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WITH THE 31st INFANTRY
DIVISION IN MINDANAO-(Spedal)-PJC
Roderick H. Hen
drickson, a linesman with the
S 1st signal company, and PFC
irom uregon. . were two or izo
six-footers In - the commanding
eneral's guard of honor on Sept.
8 when Japanese Lt Gen." Gyosa
ku Morozuml formally surrend
ered his Mindanao forces to the
31st division at Malay balay.
Hendrickson and Lindh, and
other members of the guard
stood at attention in battle dress
on either side of the crushed rock
walk to Brif. Gen. Joseph Hut
chison's headquarters as Moro
zumi crossed the courtyard.; The
honor guard, composed of men
from all units of the Dixie divi
sion, towered over Morozuml,
senior Japanese officer on Min
danao. ; ' , "
After running this gantlet of
giants, the goateed General Moro-
zumi entered General Hutchison's
bamboo headquarters to sign the
papers wnicn terminated most of
Hendrickson a and Lindh'a busi
ness on wis isiana.
Hendrickson lives In Salem.
.Lindh at Grants Pass, v
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War Officially Ended
" ON THE USS BON HOMME
RICHARD OFF JAPAN-(De-layed)-Two
Salem, Ore. navy
men, Lt (jg) Melvin T. Hurley,
USNR, whose wife, Mrs. Martha
Sprague- Hurley, lives at 425 N.
14th jst, and Raymond t. Comer,
fireman, second class, , USNR,
whose wife, Inez, lives at 2360 N.
Church st, are serving on this
aircraft carrier, which has ben
assigned to' duty as part of the
U.S. occupation fleet. .
The RICHARD'S crew hardly
could believe the first peace flash
and, to add to the skepticism, the
general quarters alarm hit hours
after the announcement, sending
them to their battle stations. .
"GOsh!" yelled one of the men
as he seized his helmet and dash
ed for his gun Mint, "the war's
over; it would Trill me. to get
killed now." v
THIRTEENTH ..NAVAL ..DIS
TRICT HEADQRTS- Seattle
(Special)-Discharged today from
the navy under the point system
was Lt Wilson N. Siegmund, 250
Garden road, Salem, Ore.
FORT LEWIS, Wash Cast
Joseph W. Thomas, air corps, of
725 N. Church st, Salem, Ore.,
who for the past five years has
served in the AAF, will revert
to inactive status November 13,
lt was announced today by Lt
Col. Harvey D. Taylor, command'
lng the separation center here.
Captain Thomas will return to
Salem.
TURNER Mrs. Delmer Barber
received a telephone call from her
husband, First Lieutenant Barber,
from : San Francisco, Tuesday
morning sayings he will be home
Saturday. He expect to be dis
charged soon,
PEARL HARBOR Wilbur L,
Cdpple, gunner's mate, 3c, USNR,
497 Jefferson at., Silverton, Ore.,
has been serving aboard the USS
LUZON, a unit of the repair
squadron that Fleet Admiral C W.
Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, Pa
cine, once referred to as a "se
cret weapon."-
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LEXINGTON. Vs. Among the
graduates of the 22nd Information
and Education course at the School
for Personal Services, Lexington,
Va.; last week was Capt. Tony A.
Lindstrom of Salem, Ore.
Ma j. Martin J. Elle to
Be Out of Service
By First of December
FORT LEWIS, Wash. Ma
Martin J. -Elle, air corps, of 1690
N. 17th st.. Salem. Ore-, who for
the past 3 years .has served in
the AAF will revert to inactive
status on Nov. 30, 1945, It was an
nounced this week by Lt. CoL
Harvey D. Taylor, commanding
the separation center here. -
Major Elle will return to Salem
where he will resume liis profes
sion of assistant state superin
tend en t of education. n
"Like many of his fellow off!
cers, Major Elle responded to the
call for patriotic men, and his val
uable experience contributed to
the rapid organization and train
ing of our present day fighting
forces," Colonel Taylor said.
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Our town
hes heroes, too
Or at Thistle Ridge they're
Always boasting about their lo
cal heroesancestors In the Rev
olutionary War, congressmen,
and as artist with pictures In the
metropolitan lluseum
.Well, we've g ot eur local he
roes, too... .......
- Taere was oU Doe Turner,
who fevgat for years agalast the
latnleraace and bigotry that
kept eaBdrva from beinj vaccV.
Butted la ear county.
And Deacon Foliensby, who
fought for free pews in the
churches; jess Hackney, who
campaigned for teaching hon
est history in schools; Wedd
Towers, who fought the en
croachment . of Prohibition in
our county and persuaded folks
they wanted tolerance and mod
eration In place of a return to
lawlessness. .
Voa wont find moauaaeats to
these f oik s Bat from where I
ait, they're heroes la a caase
that's pretty sacred la oar towm
the caase of freedom, tolerance,
and haatam Alnlty,
m
PFC Corydon Blodgett
Now in Philippines
Dr. and Mrs. C. 1 Blodgett re
ceived thir first uncensored letter
Wednesday from their son, PFC
Corydon Blodgett, who is now at
Mindora, in the Philippines. The
letter was written on September
1. the first day the censorship was
lifted.
