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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1945)
1 F. E. Mogan " Now Major In 15th Army WITH TIIE FIFTEENTH UNIT ED STATES ARMY IN GER - MANY The promotion of Farley E. Mogan from captain to major ; was ! recently announced at this headquarters. Major Mogan's first ! uuuirjr - assignment was as cm el of the investigating section of the CIC for the Oregon and Washing- - ton ! area. He . later served- with the First army in France, Bel- glum and Germany. His present assignment is chief of the public safety branch of the C-2; section of the Fifteenth army. For fifteen years Major Mogan was with the Oregon state police and at the time he entered the ' army was serving as supervisory sergeant of the Salem district His mother resides at 2060 Myrtle st In Salem. i Tandy Burton Wins Discharge On Point Basis i . BRUSH COLLEGE Sgt Tan dy J. Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Burton, route 1, Salem, is home following his discharge at Ft Lewis on points. He took part in the North African invasion, No vember, 1942 the Normandy In vasion, June, 1944, when he was wounded, and he served in Italy and at other European points with . the combat engineers battalion. Besides the Purple Heart medal, he wears the! Bronze Arrowhead, the good conduct medal, the vari ous war theatre ribbons indicating where he has served. Two other sons of the Burtons have served: in the European theatre. Sgt Edwin Burton is now with the 65th division in Austria. His wife, the former Ruth Whit ney, and their son, Jimmie, live in this district Sgt Vivien Burton is with the 76th Engineers and has been sta tioned in Paris for the last year. Hi J wife, theJormer Margaret Blood,- also lives in this commun ity. Monmouth WAC Is Promoted v ! MONMOUTH Lillian Honk, ' WAC, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Houk, Monmouth, was pro moted recently from private to T5 grade at Letterman general ' hospital, San Francisco, where ' she is assigned as a surgical tech nician. I T5 Houk's rating was one of 41 distributed among the 100 AVACs who comprise the newly activated 86th WAC hospital com pany at Letterman. Members of her company include the first medical and; surgical technicians and medical clerical workers as signed to the hospital under the recent army hospital medical " WACs procurement program. Miss Houk was graduated from Monmouth high school and at tended Oregon College of Educa ' tion before her enlistment Lt William M. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Smith of Sa- lem, has written from Reims, France, where he is chief engineer of the 159th general hospital, that each day for more than two months he has visited his friend, - Lt William Mudd, son Cf Mr. and Mrs. ; Clifton Mudd, who wis ; wounded at St Lo and again in the Munich battle, and that re cently he was able to take Lieu tenant Mudd outside in a wheel chair. Lieutenant Smith also aid he had been reading Lieutenan Mudd the hometown news from The Oregon Statesman. Expansion Sale i .... . ' 1 . ' : . If you are Interested In buying a Diamond at Pre-war prices im our display. Complete stock of Jewelry. ' The Jewel Box v .- . Jewelers f 443 State St One Door From Store Honrs 1:15 n 1 1 1 1 ran., . 1 SANTA ANA, Calif v First Lt John Schifferer, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Schifferer, Tomer, is currently assigned to the AAF redistribution station I Ne. 4 at Santa Ana army air oase, preparing; ior reassign- - A A it. - A . A 9 I mem vq a aomesuc siauon. Lieutenant Schifferer, a B-17 pilot In the eighth air force with 35 combat missions to his credit entered the service Octo ber 8, 1942 and went overseas in November. 