The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, November 13, 1945, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextH fbe OREGON ; STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon. Tuesday Morning. November IS, 1341 ! PAGE SEVEN ?r Arnold Sees Atomic-Space Ships in Future By James J. Strebi Ascoclated PrrM Aviation Editor WASHINGTON, Nov. Space ships moving outside the earth's atmosphere and capable of launching atomic bomb rockets on any rnnnj wiu uuquesuuniDi; be brought into beinc within the foreseeable future," Gen. Henry H. Arnold said today. " The commanding gneral-f the army air forces mentioned space ships now existing only in comic page adventure strips as a coun ter weaoorf if defenses are devel oped against a 3000-mile an hour rocket delivering atomic explo sives. 'The design of such a ship is all but practicable today," Arnold said in a summary of the air war and recommendations for the fu ture Drenared for Secretary of -.War Patterson. It was his third and perhaps last report as head of the army air forces : A Arnold, who has expressed his intention of retiring soon, pro posed that the United States -continue to develop the type of stra tegic bombing used In World War II and in which it is a 'recognized master" until improved anti-air craft defenses make it impracUc able. ' , After that, Arnold said, the United States should be ready with a weapon of the German V-2 type, a rocket launched projectile that traveled some 3000 miles an hour and went from 50 to 60 miles high. Former Dallas Man Married i NEW YORK Miss Lorene Elsie Lindstrom. daughter of, Mr jFred O. Lindstrom of 643 Home- wood avenue. Hishland Park. Ill was married to Mr. Stanley Evert ' Varncr. son of Mr. and 'Mrs. Irvin Merle Varner, formerly of Dallas, now of 212 Rosewood avenue." Pocatello. Idaho, in a ceremony here on Saturday, No vember 3 in the Little' Churcn Around the Corner. Attended by her sister. Miss Grace Lindstrom ' of Highland Park, the bride was attired in a gold Wool suit with navy blue accessories. She carried a prayer book with white orchids. Her sister; wore an aqua wool suit with brown accents and a cor sage of yellow roses. Mr. E, E. Frost: of Ridgewood, N. J., was best man for the bridegroom. After a honeymoon, the couple will make their home at ,293 Park street. Montclair. N. J. The bride was graduated from the University of Idaho, Moscow. He is an "engineer with the Wright Aeronautical corporation at Woodridge, N. J. - SILVERTON Invitations are In the mail for the wedding of Miss Bonnie Mae Craig to Mr. Ellery L. Simoson on November 18 at 9 o'clock at Hawthorne Temple. Portland. MLvs Craig is the daughter of Mrs. James R. Morford and Mr. Simonson is the brother of Mrs. Merl Larson. "Mr.i Simonson made his home at Silverton for 4 Jet-Assisted B 29 Talieoff i 4 Jf J- f i :' .air- A R!l SaperfortreM literally leap from -the runway as It makes a jet-asttstei takeoff frarn Elgin, t leia, tianaa. Tins pbetograpa tt included wttn uen. Arnoia s repon w sccrrry . German Piloted Rocket Plane " ! I '4 f - ' Lebanon Homes Ajim of New: Group orated Si II . LEBANON "Lebanon Homes, In." hai been formed as a result of !an investigation of the housing shortage,! and ways to meet it by the: building committee of- the local chamber of commerce. This organization which will be incor porated with a capital stock 0 15300. will have for its purpose the encouragement and financing of -residence building. The first step will be the erec tion! of a prefabricated dwelling of five rooms to show what can Si done I with given sums of mriheT. Shares in this community building enterprise ere offered to investors; at $25. The undertaking was voted on Tuesday l night and Saturday a hundred shares had been sold without solicitation. Ralph Reeves, Verne Reeves and Walter Leisy are the incorporators while Frank Mayer has offered to serve as at torney. .. 4 w - ..... r 1 it Valley I Veterans ', Aid iiiiDeciding Stages of War CHICAGO. HL-Navy? men at tached to Fleet Air Wui One who heloed write the climax to the story of that unit's major role in the closing stages of the war in the Pacific -,- a story that now Is being told in detail by I the navy included: I f Harold J. Both, ship's- cook 2c. oute 2. Silverton. Ore. i Robert Roy Hirsch, seaman 2c, USNR, route. 