; He participated in the Okinawa
campaign with the 96th division
and then was sent to Leyte and
Samar tor a rest period. At Min
dora he Is now taking regular ar
my training. The army man's wife,
the former Lois Phillips, resides
in Portland.
Eric Filzsimons Takes
Short Course at Nancy,1
Old French University
WITH THE UNITED STATES
FORCES IN FRANCE - Private
First Class Eric L. Fitzsimmons of
1391 Market street, Salem, Ore
gon, whose wife, Hulda, lives in
Portland. Ore., is : enrolled in an
eight-week's course in French
language sod civilization at the
University of Nancy, France.
- The University of Nancy, first
founded in 1572 at Pout-a-Mbus
son, offered its facilities to the
army's information and education
program, and the current summer
course is the first given at the
university since 1939.-
Classes in French language and
civilization are taught by English
speaking French instructors for
three hours in the morning. Visits
to museums, art galleries, and oth
er places of interest in Nancy and
the neighboring area occupy the
afternoons. ' .
Fitzsimmons has been overseas
since last May. He joined the ar
my in September, 1940. He attend
ed Willamette university, where
he was a student at the time he
entered the service. .
Thiee Mid-VaUey
Men With 159th
Now at Karlsruhe
WITH THE 106TH INFANTRY
DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH
ARMY 533 . members ot the
159th infantry regiment of Maj.
Gen. Donald A. Stroh's 106th Lion
division have won bronze service
stars for participation in major
campaigns in both the Pacific and
the European theatres of war.
In the group are PFC George
C. Venable, 1027 W. 12th st, Al
bany; First Lt Harold Nearing,
Corvallis;' S. Sgt. G. A. Johnson,
Gervais and PFC Harold F. Peter
son, route 3, Salem. - ,
In the northern France cam
paign the 159th- was among the
units which held a ring of steel
around the German forces in the
French ports of Lorient and St
Nazaire. The , regiment sped to
the Rhineland about a month be
fore V-E day, and helped to corral
hand hold tremendous' numbers of
prisoners of war in - the Sinzig
Andernach area near the famous
Remager bridge. -
The regiment is now stationed
near Karlsruhe, in the American
occupied zone of the southern
Rhineland. A "
MONMOUTH TFC Cyril Wn
son, who has been at Camp Rob
erts for basic training,, reported
last week to Ft Lewis, and ex
pects to be sent to the Pacific
soon in the army of occupation.
He is a son-in-law of Mr. - and
Mrs. J. E. Hamer. His wife Lila
and two young sons live here.
ON THE USS' DUNLAF OFF
CHICHI JIMA Sept 3-(Delayed)
-Darrel Leonard . Woolridge, mo
tor machinist's mate, s e c o n d
class, USNR, Route 7, Salem,
Ore today witnessed the surren
der of all Japanese forces in the
Bohin and th Marcus islands on
the deck of this destroyer. Com
modore John H. Magruder, USN,
commander of the marines, ac-
LEXINGTON. Va Among the
graduates' of the 15th Educational
and the 14 th- Physical Recondi
tioning courses at the School for
Personnel Services, Lexington,
Va, last week was Sgt Allen
Keeney, box 506, Salem, Ore.
FILBERTS UMJIUTS
Hicjhest cask price on"delivery for orchard run.
Now signing contracts.
Ilorris Iflorfeiif i Pachirig Co.
.480 North Front St. Salem J - TeL 7S33
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Times computed for Taft. Ore., by
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ON THE USS BON HOMME
RICHARD OFF JAPAN (Delayed)
Andrew P. Hanalovan, seaman,
second class, route 2, Albany, Ore.,
is serving on. this aircraft carrier
which has been assigned to duty
a part of the- U. S. occupation
fleet
USE
Cdi Preparations
liqaid. Tabteta. Salve. Nee Drepa
Use Only as Directed
It you are planning to work this win
ter, start today in clean and modern
plant. Fall vegetables are just begin
ning. '
4 TO 5 IIOIITIIS steady uonn
Day Skill 7 a. m. lo 4 p. n.
Ilighl Skill 4 p. n. lo 1 a. n.
Special Skill 7 p. n. la Ilidnrjkl
PLANT CAFETERIA OPEN
ALL HOURS
Calif:rnia t Pccliing Gcrp.
Scdem Fh. 8161
In Cooperation TSlih the SsJea Canaers Committee,
eepted the capitulation of Lt Gen
Y. Tachlbana, Jap commander, in
full view of the crew. The Dun
lap sanks the first Japanese, sur
face warship In World war. II and
opened -the first American bom
bardment at Chichi Jima. " .
Vernoa Abney, S 1e, has been
home; on furlough the past two
weeks. He and his wife reside at
2850 S. Commercial st He has
also been visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Abney of the Sidney,
district and helping in the harvest
ing of peppermint He will reporjj
back to Bremerton. - ' ':
f: :. -
' AUMSVUXE Harley Fvaoa.
son of Mrs. Clara Fuson of Oregon '
City spent a few hours at the
home of his aunt Mrs. Luta Fuson' ,
this week. He is Just back from .
Brussels, Belgium, where he has: ,
been for some time in the service
He has a 30-day furlough, af let
which he reports on the east coast
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