1944. He has been aw'arded the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf clusters, the Dis tingnished Unit citation and the European theatre ribbon with two battle stars. Monmouth Firemen Give Farewell Party For Man Enlisting MONMOUTH Oscar Christen-1 sen, jr., 17, son oi Mr. ana Mrs. Oscar Christensen, has enlisted in the navy, and is at home await ing his call. The volunteer fire men of Monmouth gave a pary for him Tuesday night at the city hall. Those present included: Os car Christensen, jr., E. J. Reede of McMinnville, a former fire chief here; Raymond Babe, present fire chief, James Rabe, Gordon Nelson, Arthur Stump, C L. Tomkins, Harold Corns tock, Victor Kem and Bob Baker. Officers of the fire department are Art suimp, presiaem; Ray mond Rabe, fire chief; and Gor don Nelson, secretary-treasurer. MUXMMUUTH &UII bgx. wes- ley Hankins of Bonanza was .thel guest this week of his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Nel son. A waist gunner on a Flying Fortress during the Italian cam paign, Hankins is now home on a re-conditioning furlough. Accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dill of Salem,, he was enroute to Eugene to visit other relatives. JEFFERSON S g t. Arthur Lake, radioman with the Eighth air force in England, is home on a 30-day furlough with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lake. He was flown home to the states and came west by train. He wears four battle stars, the good conduct ribbon and the European theatre of war ribbon and has been in the army three and a half years, 18 months of it over seas. He trained at Ft Lewis, Sheppard Field, Tex.; Boise, Ida ho and Wendover, Utah.' ALBANY E niifn Lawrence D. Roth, USNR, a son of Mr. and. Mrs. Dan B. Roth of Albany, flew 25 missions as co-pilot of a navy photo reconnaissance plane dur ing his recent tour of the Pacific. Ensign Roth is now on leave in' the: United States. He was at tached to a photo squadron which flew specially equipped four-en-gined Liberators on long flights over enemy territory. Western Union A.M. to P.M. i. i. 4 4? I Lt; . Cronemiller Returns Home On Month Leave ' First Lt Donald O. Cronemiller. AAF pilot of a medium bomber, has returned to Salem for a 30-day leave after eight months with the 12th air force in the Mediterran ean theatre of war. He is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn F, Cronemiller, 1760 S. Win ter stl He will report to Fort Lewis for reassignment August 9, Lieutenant '- Cronemiller return ed to the states by air,' piloting a Mitchell bomber from Naples on a six-day flight which took him and his crew overseas by the southern route touching at Tunisia, British Liberia, the Ascension island, Bra ziL British Giiianna, Puerto Rico and Savannah, Ga The young ! air corps man "was first stationed at a Cnrsiean hase v:. -minHmr wo nini in strategical: bombtng on Bren- ner Da. ty pQ vauev m north. ' ern Italy and Yugoslavia. Later his group was transferred to Sano, Italy, and took an active part in the support Of the ground forces during the final days of the Eur opean war. . He has 47 combat missions to his credit the air med al, five oak leaf "clusters and wears the bltje ribbon for the presiden tial citation. : ; George Schafer In field With Chinese Army CHINESE 'COMBAT COM MAND, U.S. ARMY PFC. George H. Schafer, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Schafer of route six, box 398 Salem, Ore., is now on duty with; the Chinese combat command, the United States army, organization working in the field with the Chinese army to increase its effectiveness against the Jap anese invaders. He arrived in China with the American 47,5th infantry regiment when most of that organization was flown from Burma by the air transport command. Schafer was a weaver at Thorn as Kay Woolen Mills in Salem be fore entering the army in Janu ary. 1944. He went to Burma in October. 1S44.