1, Independence, Ore. . - ; 4 I: Clifford L. Potter, chief motor machinist's mate, 1339 1 Franklin, Salem, Ore. I. Charles Leroy Atkinson. - sea man 1c. USN. Sandlake. Or. Richard Earl Phillips, signal man Jc, Scio, Ore. Japs off balance from 'Korea - to China and Formosa, and; to Japan, itself. i 8 Proof that all hands Mid "turn to" lies in the records of: the wing, which shows that it sent more than 175.000 tons of Jap shipDinc to the bottom with its mariners, coronados and privateers, dam aged at least that much more ton nage, and shot down more than 40 enemy planes. formidable base. The Seabee group previously , bad spent 14 months on Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. ! Naraaaa Patrick SebaaUL It. signalman, third class, USN, is a memoer 01 ue navai xorces at Sasebo, a former Japanese naval base. He is the son of Mrs. Lena Schmidt, of Salem. Shipping out in December, 1944, as a member of a destroyer squadron commander's staff. Schmidt has seen nearly every maior allied port in the Pacific. During the Kamikaze at- tacks in the Okinawan campaign. Schmidt's exposed battle station position permitted him to witness his ship's downing of 11 enemy aircraft. ! Pair From Salem t Be Discharged T. 3rd Gr. Ralph N. Smith and CpL William A. Wilson, who have served more than five years in the army, left Ft Stevens on Friday for Ft Lewis separation center, Col. C. S. Doney, commanding of ficer of harbor defenses of the Co lumbia has announced. At Ft Lewis they are to be processed through the center and given their discharges. Serceant Smith served as a re pairman in radaY communications. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carl F Smith, make their home at 1610 D tt, Salem. traiik Chance s, Returns Home" MILL CITY Capt and Mrs. Fred Olin visited here recently ' while enroute to Vernonla to vis it his parents. S. Sgt Frank Chance jr haa recei-ed his discharge and is mak ing his home at Ft Atkinson. He was' married to Evelyn Kestal of that; place before going overseas. '-CpL Delbert B. nut jr., nas been discharged from the army. t He Recently returned from over seas' duty. 1 ' . IVade Roten, son of Mrs. Mat tie Murdock left October SI for the (army air corps. : Tae temaerary prametion ef ? -j t R.n.ii. AP route S. Cortallis, from second to first lieutenant- was 'announced this past weekend by the war depart ment - . Lt. A. Ry Kemp. I S V. 26. 245 East Washington sjt., Salem, Ore., was seeing action off the coast of Japan with k Hellcat fighting squadron based on the escort carrier USS Chenango when the. Japs agreed to accent surren der terms. The1 squadronj had been on duty in the Pacific! area for more than ftf months, flying from the escort carrier USS Sangamon before being transferred to the Chenango. 'I ) , CHICAGO. 1IL Kineholt Jaka Gaub, carpenter's mate Jc USNR; 210 Fairview ave, Salem, Ore.; Robert W. James, S 1c, USNR, Scio. Ore and Jack Norman Beach, aviation ordnanceman 2c, USNR, Lebanon, Ore., can claim a share in one of the most out standing records of the war while serving with Fleet Air Wing one, whose record in the final phases of the conflict now is being re leased by the navy. The newly announced details of the wing's record show that it sent .more than 175,000 tons of Jap ship ping to ' the bottom with its Mariner, Coronado and Privateer planes, damaged at least that much more tonnage, and shot down more than 40 planes. escort carriers and -attack trans ports in the. navy's magic carpet fleet. Passengers were to go di rectly to the separation center neatest their homes to complete th formalities of obtaining their discharges before returning to civilian life. OKINAWA -(Delayed)- Three Salem. Ore., navy men, Arthur G. Matherly, chief comissary ste- ward: Ralph Arthur Smither, sea man 1c, and Elmer Lowell Grie pentroy, chief carpenters mate, played an important parttin the final drive that helped bung Ja pan to her knees while serving with the 135th U. S. navay con struction battalion on Okinawa. The 135th drew the assignment of constructing the principal naval in.. vi... . r.,ni nllaUd. reeket-DroaeUed missile, Is placed 00 a launching device (left) and the missile leaves we iauncm (right) In these eaptared pictures ef one ef the new; German weapons developed during the war. The rviper" was i designed to attack aircraft with cannons, rockets and ramming. The pilot could eject himself before ramming.