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Paget Engetie lUtrlsfCT-Gaare'. gnna'sT, Oft. 1, 1M4 Unifed's Plant To Gal Army-Navy E . United Air Lines' bomber modification renter at Cheyenne, Wye., where thousand! of Flying Fortresses have been prepared lor eombst duty, li to receive the Army-Navy E sward "for groat Meempliihmtnt in tho produc. (ton of war equipment," tha eom -pany was informed today by Under Secretary of War Robert F, Patterson. Official! uid United'! will be tha first airline modification eon tar to receive tha award. Tenta tive plana ara for the presenta tion to take place Oct. 20. "ThU award lymboliiei your country'! appreciation of the fine work of every man and woman la tho United-Cheyenne modifi cation center," said Under Secre tary Patterson's letter. ... "I am confident that your outstanding retard has Iniplred others to sim ilar high achievement." EXPERT TRUSS FITTING A Complete Una of 'Trusses; Abdominal and Back Belts. Elastic Stockings, Crutches, Women'a Girdles and Support!. EXAMINATION FREE Tiffany-Davis Drug Co. 0 New Will Start ... Canvassing Tha Routt ' f Pioneers, So Wait Among unusual challenge! to Route F Saturday wai ana from Junction City resident, calling attention to tha fact that Junction City man (H. C. Jensen), II yeara of ago, worked in the bean fields pick ing throughout tha season. He Is Hearing hla Mnd birthday, and tha friends ask "can Routt F beat that record!" Sfafe Bar Elects McMinnville Man GEARHART, Sept. 3- Off tears elected today at the tenth annu il convention of the Oregon State Bar association inoluded Francis I. Marsh of MoMipnvilie, president, and John I Feet, St. Helens, vice-president Frederick Sercomber, Portland, wai re-elected secretary, and Ar thur H. Lewla, Portland, wai named treasurer. Fast president Ji J. X. Kilkenny, Pendleton. The association adopted a re port by Judge Walter Toose, Port land, extending free legal advice to oversea! veteran! attar the war. An agreement drawn up by a special itate bar commitee and the association of Oregon Real Ei tate boards defining field! of op; eration for realtor! and lawyers regarding overlapping professional duties wai approved. 11 MEDO-tAHiy - Chocolate w"k Therea Just nothing Ilk II lor tha children's W school snack , . . and Dad and I like it tool . . be causa It's Made-Land's wholesome J homocj. enlsed milk blended with sttlllcibus ehocolarto syrup. Ask for Medo-LantJ's Chocolate Milk AT YOUR GROCER'S FROM YOUR MEDO-LAND DRIVER OR PHONE 393 Medo-Land Creamery 75 Charnelton Phono 393 f'( ' & : I h mm i 11 U v ,- . ? e astesxansWisBir YOUR 1943 GIFT put meat sn this Isd's bone. For a long time ha looked like a skeleton, haggard and hungry-Jiut today thanks to the aid of the Greek War Relief, a member aeney of the National War fund, he approaches the normal body of childhood. Rut it takes food to keep a growing boy healthy and Greeee has no food. Will you let thli kid go hungry? (Wiltshire, engraving) Greece Tragic Victim of War ftreers has suffered most trag ically in this war. Twelve per int ni ha - antire rjoDulation starved to death between 1840 and 1844. About 73 per cent oi her youth are in ill health. One mMUnn nf hpp RPVtn million DfiO- 1 pie are ripe for tuberculosis, and two and a half million suffer : from chronlo malaria. Villagers ! from 1000 towns have been burn ed out of their homei and they roam the countrysides, ill cloth ed, undernourished, orowdlng mis erably into pitiable shelters. . Tha National War fund through turn rtr1r War Rallef association Is bringing lome comfort and hope to the unhappy land, can teens and soup kitchens have been opened for starving children. An average of 20,000 tons of wheat, flour, ood liver oil, dried and de-Uurf-atAH vMffpfnhlpx. In addition , to clothing and medical supplies, are sent mommy io urw irom : National War funds. - ' - Because of this food and medi cine the death . rate in Athens ! alone has dropped from 243 death! per thouiand to ST death!. Clothing, food and medical sup plies will continue to be the dire needs of Greeks for some time to come. Greek luffering will not top with the peace, not with 75 per rent of her livestock de stroyed and 75 per cent of her agriculture gone. Greek economy Is chaotic and depression is every where.. Only the generosity of Americans through the National War fund can save this "mother of western civilisation,""- Krug Announces Reconversion Plan WASHINGTON, Sept. 80. W -ni. A. Krug, new WPB chairman, tonight announced a plan for re conversion without "spoon feed ing of economy," and a V-E-day project to rid Industry of 390 of the existing 500 war production board order!. Krug did not reveal specifically which orden will be revoked, Hating the program will not be complete until the draft has been circulated among