were m to 1 Vi higher. May 67
68. Rye was to 2 higher.
May $1.444-1.43. Barley was up
2 to 5, May $1.0.
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Businessmen Eye Return
Of Philippines' Trade
I PORTLAND, Ore, May
Businessmen met with delegates
Of the foreign economics admin
istration today to map ways for
northwest industry to resume
trade with the Philippines.
I Industrial representatives told
FEA Agents Ben Reese and Ma
son Manghum they expect to ship
aluminum castings, clothing, mill
and factory machinery and pack
aged foods. Pre-war experts to
the island market was confined
mostly to lumber and unprocessed
foods. j
I A fourth of the businessmen
said they did not trade with the
Philippines before the war.
65-Year-Old Author
Seeks Reno Divorce
RENO, Nev, May lMVJohn
Erskine, 65-year-old New York
author. Joined the divorce colony
today, remarking upon arrival "Fll
be staying the six weeks."
He said he preferred not to dis
cuss plans to end his 35-year mar
riage to Pauline Ives Erskine.
lloiorisls How Gel
Extra Gas Mileage
f Thousands of motorists, taxicab,
truck and tractor owners are now
getting up to 30 extra gas mile
age, more power and pick-up,
smoother running and quicker
starting with a vacu-mauc on
their cars. The new, improved,
Vacu-matic operates on the Su
tSorrharire urinciole. "Breathes"
automatically and can be installed
by anyone in a few minutes. Fits
all cars. Nothing to regulate or
adjust. The ' manufacturers, the
Vacu-matic Carburetor Co., 7617-980-L
State St., Wauwatosa, Wis,
are offering a Vacu-matic to any
One who will install it on his car
and help introduce it to others.
They will gladly send full fre
particulars if you write them or
just send your name and address
On a penny post card today.
MT. ANGEL Capt. Matt Wag
ner, stationed at Millville, N.i
sent word to his parents, Mr
Mrs. M. A. Wagner of Mt. Angel,
that he is scheduled to attend the
general command staff school; in
Kansas.
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Okay fellows, next
month's the month. Yea
June, that's the month
season opens June 1st,
no priorities on ammuni
tion, we have a fall stock
of every caliber and be
lieve me, brother, we per-
ry sonally guarantee our
UlUIIUIltlUU V V V us
every time. Better come
in and ret oar Set of
Rules."
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SURE, YOU'RE DUYING
BONDS, i
No war was ever woo by
bond-baying atone. We're
got to back our cash farcst
ment with the labor of head,
heart aad hands. Keep right
on baying those bonds! Bat
what about your PERSONAL
effort? If it's lack of energy
that's holding yov back, why
not go and talk It over with
your physician. Then, let us
help by reliably preparing
bis prescription. You must
-Get well-KEEP well!
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Herb's new TOinbination ofSherman might
and mobility, plus the devastating power of
rockeU Is Seeing it for the first time, an excited
G. I. yelled, ttLo6k I . Here comes the 'surrey
with the fringej on top t ' " ;
Now, however, in addition to the tank's reg
ular fire power . . . and in a matter of seconds ...
these rockets pan throw a withering barrage
like that of massed artillery against enemy
tanks, field gxms, pillboxes .... any military
bbstacld For each 38-pound 4H-inch rocket it
carries has the explosive force of a 105 mm.
shell. I 1 ; - J
Many American tanks have added this rocket
launching eoripment. It increases their de
structive power tremendously. And these elec
trically controlled rockets can be launched
either singly or in clusters as the situation
warrants. ) j
Chrysler Corporation is an important source
of both members of this winning ,,team," Sinca ;
Pearl Harbor we have delivered more than
23,000 tanks to the Allied Forces. We have
also produced over 250,000 i-in. rockets for
the U.S. Army in the brief span of several
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