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I' 1 . ""LTn4) OREGON STATESMAN. Saleta, OnqQ&Thm 1845 1 1 - - " ' I PAGE -TBBEB T'; - j - - V 1 ' - I - - - ' : - ' I i - - 5rvuig oil Dallas Men Se Many Fronts DALLAS Cpl. Pat N. Baker," son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Baker of . route 1,. 'Dallas, .'is now sta tioned at the Santa Ana armj air base, as a medical corpsraan. Baker went overseas in January 1942, and was among the first American airmen to be stationed in India where he spent most of - the 34 months of his overseas sery- ' ice. " ; v. :. ' . v : Mrs. Karl N. Retzer received a telephone call from her hus- " band, MaJ. Karl N. Retzer, that he was in the states and enroute " to ' Washington, D. C, and that he expects to arrive in Dallas in a few days for a 30-day leave. Retzer has been overseas since January, 1944. He flew bombing missions for a time but was picked for; a special air force staff post last June and withdrawn from combat just before D-day. - Ralph Elliott, gunner's mate 3c, is spending a leave at the hom of his mother. Mrs. Fred R. Elliott. ' Elliott was first assigned to the ' USS Nevada, participating in the battles of Attu and Kiska. Two years ago he was transferred to " an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic theatre. June 23 he will report v to Washington, D. C, to attend an - electric hydraulic school for gunners, and then.be reassigned PFC Ervin C. Baker, who ha3 been stationed at -Gardner field, at Bakersfield, Calif., has been transferred to McClelland field, ' Sacramento, Calif. His wife, who ; has been with him at Bakersfield, ' will move to Sacramento. Cpl. Carl William Theiss, son : of Mrs. Philip Theiss, has been assigned to the naval air station ' at Tillamook. Theiss has served ' 4f.i years with the marines, 27 ' months of that time in the sduth- west Pacific. Set. George Lindahl has ar rived home from Ft. Lewis where : he was honorably -discharged Fri day. He had previously spent ' rotation furlough at his home and i been reassigned. Serving with the army air -force ground crew, he saw service in North 'Africa, Sic: . ily Corsica and Italy. - PFC and Mrs. Ray Chitty spent a short furlough with his mother, - Mrs. Amy Chitty, while en route from Jackson, Miss., -to -Ft Lewis, i- Wash., "where he will be in a serv . Joe command unit of the ordnance department. Their home is at Hood River. : '.Mr. and Mrs. Laird 'V. Woods - have received word from their son, - First LL "Robert J. Woods, that r he has arrived in -San Francisco from overseas' arid that he hopes to be home in -a few- days on fur- lough. Woods went overseas last '-. JuIt and was stationed for severs. months in - the southwest Pacific before being sent to Okinawa with marine, air ' crouo which "has i seen considerable action. I.V ME. wmm MhttfiilTyT i - i - r 5E "?,VI1(2 in - ABOARD THE CSS SIGOUE- NEY IN THE " P A C I F I C-Ens; Wallis H. Atkinson, . 31, USNR, whose wife, Mrs. Faye Atkinson, lives on State Route 2, Lebanon; Ore serves aboard this destroy er which has met - the' Japs : more than 20 engagements ' from the- Solomons to the , PbiUppines, fighting j with a distinction that has won! the presidential unit ci tation for her crew and bronze star; medals for two of her com manding officers. 1. f' WITH THE 340TII B-25 MIT CHELL BOMB GROUP IN ITALY For xtr aordinary achievement while participat ing in an attack upon a rail road bridge at Rovereto. Italy, December 31, 1944. lt Lt Ro ger D. Lewis, B-25 Mitchell bomber pilot of Salem, Ore., is awarded the Distinguished Fly ing Cross. Brig. Gen. Robert D. Knapp, Mitchell wing com mander, makes the presenta tion. Lieutenant Lewis wife, Mrs. Roth M. Lewis, lives at 169S Berry St., Salem. His par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jory, live on route three. On more than 70 combat missions he has shown outstanding proficiency and steadfast devotion to doty. ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC Carl F. Newton, MM 2c, 1042 Third st., and Bruno C. La Rosa, yeoman 3c, route seven, both of Salem, Ore., are back at the business of fighting Japs after a recent three-hour rest period on one of tne Navy s "recreation islands" in this war zone. The recreation islands" have been set up on tmy atolls to give navy men a few hours to relax between battles, on solid ground, and hunt along the beach for oddly-shaped coral and sea shells. Recreation and refreshments included beer and soft drinks, a ball , game, horseshoe - pitching, boxing, swimming and sun bathing. Richard Wayne Baker. 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. . Baker, of route 3, Salemr and 1945 grad uate of the. Salem high schooL. has left for the Great Lakes, HI naval training school for. ' radar. work. CHANUTE FIELD, . HL-Se- cial)-Pvt, Byron F. Mische, son of. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mische of 1S05 Fairgrounds : road, . Salem, Ore.,' has completed a course in electronics and -been; graduated from - this .school of the army, air forces training command. Deadline Jniyli ' Unt-Jer pjjotal formers, t h e Oregon Statesman and 'all other newspapers j after July L vrill be unable to iOafept rew" or rnewal subscf iptioh3 " for erVice- men With fleet postofficel (FPO) adqresses, ( unless they re Accompanied by written requests arigiiat ing fom ithe person! ; to whomj the copies far to be addressed. , Until July 1, howevej-, new and re newal subscriptions for whichj addresses cart be changed at any time) pan be acyepted without any such Showing of specific requet Again pleas4 be reminded - Ithat July is the deadline. I . ; : . . ... 1 1 v I. v.-. r v ....'. .'- - ,i I Capt. Hanson Wins DFCfor Woik in Italy t I r I' ' 1 Capt. Dwigbt V. Hanson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hanson of 1912 Ha2el ave., Salem, pas re ceived the Distinguished I Flying Cross for extraordinary achieve ment on a Flying FoHress ;in Italy, it was announced Monday from Hendricks field, Fla., where the presentation tooK place. , "On Jime 8, 1944, Capt. Han son led his squadron on at bomb ing i mission against highly stra tegic enemy installations in Italy. Through suporior leadership, co ordination anjd maintenance of strict flight discipline, he brought his i entire squadron formation through iextrepely heayy 'opposi tion of heavy janU-airciraif fire! . "Although his plane was se verely damaged and three crew" members wounded, he continued through to the objective for, a highly successful bombmg run which caused heavy damage to be inflicted on vitaHy important ene my installations I -1 1 '1 And although forced tp. leave the formation j after the .target, Capt Hanson i made- possible the safe return of his, damaged air craft without! further , injury to the creW. thereby, completing; a difficult land hazardous assign meni with a high degree of sue IH Everett C Smith SEverett C. Smith, CSK, who has recently spent a 21day leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith of 112 South 13th st, left for Bremerton to await a new assignment for serv ice; i Chief Smith has seen 32 months of combat service in the southwest Pacific, since enlisting in Feb ruary, 1942. After two months of training at San Pedro, he volun-: teered to go with an advanced base unit to supply the offensive for Guadalcanal! from supply bises of the New Hebrides. Here hs was transferred to aviation supply in a jungle! repair and over haul unit. j After seven months he was picked with a nucleus crew to es tablish the aviation supply depot of the south Pacific. iTwenty-two months of service in the Hebrides entitled . Smith to a I leave nd a new assignment, which he accepted in May "Of last year, when he was assigned the task of chief storekeeper on a new transport of the amphibian forces. Again he left for the southwest Pacific in October, last fall, and since then has participated in the New Guinea, Luzon and Okinawa campaigns. ! 1 Chief Smith wears -the Asiatic, Pacific, American Defense, Phil ippine Liberation and Good Con duct ribbons and four battle stars HiS brother, Arthur Smith, TM 3e, of a submarine, has been re potted missing since October, of 143. t Parcels May ; Be Addressed : To PWUppines r v.. Effective immediately,-families and friends in the United States may send liberated persons in.the Philippine islands I gift , and sam ple . parcels i- weighing -: up '., toj 11 pounds, according; to word Re ceived Tuesday by ; Judge George Duncan, Maricjn tounty. chapter Red Cross : home service chair man' " ;. . I ,Not more thjan one parcel. 'per week may be mailed; total value pf the contentscannot exceed $25; size of. the package is restricted to 13 inches, in" length or 42 inch es in length and girth combined. The addressor is required to place the letters "G-POST" on the ad dress side of ttje parcel wrappers. " Certain limitations on the val ue of each item which can be sent have been applied by the foreign economic administration, with most "acceptable items stated as being food, cotton articles, vita mins, soap, cosmetics, medicines and used shoe! arid wearing ap parel. No wool is allowed. ine nea rqss cnairmau auueu Wine Alt" llpnnll first class mail It was suggested individuals wishing to send par cels should secure last-minute regulations frojm the foreign ec onomic administration and latest information oi changes in rates and extension bt service from the local postoff ice department. CpL . Dobrovsky Grows Garden In New Guinea ' FORT I GEORGE WRJGHT, Wash. CpL Fred Dobroysfcy j of Salem has reported to thej AAF regional and convalescent hospital here 'after 34 months f witliit.jthe Fifth ; air force in Australia 'and New Guinea. ' As 'medical first aid man and ambulance driver; he helped ' give medical t care to the 1600 "men' of his 'group. He sajrs that tropical fungus diseases were the worst plague his group i suf fered. Despite the fact that his duties took most of his time, he found . time to grow . a garden, near -Finchaven, New Guinea, producing - huge r tomatoes! vC and "some of the most beautiful how ers I ever saw. Cpl. Dobrovsky, native of Scio, is the son of , Mrs LMary Dobrovsky of : 1170 .Smith st., Salem. . He lived many I, years at the William Richardson ! home in AlhanV ' . IN ' THE MAEIANA S Gall , A. Keller, motor machinist's mate, 2c, of Lebanon, Ore, has been r placed in charge of aj boat salvage and repair crew at this mid-Fad- fic base.. The men have salvaged and repaired .'for , fishing boats several Japanese fishing sampans sunk, in the Invasion Keller, a commercial I fisherman Mbr four years, .entered the . n?vy, Mach, cess. I. ' 1: Capt. patrlek Drfecoli U arriv ing this Sveek! from the-Madigan convalescent - hospital Fort Lewis toi visi his wife and son, Jimmie. The captain has been in the Netherland East Indies for two years. j ' r ! MIAMI, FU. (SpeeUD Sgt. Einest E. Helvie, 27, of Carlton, Ore., has just been returned to the United States after 30 months in tHe Middle East He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Helvie of Carlton. After visiting his par ents, he will return to a station close to his home for reassignment of discharge. I FALLS CIT Y Sgt. Walter Bush is. visiting his mother while oh. a 30-day furlough following two years overseas. m m Lt. Francis Boleyj ! Donald Townsend Wins Promotion HQS.. THENTH AIR FORCE, India Burma 4Prom6tion to first lieutenant for! Donald M. Town- send, 25, son of Mr. Ben F. Town- send, Salem, Qre.l has been an nounced by Mj. Gen. Howard C. Davidson, commanding general of the Tenth air force. Lieutenant Townsend, a B-24 pilot, has been in the army since! Dec. 17, 1941, and in India Burma three months. He has completed more than 200 hours of combat flight The lieuteiiaht is a graduate of Salem high school "and attended Oregon State .cpllege. Prior to en tering the service he was a weigh master for thejOregon State high way department I- HQS, (TENTH AIR FORCE! IN INDIA-BURMA Award of the air medal to 2nd Lt Francis G Boley, 23, whose wife resides at Salem, Ore., has been announced by Maj. Gen. Howard C. Dayidson commanding general of the Tenth air forcei L lit I A navigator for the Seventh bombardment group that operates against the Japs in the India-Bur ma theatre, Lieutenant Boley has been in . the armed forces 1 30 months, j having served the : past four months in this theatre of top erationsi He has to his credit 203 combat flying hours. Hei. is graduate of Salem high school. His home address is 2600 SE.il 34th ave., Portland, Ore.. j ; 1943. He is a poh of Mrs. Mabel Grimes, Lebanon. . Cl. Glenn O'Dell Is In Salen on a 45-day furlough visiting his wife, Dai-lene ODeU; bis mother, Mrs." Bertha O'Dell; his sisters, Mrs. Patrick Driscoll and Mrs. Donald Sebum, and his brother, Harry." The corporal has been in the Pacific war rone. EVERY REASON SAYS- --"1 : " J "VOTE YES" -i-; I-..' On luoe 22. everr voter in Oreffon is asked to go to the polls and register a YES which, will g(t clearance toj a $10,000,000 State Building Fund to proTide needed education and State building remodeling and expansion of facilities - - This fund is already on fcind and does not mean adJirfoaal taxes but under the law it is necessary that its use for this purpose be approved by the voters. lit is the duty of the State of Oregon and its citizens to provide these facilities and it it our individual duty as titizcos to provide the fund. VOTE 300 YES . JJS S. V. Sntk At Cteverlv Worded Alfred Dewi, Jr., marine field music 1c. of Salem 1s home on furlough. Serving ; aboard a hea vy cruiser, he saw, action at Tar awa, Guam, iri the Saipan-Tinian campaign, the Philippine cam paign, I wo- Jima and Okinawa. He describes his most exciting com bat experience as I being the day before D-day at Iwo Jima, when his ship received six direct hits ' and numerous, air bursts- from Jap , coastal shore Ibatferies. Down is the husband of Mrs. Helen Down, of 1396 Waller st ! He enlisted in August 1942. Before that he at tended school in Silverton, where his . parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Down, reside, j i , . Salem Getting allot Title U i f AT A HASIAN AS BASE George C- Pliska, shipf itter, sec ond class. USNR, is