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The OBEGON STATESMAN. Salem.
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St. Sri. James F. Hall. U. S. army
engineers, who has recovered
from wounds and has been dis
charged from a hospital in Eur
ope. Ills wife and two children,
Jimmy, Jr, and Thelma Sue,
live on' 23rd st In Salem.
Washinrton, Auf. 22-(Special)-
The appointment of Elizabeth
June Brown of 1640 N.' Capitol,
Salem, Ore., as second lieutenant,
ANC, was announced by the war
department today. -. , t
ABOARD THE USS SOLACE
IN THE PACIFIC Gene E. Eng
blem, 23, pharmacist's mate, third
class, USNR, 1081 Williams st,
Lebanon, Ore., served aboard this
navy hospital ship which has gone
through nine bloody campaigns in
the Pacific. The vessel evacuated
and treated wounded, at Tarawa,
Eniwetok, Kwajalein, the Admir
alties, Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, I wo
Jima and Okinawa.
IN THE rACIFIC Robert Gor
don Ragsdale. 25. son of Mrs. F. A;t
Ragsdale, Rickreall, Ore., has ad
vanced to chief radio technician
aboard the USS WAKE ISLAND,
"JeeoT carrier in Pacific waters.
He entered the navy in June, 1942.
Since Joining the WAKE, Rags
dale has traveled more than 130,
000 miles and has ..seen action in
the Atlantic and the Indian oceans
as well as the Pacific. The WAKE
accounted for one German sub
marine in the Atlantic and more
than a dozen Jap planes at Lin
gayen and Iwo Jima. Ragsdale's
brother, J. A., a motor machin
ist's mate, first class, spent a year
and a half on active duty in the
South Pacific aboard a destroyer
before being given a medical dis
charge, j
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WITCI THE FIFTH ARMY,
Italy-(S p e c i a 1) - SSgt Orvil
Burns, medical technician and
brother of Mrs. Vada Savage, 190
Garden road, Salem, Ore., and
Sgt Dave Mathieson, cook, hus
band of Velda Cook of Dayton,
Ore., are members of the 361st in
fantry regiment's 3rd battalion,
which recently was awarded the
distinguished unit citation for
gallantry, determination and - es
prit de corps in overcoming un
usually difficult and hazardous
conditions.
Second LC Clayton W. Vandar
warka, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Vandarwarka. 10S5 ;Lar
mer ve, Salem, who was re
tentlr graduated from! the
Davis-Monthan
Arlx.. an co-
Superfortress.
Thieves attempting i to steal a
valuable Palamino horse, saddles.
and some riding . equipment, fled
about 9 MJtL 'Wednesday when the
light Were turned On in the. house
of Erwin Ward, route! 5, box 56,
on" South 12th st.' The lights were
burning In the barn , and when
the 'family '"arose the lights from
the house scared the thieves and
evidently thwarted the attempt.
Mrs. Ward and Deputy Sheriff
James Garvin, investigating . a
short time later, found two' sad
dles, I and a black I martingale.
property of former Sheriff Andy
Burk, behind a hay slack about
15 yards from the j barn. One
bridle was missing. f
The Palamino had evidently
been j taken from it's ! stall to the
hay. stack where an attempt had
been made to saddle it. One wire
from an electrically charged fence
had been removed to disconnect.
the circuit. Deputy Garvin said.
Ciimming's Lane Asked
As New County Road
Mrs. J. E. Whitehead, rM of the
Keizer district, conferred Wednes
day with the county court about
the possibility - ef establishing
Cumming's Lane as a county road.
A petition signed by 40 asking for
the change has been filed, and of
these, 23 are actual property own
ers along the proposed road. Mrs.
Whitehead is proceeding with the
task and has secured the tenta
tive committal of the county court
to grant the petition if the right-of-way
is secured. .The concrete
floor of a garage at the entrance
to the lane will lap over a iall
bit on the proposed right-of-way.
a feet which has caused some trou-
ble end oelay in the proceedings.
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Itere to bridge & Iraq
Is lowered 20 feet under the water
so , that ships may sail over the ,
span. "" ' . .-
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Adair to Use
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West May Get
Auto Industry
DENVER, Aug. UMJPi-fosA
bility of a western automobile in
dustry was foreseen in a state
ment issued today by the Colo
rado . Fuel ti Iron corporation,
.which operates the Minnequa
Steel plant at Pueblo, Colo. -
Discussing "possible decentral
ization of the automobile indus
try." the statement said: "If the
conversion of the Geneva steel
plant in Utah can be satisfactor
ily .worked out, flat rolled steel
products would be available for
the first time in quantity in the
west
Pointing out that many western
companies now manufacture au
tomobile parts and equipment, the
statement said these operations
"could be readily expanded."
HEUVEL TRIAL POSTPONED
KLAMATH FALLS, Aug.. 22-WJ-Trial
of Former Police Chief
Earl Heuvel . on four, morals
-charges will be postponed . until
mid-October, Circuit Judge Artie
G, Walker said today. Heuvel is
again free on $21,000 cash bail.