- to loin the Mars task force at a cook in its march rt hitti th t,. w t and battles against the Japs. He is entitled to wear the Combat In-f fantryman's badge and two bronze; stars on his Asiatic-Pacific theatre ribbon. MT. ANGEL PFC Wilfred J; Faulhaber, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Faulhaber, is home from the Pacific, jwhere he had been '43 months. He" 4eft Decern-! ber 4. 1941,; with the first contin gent ana naa not been nome since.! He is receiving a medical discharge, t Two brothers; Willard and Wal- ter, are in the navy and a fourth. Wallace, has a medical discharge from the navy. 4 r JEFFERSON William Knight, seaman 2c, recently home - on leave, is now in the hospital at Shoemaker, ' Calit, for an opera tion. - I 0 fill 1 itzz rsss' 1 If w Starts Tonorrow (Monday) 1 4 la Person 5 YOUTH BEAUTY - ; Hazel-Uac Dancers : 6 r Dazzling Precision Dancers 6 The finest group dancing chorus on tourl Uarreii &.Kay ; Musical Comedy Stars from Chicago Company o "Oklahoma' Rasiy Colman .Oregon's Favorite Comedy M.C. Every Tuesday Ladies' Ilile Ladles Admitted Free! Floor Shows Nightly! Open Every Night from 5 PM. Dinner Service Starts at 6 No Cover Charge Before 8 ?M. lilJ! a j Salem s Only Theatre Restaurant I One Block North of Underpass on Boad to Portland TL OmGOirSTATECMAIT. Balein, : Orecon, Sunday Homla& ftJr; 15. f-.-.uj .. i iii -II wiiyip f Capt Michael J. Baikovie, on leave from bis position with the Or eron state board of parole and probation,! arrived here last week after service as an Intel ligence officer at an Eighth air force bomber command station In Entland. After Germany's capitulation, Balkevlc, who speaks Czech, was sent into Czechoslovakia for a brief stay. Major Miles of 96th Awarded Bronze Star ' I ' 5 i Maj. Howard RY Miles, com mander of ;:the Third battauon, 381st infantty, 96th division, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for heroic service in the relief of Kazu ridge, April 13,: on Okinawa." ! 1 The citation, which tells how Miles, who made a number of friends in 'this area while he as stationed at Camp Adair, ran . across f an exposed area to J take his t own position and "al though working from an exposed position which was under con stant enemy observation and fire, Major Miles unhesitatingly re mained constant in his position for some three hours until relief had been accomplished. Through the superb ' leadership and gal lantry of Major Miles this haz ardous feat was accomplished with an exceptionally light num ber of casualties. Mrs. Miles and their child, who made their ' home here while the major, then a captain, was at Adair, are now residing in Princeton, TIL Miles has written friends in Salem that he believes the "worst is over" on Okinawa. H f i JEFFERSON St Sgt Milton Libby of the Eighth Ait Force in England is to be discharged from the army on points and will be home soon he has notfied his wife here. After coming back from England) he came on furlough and then went to Sioux Falls, SD, where he will be discharged. Men,) Women! Old at 40,50,60! WantPep? Want to Feel Years Youngsr? Do roa blune haoKd. warn out Mlof M Mf Tboasand umttei itfhtt Uttla ppppli up ltk Omtr bu 4 one. Coatmlna toale many Med M 40. SO. 0, for body eM molrly bMUM low In (ran: alw trodtMtory slae now Kit 39et Try Omi Tooi TaMetii (or Mf rp. yauncar feanoc thM Try day. tat mlm at all dnis atucei trtrrwkva. TALENT Every Thursday "Barrel 0' ' Fun" Ilile 1 Don't Miss This Big Fnn-Fest! i I , f , ' ! .pun rayon fl.b.rdne. and . Qi ! W I i f many ether firm quality fab- fIJ-.. . -t M I 1.' PIT I LiU J; H. Lucas I ' ; ! To Report Soon At 3impa,JFla. V Lt' James H. Lucas is complet ing a 30-day leave with his wife and infant" daughter, Martha Lou ise, at their home on route 4, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lucas, 464, S. 23rd st He leaves Tuesday to report to Tampa, Fla, lor assignment ! Lucas, '. who completed 24 .mis sions over Europe, has been in Italy