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Oregon Night
Greetings Will
Be Welcome
Sheppard Field, Texas, Sept.
21 The committee in charge of
the Sheppard Field, Texas
"State of Oregon Night" sched
uled for October 3, received the
first Oregonian greeting for the
occasion from Secretary of State
Earl Snell.
"It is a genuine pleasure and
an honored privilege," wrote
Earl Snell, "to send greetings
on this occasion of Oregon Night
at Sheppard Field. Oregon is
proud of its men in the service
of the armed forces of the United
States. . The state has always
been in the forefront in all types
of service to the country and in
all patriotic endeavors in every
war in which this country has
participated since Oregon be
came a state. There is a true
pioneer spirit in Oregon, a great
love of state and of country, and
its people stand ready to defend
and protect the homeland they
love."
The "State of Oregon Night"
is being handled by a committee
of soldiers from Oregon, with
the cooperation and help of the
local USO club in nearby
Wichita Falls. Music, singing,
dancing, refreshments, enter
tainment, and a display of gen
uine Oregon spirit will feature
the program for the evening.
Pvt. Claude Bowles, Salem,
member of the committee, ex
pressed the hope that "Earl
Snell's greeting would be but
the first of hundreds of greet
ings to be sent to us by Ore
gonians." AH communications
should be addressed to the "State
of Oregon Night", committee,
care of Lamar Avenue USO club,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
W. Orients
Meet Dr. Smith
Willamette university's new
president, Dr. G. Herbert Smith,
and the 1042 crop of freshmen,'
whose total will not be learned
until Tuesday met for the first
time this forenoon. The meet
ing took place In historic Waller
hall where Dr. Smith was intro
duced to the class by Dean Ches
ter A. Luther. The president
spoke briefly during the first
official meeting to be held on
the campus during the 1942-43
term.
The size of the freshman class
is somewhat . problematical, al
though it is felt it will not be
much different than last year.
Just how many upper classmen
will register is a problem that
will not bo solved until later in
the week. The registrar's of
fice has no check on the number
who will return.
The freshmen were due to take
their English test early this
afternoon and then meet in as
sembly at 3:45 with Dean Luth
er, Dean Walter Erickson and
Dr. Ralph Furvine. A faculty
reception to the yearlings is
slated for 7:45 o'clock tonight in
the gymnasium.
Registration of freshmen,
which opened this afternoon,
will be continued through Tues
day. Delegate Home
From Convention
. Evens Valley Mrs. Oscar
Johnson reached home this week
following a three weeks' stay
with relatives and friends in
North Dakota and Minnesota.
She attended the Farmers' un
ion convention at Jamestown, N.
D., as a delegate. Mrs. Johnson
is secretary of the Oregon Stale
Farmers' union and editor of the
organization's state paper.
Eva Davis of Lebanon was a
recent guest at the Oscar Loe
home.
House Moved by Flash-Flood Leaving the foundation intact, a house was moved 150 feet
to come to rest on a neighbor's porch (center foreground), when a flash-flood swept
through Spring Valley, Wis. No lives were lo.)t in the flood. All of the residents found
refuge In nearby hills. (Associated Press photo.)
Eye Casualty from Yorktown Reaches Honolulu Wounded in the eye when his ship
was battered by Japanese bombs and torpedoes in the battle of Midway, this sailor from
the aircraft carrier came down the gangplank of a rescue ship on arrival at Honolulu.
The Yorktown sank following the battle. (Navy Newsreel Photo.)
Mechanics Need
Of U.S. Army
Lieut. Walter L. Ritchcy, liai
son officer from Fort Douglas,
Utah, and personal representa
tive of Lieut. Col. B. H. Hensley,
army recruiting officer for Ore
gon, called on Gov. Charles A.
Sprague at the capitol Saturday
to outline the recruiting drive
now on to enlist men with me
chanical and hand tool exper
ience in the army air force.
Needed, the lieutenant pointed
out, are men who have the tech
nical training to become mechan
ics, armorers, welders, metal
workers, radio mechanics, radio
operators and other specialists
for on-the-job training with the
air force.
"There are any number of men
with experience in these lines
who are seeking to be placed
where their talents can be used
best. Now every effort is being
made by the army air force to
obtain these skilled men for
ground crew work. All recruits
are interviewed carefully, classi
fied properly, assigned to duty
at the highest levels of their indi
cated abilities and given every
opportunity for promotion to the
extent warranted. While they
will be enlisted as privates, in
view of their skills it is expected
that most of these men will
shortly receive non-commissioned
officer or technician ratings,"
Lieut. Ritchcy said.
