I' 1 . ""LTn4) OREGON STATESMAN. Saleta, OnqQ&Thm 1845 1 1 - - " ' I PAGE -TBBEB T';
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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-
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: 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last June and withdrawn from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.
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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.
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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 .
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Capt. Hanson
Wins DFCfor
Woik in Italy
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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
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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
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,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.
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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.
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Lt. Francis Boleyj
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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
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"VOTE YES"
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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
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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.
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Notice M ilhwlFiloW
ooirroiLflinidluinis CeinniiniiiaainiuliDes
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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?
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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"
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Mo!C
ZlgainsS Slio Proposed Franchise
- SALEM CITIZENS COMiNIITTEE
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$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