other agenclei W'to assure Its work ability and soundness." The announcement was Krug'i first official act ai chairman, re placing Donald M. Nelson, whose resignation wasaccepted by Presi dent Roosevelt today. - Salient features of (he plan are the revocation of "the great bulk" of orders and regulation! now on the books; creation of a tingle normal-use priority ratine, dubbed "MM," to be used almost exclu ilvely for war orders; virtual elimination of all orders controll ing metal products; and simplifi cation of those regulations which must remain In force. Yanks Edge Ahead South Of Bologna . ROM?, Sept. 30 (U.B Amer ican 5th army troops edged for ward today along their front south of Bologna, within lBVi miles of advanced units and repulsed the third strong enemy counterattack in two days against their positions on Monte Battiglia, 11 miles from the heart of the Po valley, front dispatohes said tonight The greatest gain was made along the paved Florence-Bologna highway, where American troops moved northward three miles from La Mazzetta to take the village of Flligare, and then sent patrols a mile and a half farther toward Bologna. The units were firm ly established IS milei from Bol ogna at both Flligare and Oiug nola. On the eastern flank, British forces captured Monte Fuso, six miles southeast Ofo Marradl, and the village of Preslola, five miles to the northwest of Marradl. Eighth army forces on the Ad riatic coast were meeting steadily-increasing German opposition. New Zealand troops reached the Flumlcino river along a 400-yard front from the coast Inland and found the Germans firmly estab lished on the opposite bank. AN OLD FASHIONED SANTA CLARA CHURCH OF CHRIST Oct. 1st Through 29th 7:45 P.M. Daily Except Mondays rSjy,WI. Hear Sane True-to-the-Bible Preaching! Hear God's Message In Song At Ever Service W. W. WHITB Brangellit r. s i Ik l 1 3L- Roving Envoy Post Possible For Nelson WASHINGTON. S.nt in mm Donald M. Nelson who resign ed as chairman of the war pro duction hnnrri tnriav hn hiui asked by President Roosevelt to nil anotner "nign post of major importance." Roosevelt annnlntad T A Ym actlne WPB chairman alnr N.lJ son left on his recent trip to tnina. 10 trie post Nelson vacated. Asked later- If he would ac cept the high post mentioned by Roosevelt, Nelson replied; "The president laid, 'I'm counting an you.' " Before leaving Chungking, Nel son had said that he expected to return to China this year. Nelsqn also praised Krug and Canadians- Red Cross- (CONTlNtTD FROM FACE I) They captured MerxplM, Ave miles northwest of Turnhout, The U. S. 1st armv , k. main west wall front captured semiing ano Haute Conta, all In the LUXembourff-nrman fmnll area near Trier. I In Holland, tha British Jnd army and Yank paratrooper! beat back three strong counterattacks against their salient thrust Into the Rhine delta and were stead ily expanding to the east and west despite freniied nail ef forts to dig In on a stabilised line. Lt. Gen. George S. Patten'! U. S. 3rd army up tha line knock ed out 34 German tanks, miking a two-day total of 108, the high est for any comparable period In the campaign. lief and ai a medium of com munication between the people of tha United States and their army and navy in the overall program of tha home service di vision. Every chapter iharei in these responsibilities by provid ing a home service department. Committee Listed On the county-wide home ser vice committee here, acting in ad visory capacity and as the policy making group are: Mrs. Evans, general chairman; Dr. P. A. Kill gallon; Rev.. Francis P. Leipzig; Mri. N- C. Martinsen, who is chairman of the home service corps of 11 members; W. S. Fort, ai attorney and ai repre sentative from the Red Crots board; Mrs. C, W. Ingham, Miss Virginia Blais from the child department, public - welfare com mission; C. S. Dillon, American Legion representative; John Qui tter, frorfl the Veterans of For eign Wan; Roy. S. Woodruff, county planning council; Mrs. Cora Pirtle, executive secretary of the Red Cross here; Mrs. Scho field Stewart of the Cottage Grove unit; Mrs. Eleanor Brynd of the Florence unit; Mrs. L. E. Ziniker, Creswell unit; , Mrs. Frank E. Lednicky, Junction City unit. The 11 members of the home service corps have taken the course of training for home ser vice work', and as the program increases there will be need for more, as well trained social work ers. . Aids In Many Ways The home service department assist! in communications be tween servicemen and their fam ilies when normal means of com munication are not available and when an emergenoy situation justifies use of special facilities. It assists In supplying Informa tion concerning government, and their dependents, and concerning the International committee of the Red Cross and its services and