-This pote is lncmaea uen. Arneld's revert te the secretary ef war. (Ar Wirephete fro army air forces) ' f ;. IS INJURED IN BUS CRASH DETROIT, Nov. 12--At least 25 persons were injured, several critically, jwhen two Greyhound buses collided in suburban Birm ingham today as one swerved to avoid a driverfe3 oil struck that had started away from the curb- ing. j a number of years but for the met two Vears has lived at Port land with his sister and brother- in-law. j FEAKL HARBOa, T. Mar shall W. Webb. Ph.M3cvhf Sa lem, Ore., is one of 12QQ high point iiavyt veterans Vftpm the "Magic Carpet" brought back to the states aboard the USS Anzio, one of more tnan zuu earners, IS I CHICAGO James W. Low, water tender, 3c, USNR, route 2, Wpodbum, Ore., and Clarence J. Hoie, jf, seaman 1c, Falls City, Orfe., and other men of the escort ait-craft carrier USS Kalinin cay had helped take the vessel through sopie of the hottest action in the Pacific before she returned to the states in time to take part in the recent observance of navy day. The battle records of many of the men of the Kalinin Bay read al most like the nistory of the war with Japan. CHICAGO, III. Davjd Franklin Traslio. control tower !! operator. 1c, USNR,: 2080 Myrtle ave, Salem ure., Piayea an imporwm roe n bage Buckner Bay the operations or neer.air wmg Yonabaru, scene of one of one during the f.nal Phases of the bloodiest battles. .1 M Vn. . 1 A n m ! A. , war wucii ma 1 iicci umi yucu up a record that is now oemg released by -the navy. The wing is credited in those records with sending more than 175,000 tons of Jap shipping to the bottom with its Mariner, Coronado and Privateer planes, damaged at least that much more tonnage, and shot down more than 40 en emy planes.? OKINAWA (DeUyed)-Twe Sa lem. Ore. navy men. James Wes ley Strong, shipfitter 2c, 1177 N. ' Commercial st., nd Thomas Noble Eaton, boatswain's mate 1c, 1645 Winona ct, who served with the 125th U. S. naval construction battalion, played an important j part in the final drive that helped bring Japan to her knees. The outfit was one of the Seabee units resDonsible for the rapid develop ment of thif Ryukyus Island into 1 1 i ' mouncing The Opening of the Vogue Beauty Salon "Tillie" Iwan, Manager ri Beautv . 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He has one his job. i Now he deserves a chanfej to finish his 'education. Our J Victory Bonds will help him. The Government is willing to"bet on hint, when he goes into business, and lend him, some money. Our Victory Bonds will help finance the loan. He dug a foxhole ;in the dirt and lrred in it. JNow'it is pur jturn to dig down, and showhim by our j Victory Bond purchases that we want him jto have a chance to reconvert tor peace. J A Victory Bond is the world's smartest invest imenc THEY FINISHED THEIR JOS... LET'S FINISH OURS wa mm mmmmm .111 n ' rffiTJnLD ACOUSTICOII " II S -" I YV .1 - W 7 ... ''7 ) srK yv i CMS ft -A ft '(J . j ! (( i, mm on the m''amm - ( calls J) Here on the Pacific Coast, Long Distance telephone calls; are still at the same high level they reached just before Japan surrendered. That is why . . . even though w are already making headway in bringing service back t.o prewar sttndards . . . there may still be t dclar before we can complete your Long Distance call, or the operator may aisle you to limit it to five minutes. Wc want yor to know, however, that we're doing everything possible to hurry the day when yve'il again be able to handle promptly any long Distance call you want to make anywhere. j THE PACIFIC TELEPIIOIIE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 1 , ; , ' ' - 1 h ' - j I 740 State Street Telephoaatera 3101 ! !LE EI r 1; I'.il Thay flntshed rhalr Job Ufa finish ours, luy Victory indtl I f- ! LTtiTTER TtROWN SHOE STORE i. . - 1 j $05 First 1 XMXUm "