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Page 4 Eugene Register-Guard, Wednesday, March 21, 194S Pggjjg Pf()Qf3ff Wj Tell About Ballet Mouse-Trap Play Proves Worse In War Than Football By SGT. CHESTER H. SMITH Formerly of the Humboldt Daily Star at Winnemucca (Distributed by United Press) IWO JIM A (Delayed) Get ting "mouse-trapped" In football is bad enough, but marine 2nd Lt. Robert A. Dethman, former Oregon State college athletic star, found it almost deadly embar rassing to - be caught at night In a front-line foxhole with a broken rifle and Japs creeping around outside. Telling of his harrowing ex perience, while Jap artillery crackled overhead, Lt. Dethman aid, "Guess the old football strat egy of waiting for an opening and then making a run for it worked out again." His mortar unit of the 5th ma rine division's 26th regiment was protecting a front-line command "They kept us pinned right in that foxhole and we couldn't move an inch," Dethman said. "The only rifle we had was Cost ley's, and that had been broken earlier that afternoon." Young Costley broke in to tell his story. "Early in the afternoon I heard a mortar coming my way. I dived for a foxhole, but the mortar exploded nearby before I In anticipation of the coming of the San Francisco Ballet com pany to Eugene on April 10, with morning performances at the Mc Donald theater for all boys and girls, and an evening perfor mance at McArthur Court for the general public, Junior Commun ity Programs has arranged a ser ies of entertaining radio pro grams. The first of these will be heard over KOAC on Thursday at 11:10 a.m. This will be under SPRINGFIELD could drag the rifle Woto. tate , "jirecUon of Maude GarneS, with me. A steel fragment struck aKMlate ofe5sor of public "V'1 kei fwBwhi'"hool music. University of Ore and made it useless except for the featufe of her weekly one round In the chamber." Swi of th Air "Night came and we were still ! !! M ... . . . pinned in the foxhole," Dethman I On thi program will be heard Jgld ! Mrs. Curtis C. Cole, vocalist, ui. ,,i,i .Tn rmwllnff i Maxine Cady, pianiet, Maude around, and one came about six feet from our hole but we didn't want to give ourselves away un less we had to. We wanted that post when several Jap snipers and I one round if we 'really needed it Garnett, narrator. Special guests for choral singing will be the girls of the upper grades of the Willakenzie school, as follows: Marjorie Olsen, Roberta Ruth- a mortar and artillery barrage We had our knives ready, just in ?rford U Durflinger, Bar- opened ud late in the afternoon, Dethman was in a foxhole with his runner, marine PFC Henry C. Costley, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Costley of St Louis, Mo. Upen the DOOR TO BETTER HEARING! Com Hi,! Any time you will give m 20 minute to measure Sour henrios Ion with the onotone Audiometer, , we will ihow you whether or not a hearim aid U needed, and if ao how much better hearioi It will give you. The teat to free. The knowledge la priceless. Come and cat it- 5 Miner Bid. Phone 3628 HI I Do yon want to evata1 "HI" Mo lality? Do you wont to maka "HI" pro (Hi? Then g.t OOOD doM and food than) GOOD food, and whtn thoy kindlt, ftid th young robblti ia thiy will wtloh al loait 4 Ibt. oach at 2 months of ago. It ia bolng dono ovory day by caroful broodoni who m AJbon Rabbit Family Ration for tno doa and hor offspring, and Alborl lroad an Paki for ilngto dooi and budta. Wo proudly rocommond thoM to our frlandt. Como In tno N.rt Tlma Yoa Want Rabbit Foodl Standard Feed Co. 88 East 7th Ave. Phone 44 case. "Finally, about midnight, we made a run for it and jumped into another foxhole. Two other marines were in it and they al most shot us. They didn't know what was coming off when we dived in on them. I guess we were just lucky all the way around," Dethman sighed. Lt. Dethman and Costley land ed with assault troops on D-day and participated in heavy fight ing. Dethman, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dethman of Hood River, .Ore., was named to the backfield of several All-American teams in 1941. His Oregon State team defeated Duke university in the war-transplanted Rose Bowl game at Durham, N. C, Jan. 1, 1942. His wife, Margaret, lives with his parents. Dethman was grad uated from Oregon State in 1943 and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. A brother, Pvt. Wendell Deth man, is with Lt. Dethman's regi ment and also took part in the Iwo Jima Invasion. Ibara Brabham, Ana-Vie Lamb, Donna May Lee, Alice Jeppeson, Betty Mier, Nancy Strowbridge, Dorothy Schick, Beth Ruther ford, Katherine Patterson, Sylvia; Hooper, Rosalie Han-old, Dorlene Tikka, Phyllis Ware, Delores Copelan, Patsy Chase, LaVaun Krueger, Clara May Krebs Other programs will be broad- TRAINING INSTITUTE MEETS SPRINGFIELD An institute tor the training of church work ers was begun at the Springfield Christian church I'.'onday evening and continued on Tuesday even ing. This training is to ' prepare worker! in the fields of woman's, men's, and youth work in the churches. Mr. C. F. Swander is In charge of the training classes. ' STITCH AND CHATTER SPRINGFIELD On Wednesday evening a dinner sponsored by the Stitch and Chatter club will be served at 6 o'clock for anyone interested. Mrs. Thomas Lusby will be in charge of the dinner. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY SPRINGFIELD Members of the Springfield American Legion .Post No. 40 and the Auxiliary will observe the Z6th anniversary of the founding of the Legion at a birthday party Thursday at 8 p.m. Members are asked to invite one or two guests and furnish I game or cards and a table for 1 their group. Birthday cake and coffee will be served. WALNUT ACRES CLUB MEETS SPRINGFIELD The Walnut Acres club met with Mrs. Millie McPherson recently for a pot luck dinner. It was decided that . 1. . . ; 1 L.1J i uie next meeting wiu ue uciu Iwith Mrs. Hazel Ruth March 21. A luncheon will be served at one o'clock. IWOFA MEETING THURSDAY SPRINGFIELD There will be an important meeting of the IW of A local union 9-233 in the CIO hall Thursday evening at 7:30. Garden Club At USO Members of the Garden club of Eugene are serving at the Lane county USO club here this week, according to Mrs. Omar Fendall, club director. The director expressed appreci ation for the cookies donated by the Women's club of CreswelL wim nam ifl&tcsm cast over stations KORE and KOAC, with dates and details to i be published later, it was an 1 nounced by Mrs. Robert D. Horn, ! president of Junior Community I Programs. GuafiMeed'rt or.l.u lI lUUSSES" JV" ""Jrl 820 WILLAMETTE ETTE VI Income Tax Return Increases In 1945 WASHINGTON, March 21. U.B The treasury statement Issued today showed that income tax revenue for the fiscal year to March 17 was $1,703,890,595 more than for the corresponding period last year. March collections so far were $160,196,194 over the correspond ing period a year ago, according to the treasury. The current fiscal year began last July 1, The fig. urea include employe payment withheld by employers and other income tax revenue. The amount withheld by em ployers this month to March 17 1HI tf SuriRIN. the new anaU gesic (pain relief) tablet which gives quicker and greater relief from pain with safety. 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Broadway 789 W. 6th Juvenile Judge Defends Lonely Wartime Wives SAN FRANCISCO (U.B To almost universal condemnation of . neglectful parents as the principal cause of Juvenile delinquency Superior Judge Theresa Meikle of the Juvenile-court recently added a note of profound sympathy for war mother. Lack of proper recreation and inadequate government allotments are reasons why these "forgotten persons" frequently abandoned their children to Juvenile authori ties, Judge Meikle said. "There are few places a lonely woman can go to seek honest fun. We always think of the soldier on the battle front, but we forget his wife at home. Being a mother .doesn't mean a woman has no normal desires and yearning for affection and companionship." Bad eatinff habits, insufficient rest, worry aiout the high cost ! of day nursery care, all unfor- innate By-products of taxing war work,' were cited by the Judge as reasons for upsetting women's nerves. "They lose the normal perspec tive on living," Judge Meikle said. "They then start wandering into bars. 'I'm doing a man's Job,T they think. 'I'm entitled to a little fun.' They become neurotic." The natural desire to escape I from harried lives, plus the ln i ability to see tomorrow's promise for today's misery, makes bad mothers of good women, Judge 1 Meikle concluded. Unless you love to take chances be sure your wallpaper is I Coma In and hear about this exclusive Imperial Process! Don't take chances with wall paper which may lade or tc lust to dean when it's so easy to be sure of lasting beauty. Just make your selection from our beautiful Imperisl pupen . . . they're Color-Locked by a process which means guaran teed washauility and lightlast ness. Their beauty lull . . . and they cost far leu than you'd think possible! Be sure to see the new Imperial Ensembles... harmoniiing wallpapers for ad joining rooms. 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I am sure that the public will continue to respond with careful tire maintenance, If lt is fully advised, of the necessity as a war measure. Your publicity campaign should help materially to this end." . JAMES F. BYRNES, Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Here Is The Local Story of Needed Cooperation During the past few days experienced tire men have been checking tires on passenger cars in various areas as a measure of service to motorists in this city. Results so far. show: 8253 Tires Have Been Checked 5409 Tires Need Recapping This Tire Survey is the result of visual observation only. Closer inspection on proper equipment may show need repairs. Have your tires inspected at regular intervals. Conserve your tires by prompt recapping and Rf CAP IN TIME. Tire care is your responsibility in order that the full requirements of the Army may be met. ENDORSED BY:- Mayor Earl McNutt Chief of Police Carl Bergman Office of Price Administration, Mrs. Enid Owen Emergency Truck Tire Panel, Howard Merriam Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Ass'n., H. I. Cox Oregon State Automobile Ass'n., Jerry Merretl Sponsored Locally By; EUGENE TIRE DEALER'S ASSOCIATION 1 Sponsored as a Service to the Nation By: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS INC.