stationed as a welder- in the repair shop of, a Seabee maintenance unit here. His lifelivesat 535- Belmont: st; Salenv: Ore.; and - his parents, .Mr; and. Mrs. Frank Pliska, on route "5 Pliska has . two brothers in . the j service, ;E;-.R,- Pliska, .machinist, first - dais, "and It - E. Pliska, jin pre-flight schooL r - J ' WAS11TNGTON, ' DC "Avlatien Chief Radioman Cyril E. Spencer, ! USNR, of 'Turner, Ore, has com pleted a tour of duty m tne ra- ciflc as af. crew member of a, navy search plane, and Is now on leave after 40 months overseas. : As senior radioman of a navy. Catalina, he flew on many long range search flights reaching far 0i it nvr the ocean to rescue i AnvoneA fliers. The 25-year-old combat aircrewmen is the son of j Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Spencer of Turner. mm Notice M ilhwlFiloW ooirroiLflinidluinis CeinniiniiiaainiuliDes - 1.- . 1 : I , . -K 4 ; ;: Due to OPAlulei and restriction; placed upon the slaughtering of meat, we are forced to ilose tHe Midget Market as of June 21 for an indefin ite period of time, f 7 f P if : We wish fa nake il plain ihai ve are est dosing ca a direct order iron the OPA as we areAitd accused ci violaling any cf Iheir rnlcs aid regnlalicas, such as chargisg atave Ilete These "Iliggers in Ihef Weed Pile It states - - power to be distributed "ON A NON-PROFIT BASIS" Salem Electrics own advertisements say "OUR PROFITS" etc. L . . They admit there are profits 1 2. It states - - "within an area of 30 city blocks Why arc the blocks noil specified? Why the secrecy? N There is no substitute for food eyesight. It U the keystone of your success and your enjoyment of life. Don't "take chances with anything so pre cious. At the slightest suspicion of trouble . ,V HAVE YCUH EYES EXAHIIID Dv. Harry A. Brown Optometrist ceiling prices cr hnyicg eij seliicg yyiihenl a proper transler ef red poinis. Under the present OPA regulation;!, however, we are allowed to slaugh ( ter only 75 of beef and 50?( of port that we slaughtered during the cor responding period iast year. ; Some of our local slaughterers have discontin ued operations and other $laugherers from over the state who helped supply the iSalem retail marketf last yail with a large portion of their meats have and are stopping deliveries Thisj situation lias created an unprecedented de mand on our market which we have attempted to supply with our present v limited quota. Uncler jpresent regulations we are not allowed to exceed that quota and applications jfor increases have not been acted upon. We have pur chased a supply of cattle which are now alive and ready for slaughter, but whitfc we will be f ofcedjto f eed until we are given permission to j slaughter them. We can in addition to ourpresentj supply also obtain a reasonable amount of cattle ami hogs locally, due to our wide acquaintance and long reputation for fair dealing with the farmers and stock raisers of the surround ' ing country. We are, 'however, imable to slaughter any additional cattle, even if purchased, due to the present slaughtering restrictions, j t We regrel being fcrceri io! close hhe Ilidgei Harkei after serving yon fori the pasl 30 years and wish to assnre the pntlic thai the narkei vyill- again he opened as seen as It states -- Salem Electric nowj has poles . 22 city blocks . We can only find them in blocks i! say 22? in 4. It states - - franchise to be "subject to federal, state and city laws and- regulations pertaining thereto' j The catch is - - what, if any. such laws are tliere ' "pertaining thereto" " j H ! Certainly not any "pertaining" to the most important mat ter of rates, under which they can be regulated, by the State : or City. . -r ! " :j - Ask the Public Utility Commissioner of Oregon or any other 1 authority if you doubt the above statement. i Why that catch phrase in the ballot title? Apparently - - to get votes Don't be "caught napping" the OPA rules peraiL We also wish to thank our many loyal customers for their fine support and consideration during this trying period. We have felt it our obligation to carry on and sell to any ration book holder as long as w e had meat to supply, and are now only taking this' step because our quota has been slaughtered. ''P.G.E. Co. Also Dislrihnies Bonneville Power J in Salea" ;" t" . -.. i , " ., " '- t - I VO- 'v':.-' :1 . :! " !"'-.. Mo!C ZlgainsS Slio Proposed Franchise - SALEM CITIZENS COMiNIITTEE i $440 Salen's' Retail Packing Plant 95 331 State St. Salem,. Ore. ORE.S.P.A. Inspected Heals Only r440 ORE.S.D.A. 'Carl E. Nelson r Chalrmaa 111 N. Front Street Salem. Oreron N. (Sam) Chambers,, . Vice Cfc&lrma ; Salem, Oregea O. EL DeWitt, Seeretary. 12T ChemekeU Street. SaUm ; Pd. Adv, Salem CKlseM Committe 184 N. Liberty 5U
