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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1953)
Cpl. Diercks TV Interviewee At Atom Blast f - Exactly who the Salem area sol V dier was who was interviewed on a nationwide television hookup after the Nevada , atomic blast . Tuesday, was learned Wednesday after a lucky flip of the Army en listment files in the Salem re cruiting office. Wednesday a call to TSgt William F. Vanderpool at the Sa lem recruiting office resulted in a "blind" turn of the records and the first one turned up was Elmer A. Dierrks ' Jefferson Route 1. who enlisted from the Salem of fice Jan. 25, 1952, to serve three . years. - Tuesday had been unable to iden- , tify the Army MP, except to say 'l that his last name sounded like "Derrick and he said he was from Salem." He was interviewed by i Chet Huntley , NBC television broadcaster, (viewed here - from 1:45 to 2 p. m. ). A check Wednesday with ' ii . L 0 0 Reg. 189.95 Save 20.07! Suit covered in the beautiful new rayon facquard frieze. 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Other Salem area men, reported by the Associated Press as in on the atomic blast, were PFC Ken neth W. Ladwig, son of Richard W. Ladwig, 3493 N. River Rd., and PFC Robert W. Bodda, Albany Route 1. The men were among those oc cupying forward foxholes during the atomic blast and immediately after the blast, charged forward in skirmishes to mop-up an imag inary enemy. - JA,.m UWIfll delivers p - GENUINE HARMONY HOUSE FOAM RUBBER Wardens End Prison Survey Three out-of-state prison war dens have completed their survey of the Oregon State Prison pro gram andlhe last of the trio left for home Wednesday. , Starting the survey Sunday. at the request of the state board of control were Joseph R. Ragen, warden of Illinois State Prison, and G. Orton Jameson, South Dakota Prison, both of whom left Tuesday night, and L. E. Clapp, Idaho Prison, who left Salem Wednesday. - The wardens are to send their Individual reports back to Oregon from their homes. "We feel certain," said Secre tary of State Earl T. Newbry, "that the results of the survey will be received here before the legislature adjourns." Newbry said he assumed tne reports wouia go first to Gov. Paul Patterson and then, probably, will be discussed by the board of control, made up of Patterson, Newbry and Secre tary of Treasury Sig Unander. Lru a o o byu 11.00 month on Sears Easy Paymert Plan Table to CTOnS nOUTSi Tlonay and Friday, 930 to 9:60 P. SL Other Days, 9:30 to 5:30 , First Aid Chief Status Cleared ByC - ommission First Ud caotains are not eligi ble for promotion to battalion cniex in the Salem fire department, the city civil service ruled Wednes day. But first aidmen who pass ex aminations for regular fire cap tain and serve as such for a year would then become -eligible for battalion - chief. This policy is based on civil service rules, de clared Commission Chairman Wil liam J. Entress. Capt Clinton Hart, one of the first aid officers, appeared before the commission to ask about tol icy on the promotional matter. He recently passed a battalion chief examination but the commission Questioned his eligibility. After hearing the commission's ruling. Hart asked Fire Chief E. L. Smith to transfer him to regular fire captain duty, for which he has qualified. Chief Smith told the commission this could be done but it would leave the first aid' department without an experienced man to succeed Hart. "We have some good 1 MM! - SOU) ONLY IT , am. toewac co.. In Between Paydays? Use Sears Easy Payment Plan on Purchases Totaling $20 cr More Save 20.00 Extra! 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In other business at the City Hall meeting, the ' commission al lowed Robert J: Payne to with draw his recent resignation and become eligible for reemployment. He had moved out of Salem to take another job but he continued to own a home here. yoa .(segno 111 Ilk Genuine Harmony House Reg. 169.95 Save 20.07 Mohair acquard frieze In beautiful Harmony House Mint Green, Valley Rose, Beige, Grey and Red. Sofa bed has smart wood trim . . . opens to comfortable bed. Platform rocker has resil ient coil spring over flexible No-Sag spring base. Buy today . . . they'll go fast at this pricel GDcBCalPeiDQCgeS did 1 Only ' Birdseye Maple Storage Headboard Reg. 59.95 Now . . 39.95 $700 Million in Contracts to Go To Small Firms "The bulk of $700 million in contracts from the Air Force alone is yet to be obligated to small in dustry In the next three months," 50 executives of Salem industry and business were told Wednesday evening by Kenneth T. Caplinger. 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