8-(Sec. I) Statesman, Salem, Ore., FrL,' June 22, '56
Concentrated Training, Dehydrated Potatoes Ahead
For Salem Youths in Army's New Reserve Program
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SUff Writer, The Statesmaa
A nwroua hplninff of concert
trrtlvH training and a taste of de-
Y drated potatoes are ahead for
!' younf Salem area Army re
f crvists who will make up the
-first viable contincrnt of mid-
volley men to begin training tin
ier tha new Reserve forces aci.
Firt nf th ffrouD. reDresent
li J three Salem reserve units has
' t ,eady departed for ft, Ord,
Calif., which ia RFA training
renter for the Pacific Coast slate.
vat what they can expect in the
' ay of treatment, training ana
f avel was learned last week In a
. nr-day visit to the Monterey Bay
r ea post.
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All of tha men are in the1 17 and
1 year old clasa enlisting in
tiie Army Reserve to mm wx
months of activt duty training and
KPhaolina In the Drosram to build
tha nation's reserve force. After
completing their tour of duty at
FL Ord they will return home to
complete their military obligation
as a member of the reserve unit in
which they were enlisted.
Pvta. Harry Davia arid Clarence
Lang, both of SUyton, Keneth Van
Cleave, Salem, and Willard S. Fer
ris. Newport, all member of the
2SStn Engineers, Charles Jayne,
Richard Cobb and David Bolton.
aH at Salem and member of Com
pany K. 413th Infantry Regiment,
and Allan Meieswr, William Cot
ner and George F. Jacobson all
of Salem and members of the S2Hh
Field Artillery Battalion, are all
scheduled to begin the training this
aummer." ' - , .
Delayed training' Session la ahead
(or Pvt. William Bateson. also
member of the 29th, who broke
his leg in a fall while fishing last
Sunday.
Oa Schedule
Everything goes on schedule t
Ft. Ord where all the trainees get
a busy eight weeks of basic train
ing in the fundamentals of being a
soldier. Like other Army men their
day will begin with dawnlight rev
eille at 5 30 a m. Between then
and 7 am, when their training
day begins, comes the rush of bed
making, breakfast and boot polish?
ing typical of everyone's military
experience.
The training itself is designed to
give the young men solid, muscle
toughening indoctrination Into
ways of the Army and those al
ready taking "basic" It the camp
were learning how to shoot, drive,
march, mke, do guard duty, take
care of a rifle, pitch a tent, dig a
foxhole, etc.
High Qaallflcatiaas
Training is conducted by a dis
ciplined cadre of officers and non
commissioned officers whose edu
cational qualifications read like the
average high school. A majority of
the training group holds college
degrees, several are West Point
graduates, and the commander of
the RFA regiment holds 'a doctor
of philosophy degree from Syra
cuse University.
Because the program has be
come a "show window" for the
Army, the training group has been
handpicked for its duty of giving
the trainees a solid military foun
dation intended, to give new
strength to their reserve units at
home.
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FT. ORD, Calif. Physical eoadltlenla. aad a close friendship with the
M l rifle art a big part of lb training for Army Reservists nnder
the acw six-maalh program. Regimented rifles and helmets make
aa appropriate foreground for the 17-ls'i soldiers taking exercises
here. A portion of the fort where Salem, Ore., reservists soon will
train Is shown ia the barkgrouad. Tea of the Salem mea will be among
several hnadred from all over the Pacific Coast area who will report
here this summer for six months of training. (Statesman Photo.)
BRITISH SOLDIER SHOT
NICOSIA, Cyprus A British
soldier was shot dead in Larnaca
Thursday. He was the 40th serv
iceman to die in the violence of
the union-with-Greece movement.
Some 'Pen Pals' Not Appreciated
SUNDERLAND, Eng. (INS) Without partitions, they corn
Delegates to a women' conference plained, letters have to be ad
patitioned Britain's . Postmaster dressed and stamped in publis and
General for more partitions and British post offices are a happy
private booths in post offices. hunting ground for gossips.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia. Iraq, Ye
men, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Lib
ya and the Sudan compose the
Arab League.
The U.S. natural gas industry
has 24. million customers.
Variety of Activities
While the training schedule does
n't leave too much time for recre
ation, trainees could look forward
to a variety of activities on the
post during weekday evenings and
on weekend passes.
Ft Ord facilities offered deep
sea fishing expeditions, a wide
variety of athletics and catering to
many hobby acitivities. Nearby
and historic Monterey, Carrtiel-by-the-sea,
and the beach resort town
of Santa Cruz were attracting
weekend soldier visitors last week
as well as the larger bay area
cities of San Francisco, Oakland
and San Jose.
After the eight weeks of basic
training the six-month reservists
will get two weeks leave at home
before reporting to a specialty
school of their choice.
This part of the training will
take members of the Salem con
tingent to Army bases all over the
U.S. where they will become mech
anics, radio technicians, adminis
tration specialists, heavy equip
ment, operators, radar operators,
cooks, artillery specialists, survey
crewmen, etc.
Practice Skills
At the end of this period they'll
all be asigned back to Ft. Ord to
put their new-found skills into
practice.