CAR SHORTAGE NOTED
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 22-(jP)-Warnings
of a serious shortage of
railroad cars for grain loadings in
the northwest were contained in
telegrams sent today by the Minn
eapolis commission merchants and
the Northwest Country Elevator
association.
WORLD TRIP COMPLETED
PORTLAND, Aug. 22.-SJ)-Dr.
C Andresen Hubbard, Oregon
state college, returned here to
day from a 10,000-mile world trip
en which he studied fleas and
their relation to bubonic plague.
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Recruiting of young men 17
years of age has been reopened by
the United States Coast Guard,
the coast guard recruiting station
at 806 S. W. Morrison st, Port
land, was notified this week. Ore
gon and Washington recruits will
receive basic twining at ? Ala
meda, Calif. Applicants; must be
at least 64 inches in height with
weight in! proportion to height.
In ; good health and have at least
two years' high school, parents
consent and a birth certificate.
Vision must be 20-30.
LEDO, ASSAM. India Cpl.
NOrman V. McDonald, son of Mr.
and Mrs. V. C. McDonald, Salem,
Ore., recently completed a trip
over the Stilwell Road . from In
dia to China as a member of a
convoy laden Iwith supplies for
our Chinese ' allies. .
Francis Enrene Ely, former Will
amette vnlTersfty student, 'who
has been a storekeeper, third
class. In the coast guard, h now
at the homo of bis wife's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. -Fred
erkkson, 14S E. Washington st
Mrs. Ely la the former Florence
Fredertckson. Ely, who has
gone through seven -invasions
in the Pacific, was on the USS
Calloway when It was torpe
doed some months ago. After
being In active service for ever
two years, Ely Is awaiting dis
charge.
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY,. Italy
! Among Oregon soldiers recent'
ly, awarded the distinguished unit
badge as Lt Gen. Lucian K. Trus-
cott ir- commanding general of
the Fifth army .presented the dis
tinuished unit citation to his
battalion for its conquest of Mon
ticelli ridge, dominating height on
the Gothic, line in Italy, x were:
PFC LeejMcKnight, wife-, HazeL
route 3, ivehide -driver, Albany.
PFC Royal C Gregg, son of Mrs.
Dulcie Gregg, 328 South 6th st,
rifleman, Corvallis. h
Pvt William O.. Clouse, wife,
Minnie, rifleman, Jefferson.
Harry B. Buckley, of the Silver I
Creek Falls Recreation Service,
reported Wednesday ! that soldiers
from Camp Adair will start using 1
some of the facilities in the area
immediately after Labor day. The '
last pf the scheduled encampments j
will; be: completed "by that time,
he stated, and the! recreational
program can then be started by
the army. !
The men from Adair will not
use the buildings in the area, but
will; engage in a type of recrea
tional bivouac. The baseball
fields and other facilities will be
made available to them, and sev
eral; trips and hikes through the
park have been sketched out for j
them. V -
The state conference of the Sev-
enth'Day Adventists is being-held
at the Silver Creek camp at pres
ent ; for a twenty-day period, 10
days each for boys and girls. While
at the -Smith Creek camp, the
Girl Scouts will wind up today
an 18-day camping period.
WHEAT EMBARGO LIFTED
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 22-)-
Embargo -against wheat shipments
to Kansas City, effective . aince
midnight last Thursday, will be
lifted at midnight tonight, Gun
sard Johnson, chairman of the !
Board of Trade's permit commit
tee, said today. The current em
bargo, the second pi the -season,
was ordered by the ODT because
of an accumulation of grain in
local elevator yards. "
"Hear Now." a leaflet put out
by the Seabees and received last
week by Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Reid of 1560 Elm st. West Salem,
from their son, Harry, P. Reid,
who is a Seabee somewhere - in
the Philippines, states that he was
one of the men highly commend
ed for outstanding duties In the
development of a depot. He us
ually operates a bulldozer, a
crane and a caterpillar tractor.
His wife resides in Culver, Ore.
First Lt Victor J. Collins, ton
of Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Collins,
1763 Van Buren, Corvallis, has
reported for duty at the Carlsbad
army air field, Carlsbad, New
Mexico. Previously he had been
stationed at European theatre
with the Eighth air force, 493d
bombing group. He was awarded
the air medal and six oak leaf
clusters. His wife is the former
Margaret J. Rhienholdt, 1985 Sag
inaw st., Salem, Ore.
POOR EYESIGHT
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The golden grain and the
sweet-Scented hops brewed
to perfection in JoLYMPljA
make good food taste better.
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Consult Dr. E. E. Boring
or Dr. S. A. Whecrtley
This consultation and ex
amination will provide the
correct information regard
ing your eyes.
Phone 6508 for an appoint
ment or come In at your
convenience.
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You pay only 20 Down now ; . . the balance on
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to make your home more beautiful, more com
fortable. Of course there are still many wartime
shortages . . . and the demand for Ward Furniture
is tremendous. But we do get lots of merchandise
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