since going overseas last fall. He has been a navigator on a B24, and with his entire crew flew from Europe to the United States in four days, en route home. He entered the service In Febru ary, 1943. He went to Willamette university and was a clerk at the post office when he enlisted. A brother, CpL Herbert C Lu cas, a paratrooper in the army who was in Germany, has been transferred to a division which is expected to be. returned to the United States soon. He has been overseas over two years., v. Lt Margaret GrewelL the for mer Margaret Leavenworth, has been advanced from second to first ' lieutenant in the Woman's Army corps. The WAC, a former teacher at Salem high school, is now stationed as commanding of Ccer at Ft Totten, Long Island, New York; She has been in the service for two years.; i i r i . . - . . I- 1 ' ' 1 : - ! ' M ' ' I ill Saualoctton y V !) 2-IC " ii GaraUI Kj) " M PLAYSUITS ' - HI s M " r ' ' Pretty up yeur playtime. 8un- . . j . ; f luck, midriff and shirtwaist HI , ' mf " "V yfc y'Ittl matchlnj skirts. . ' i " f yr - J" Ims12-20, ::. ; ' III ' L f Slaclis Suits TI.. 6B14,S . . r l T V lin k wrve a muiutude of styles te , (II Lll A LJH cover a multitude offocca- ! " , I If I t - 5 IJ jSions, Dressmaker, cardigan. 1" ' T J III I ll belUd. fitted and 2-tono Jack- I X 21 Slale SI. . - SALEM ' - ' ' . ' ''., ': . j . ' -' - . )' -. - ! - - . - ' 1 ---- ? ' ' amammmmmmBmaMmml .. I ' j i : . . . : ' ' " ' - - j - " . ' JS13 Jack Quentin Hall Dies Aboard Prison Snip Leaving P. I. ALBANY, July 14 Friends of Mrsi C. C. HalL formerly -of Al bany but now living in Seattle, have learned of the death of her son. Jack Quentin HalL . on board a prison ship en route from the Philippines to. Japan on Oct 24, 1944. ' !:- . ' Jack was born in Albany, the son? of the late C C Hall, former Santiam . forest supervisor,' and Mrs. Hall. He was a graduate of Albany high school. He was serv ing; at the time of his capture by the; Japs with the UJ5. marine corps, in which he enlisted in 1937, previous to the death of his father. He was captured at-the time of the fall of Corregidor. . Besides his mother, Jack is sur vived by two brothersy Lt James KjHall, UJS. navy, who was for merly a member of the University, of t Washington faculty, and Maj. Charles C Hall, with the 14th U. S. !air force in India and China; and two sisters, Mrs. Lois De Haven of Seattle; and Mrs. Otto L. Fox of Auburn, Calif. MONMOUTH -Lt Koffer Beckley who has been stationed with ' the army in 'England for more than a year as a plane nav igator, home to visit his wife and young daughter here, and ' his parents, -Mr. and Mrs. Carl Iver- son at Carlton. -Hr-:" s- 1 III. r : ' i i . Capt. JO. A. Smith Honored Before Going to Hawaii i Capt O. A. Smith, -U." S. Navy medical' corps, .who has been ex ecutive officer at the naval hos pital at Corvallis since, its comk missiomng In February, was honored by fellow staff members at a party Wednesday night at the hospital officers' club. - Captain Smith, who entered the naval service in 1923 after American Legion J 'r. : sALEii FOREST grove juinons ; ,Flnal playoff Game) i Geo. E. Wafers Park - - 2:30 P. II. Winning team advances i nearer state tournament berth Admission. Adults 50c Children 25c 90c nPh ; Te wear with shorts, slacks and L f summer auita. Gay tie-front'; ' ' page Tunis inshing medical school, soon will, leave for the naval hospital at Alea Heights, Pearl Harbor, where he also will be executive officer. He' will be-replaeed by Capt Maurice S. Mathis, who has been ' in command of the naval medical supply depot at Pearl Harbor. U : : Captain and Mrs. Smith have a son who is a captain in the coast artillery stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan and a daugh ter, who is married to a navy aviator. ; "J Baseball DisU Playoff Juinons Capital Pott No. 9 American lealon - I . '-y 4