regulations. It assists in re porting, aiding servicemen and their dependents by providing the military and naval authorities With social histories required for medical and psychiatric treat- mts and by making reports on home conditions needed by com manding officers In deciding questions of discharge, furlough, or clemency, as well as assist ing ex-servicemen and their de pendents by providing the vet erans administration with social histories needed. It assist! ser vicemen, ex-servicemen and their dependents In applying for fam ily allowances and in presenting claims for pensions ad other gov ernment benefits. It aids In of fering consultation and guidance in personal and family problems to servicemen and ex-servicemen and their dependents; gives finan cial assistance to servicemen, dis abled ex-servicemen, their de pendents, and the dependents of deceased servicemen on the basis of need and within the limita tions defined for the Red Cross assistance. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) CLIFFORD SNTDKR Bong Leader Chslk Artist LORD'S DAY SERVICES11:00 A.M. and 7:45 P.M. Bible School 9:45 COME! Lot Us Go to the Hous of the Lord. JEAN M. SHELLEY, Fsstor CORY (T Glass jBfv Coffee Op) RrPWOf Complete with viewer and funn, holder Q ElICTRIC J 1010 Wlllsmett Phone IJ4 grange" Laird said, in promising that his members would again bring commendation upon them selves by giving freely of their time, talent and means until the campaign goal Is won. . Dinner musie Monday will be provided by Douglas Orme, with solos by Hal Young. Ed Boehnke will be toastmaster and Oluf Houglum, general chair man, and Alton F. Baker, .chair man of campaign organization, will make ihort speeches. Instruc tion! and auppliei will be given the various districts by Kenneth Wells, executive secretary of the Lane county war fund. Leaders heading representation from their districts Include; I. J. Rossman,- Rev, Frank Brown, E. R. Husted, A. E. Ellington, Mrs. J. B. Palmer, Mrs. Hattle Jacoby, W. B. Mauney, Mrs. Gladys My ers, S. W. Alexander, Mrs. Maz erta Smith, Mrs. Mildred MarBh, J. L. Hollingsworth, Harry An thony, Corey B. McFarland, L. E. Ziniker. Mrs. Rl&nrha D. Firman H. L. Ashby, Smith Taylor, Stuart Hura, rars. Koy woodruff, C. G. SUmner, Mrs. Arvld Bothauge. Prank Proves Costly For Pacific Students FOREST GROVE, Sept. 30 UP) The popular sport of palntlrg college colors on a rival school boomeranged here today. Pacifie unlvetsity, whose stu dents visited T.lnfiaM fnllaa at McMinnville the other nignt, found bill In the mall. Two Dozen Waves In New Platoon An aven 24 young woman have signed up through the Eugene navy recruiting itation as mem bers of the special Lane-Douglas county Navy day WAVES platoon to date, Chief W. E- Bell, recruit, er in charge, announced Satur day. Interest shown in thii special WAVES recruiting project ai evi. denced by the number of new wave! already enlisted indicates that the minimum platoon goal of i 30 waves may be substantially exceeded, Chief Bell said. I In anticipation of an excess i quota, arrangements are being j made for additional space aboard the special military train which ! will carry thii all-Oregon WAVES ' unit to training ichool at New i York, leaving Eugene Oct 27. The complete list of newly en listed waves enrolled In the ipe- ! cial WAVES platoon to data in- eludes: Bertha Swearingen and Hazel Delia Wren of Roseburg; Marie ; Jasper, Lois Yockey, Catherine Wright, Marian Payne, Marjorie Westiake, Alice Vincent, Vivian Tuynman, Marguerite Weigant, Mae Belle Hendrlck, Lois Allene Kingsley, Betty Jean Jacobion, I Asta Larsen, Marilyn Adair, all of Eugene; Hatty Randall, Suth erlin; Evelyn Radtke, Cottage ' Grove; Geraldine Dent, Reeds- ' port; Dorothy Yarbrough, Co quille; Evelyn Anderson, North Bend; Josephine Ward, Boyd; Leah Spoon, Port Orford; Clara Hatcher, Port Orford; Helen Sib ley, Gold Beach. I ' Allum and daughters 1 tills and Beverly; Mr. and Mrs. Clan Dtt fenbacher and children. Patty Lee, Phyllis and James Glen ill af Eu- 8ene. Also Mrs. Wilms Allum ol ugent whose husband CpL Jahn Alum bas been with tha Persian Gulf command in Iran sines July 1B43 where he received the goed conduri medal some months ago. ine auuitui aiu iif vv via; in in the serviee, Hs U James son in ths service, Hs is James E. (Jfmmy) Allum, AM 2-e. U. S. N. R. He has been lUUoned in the South Psoitis line last oMrea jerial Cpbujr,rMr,. Vme ' arrcreiwiuiiw.' usU milk f -i fv4 nr son u in-law, Mr. awj Mri Civilians Flee- (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) troops continued their mfcpping up operations on Peleliu and An gaur, to tha south, and consoli dated their positions on the newly won islands of Ngesebus and Kon gauru north of Peleliu. 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