Trainees, scattered to the four
corners of the nation, will be re
united in their old "basic" com
panies fur a final period of on-the-job
training. The men from Com
pany K will train with a rifle com
pany like their own here in Sa
lem, those from the 255th Engin
eers will be farmed out to engin
eer units, and the men from the
929th Field Artillery will try their
technical skills with artillery bat
talions at the post.
When graduation day comes this
winter, the ten will head home
again to lend their skills to their
home units where they will attend
weekly drill for what's left of their
eight-yaar enlistments and to put
new emphasis on a large trained
reserve instead of a large stand
ing army.
London Vice
Stirs Action
By Commons
LONDON I Mounting unrest
over organized vice and gang war
fare in London stirred the House
of Commons Thursday. Members
demanded quick action to clean
up the capital's underworld.
Richard Rapier Stokes, wealthy
industrialist and leading Laborite,
charged that sex-for-sale girls who
walk the London streets are part
of a vast international vice net
work bossed by the Maltese broth
ers, Eugene and Carmello Mes
sina. He demanded to know what
the government was doing about
it. !
Laborite Arthur Greenwood de-;
nounced the capital's rare gangs
as a flock of "squalid, cowardly,
j small-time hoodlums," and de-:
manded police action against
j them.
' Home Secretary Maj. Gwilym
Lloyd-George declared the police
I were giving "close and urgent at-;
! tention" to crimes of violence. -He '
I dismissed as "nonsense" a Labor
ite charge the public miht soon
i lose confidence in Scotland Yard.
i Even as Lloyd George spoke. I
I Yard detectives arrested Jack !
Jack Comer self-styled ganglead-i
er known to London's underworld
as Jack Spot. He was charged
with razor-slashing a bookmaker
named Thomas Falco, henchman
of a rival outfit.
200 Bridge Experts Due in
Salem Tournament Today
The year's biggest contract
hriH vpnl in Salem will start
today in tournament play by some
200 expert duplicate bridge play
ers from the entire Pacific Coast
area.
This is a major bridge tourney
under direction of American Con
tract Bridge League which awards
honors for winners here and points
for the top players in this na
tionally recognized competition.
The tournament will begin at
1:30 p m. today and will continue
Saturday and Suhday at the Salem
Elks Building.
Three Championships
First of the three championships
to be decided is scheduled for 8
o'clock tonight, hut the good will
pairs, open to all groups, will be
run off at 1:30 this afternoon to
Utilities End
Feuding Over
2 Dam Sites
Grants Pass to
Have New (lily
Manager Aug. 1
GRANTS PASS - Effective
August 1. this Southern Oregon
city will have a new. city nian-i
ager Hugh McKinley, .17. who)
has held a similar post at Suther-'
lin since Sept. 23, 1953. j
The City Council Wednesday
night confirmed McKinley. s se
lection to succeed John F. Porter, '
who resigned earlier this month
to become city manager in Cor
vallis. The council also approved ap
pointment of Robert Sarstensen,
30, as city engineer. He had been
assistant city engineer. He suc
ceeds Robert Laursen, who will
become city manager of Truth or
Consequences, N. M.
Wr,IAH.rlr.r; I A declara
tion , of pi'ace" was issued hero
Thursday by the two public utility
districts which have been feuding
over two Columbia River dam
sites. I
Commissioners of neighboring1
Douglas and Chelan County Pl'D's
declared they will adhere to a'
"harmonious and active working!
relationship toward development '
of our water resources to the joint
interests of both districts."
Several weeks ago the Douglas
district filed a protest with the
Federal Power Commission over
the Chelan Pl'D's proposed Rocky
Reach project, to be built a short
distance upstream from Wenat
chee. The Douglas commissioners
contended the pool behind Rocky
Reach would interfere with Doug
las County's proposed Wells Dam.
The joint statement said the two
public power agencies agree both
dams are needed for the best de
velopment of the river and the
area. They said they will "accept
and abide by the decision of the
FPC"
The FPC decision Is expected
soon.
start the three-day event. Proceed
from this session go to the Ameri
can Heart fund.
Even more participants are ex
pected to show up Saturday when
the two-session open pairs cham
pionship is scheduled, while the
final title event, leams-of four, has
been set for Sunday afternoon and
evening.
Single sessions for both seniors
and juniors will be held each after
noon and evening. Buffet supper
will be served all players following
the Saturday evening tournaments.
Ranking Players
While many life masters and
other highly ranked players from
Portland, Seattle, Taconia and
other northwest points are In rum
pete in the sectional champion
ships, chief interest will center on
Don Oakie of San Francisco, a
member of the 1954 international
team that brought back the world
tilje in a week-long clash with
Furopean champions Many others
from California also have sent in
entries for various events.
In charge of the local event,
which has been growing in interest
yearly since being established in
1949, arc the Salem committee of
the American Contract Bridge
League, consisting of Chairman
William K. Kunsey, Mrs. 'George
liein. Mrs. Eloine Osburn. Mrs. C,
B Rentsnn and Norman Hogensen.
Directors are Mr. and Mrs Ellis
II. Jones, while a special scoring
group has been named to help
compile the results.
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