Pay will be apportioned as
follows: master sergeant $138;
technical sergeant $114; staff
sergeant $96; sergeant $78; cor
poral $66; private first class $54,
and private $50 per month. Mar
ried men will receive $18 per
month for ration allowance and
those in the first three grades,
$35 allowance for quarters. Men
on flying status will draw 50 per
cent extra base pay.
In addition to these benefits,
there will be family allowances
for men with dependents. Sol
dier's expenses, including quar
ters, food, clothnig, medical care
and on-the-job training ar cpaid.
Before the men are enlisted
they will be given aptitude tests
to determine the validity of their
qualifications and more intelli
gently to place them where they
can be of most service.
Lieut. Ritchcy Is making his
headquarters at the local army
recruiting station in the post of
fice building where he is inter
viewing applicants between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
All drink bars in New Zea
land must be closed between 6
p.m. and 10 a.m. '
Russians Need Help
Through Cruel Winter
By Ro.vena Eyre
- The Russians are facing another cruel winter of battling the
nazis. To carry the battle on to a magnificent victory it is neces
sary that they be provided with medical supplies, instruments,
warm clothing and other things
definitely related to the com
fort; and morale of a . bravo,
fighting nation. -
The Russian War Relief fund
will receive a portion of the
funds for our allies raised by
the Salem War Chest drive Oc
tober 6-15, which will also -in-
Bejineff Talks to
School Teachers
The entire personnel of the
staff of instructors of the Salem
public schools assembled Satur
day forenoon at the auditorium
of senior high to listen to an ad
dress by Superintendent Frank
B. Bennett. This talk was the
final act in preparedness for the
opening of the 1942-43 school
year which opens next Monday
forenoon. The superintendent's
office has little information up
on which to base an estimate of
the number of pupils who will
enroll Monday.
Little time will be wasted in
getting down to actual instruc
tion. Monday will be devoted to
registration and the securing of
necessary books and equipment.
At senior high there will be an
assembly at 9 o'clock Monday
morning. After that the stu
dents will report to their home
rooms for registration. There
will be a full day of class work
Tuesday.
Soldiers Hurl in
Expl
osion of Tank
Camp Adair, Sept. 21. Explo
sion of an oil tank Saturday af
ternoon caused serious burns to
Private Joe E. Roland of Cooke
ville, Tenn., and lighter injuries
to four other soldiers including
Private Lawrence T. Coombs of
Silverton. The other victims
were Sgt. Clarence D. Leach,
of Hamilton, Tex., Private Wil
liam O. Skaggs of St. Louis, Mo.,
and Private First Class Louis
Doyle of Steubcnville, O. Sgt.
Leach's burns were about neck
and shoulders and exceedingly
painful, but not serious., All
were hospitalized.
The men were spreading oil to
burn off grass when the oil tank
was left too near an incinerator
and exploded.
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The Capital Journal,
!7fTl
elude agencies formerly includ
ed in the Salem Community
Chest. .
There is a vital need for money
to buy medical supplies for
men wounded in battle with
the nazis. Foodstuffs must be
imported for the military and
civilian population alike.
Of particular interest to far
mers in the Willamette valley
is news that pounds of seeds
will be sent to Russia to replant
the earth scorched before the
very eyes of the Germans. New
lands are being brought under
cultivation, too, and they will be
sown with seed bought in the
United States.
All shipments to the Soviet
Union are made on Soviet steam
ers, free of transportation costs,
with the full cooperation of the
United States shipping authori
ties. The Russians have held that
line through one long, desper
ately dreary winter. They are
holding out for us as well as for
themselves. Remember that
when you make your contribu
tion to Salem's War Chest. We
must keep supplies going to the
Russians to keep them fighting.
Sunnyside School
Will Open Monday
Sunnyside Sunnyside school
will begin September 28 with
Mrs. Cliff Feller as the upper
grade teacher and Mrs. Ray Fer
guson as primary teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Whealan
have recently disposed of their
farm and moved to Salem.
The Cliff Feller family has
moved to Salem and is living
at 1810 Trade street.
To remove inflammation and
pain caused by a bee sting, cover
the injured parts as quickly as
possible with a paste of vinegar
and baking soda. Repeat twice.
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Mrs. Moorhead
To Speak to
Hostesses
Mrs. George R. K. Moorhead,
field secretary of the division of
social hygiene education of the
University of Oregon Medical
school will speak at the final
meeting of the series of lecture
meetings for the Junior Hostess
league members which have
been sponsored during the sum
mer months by the Young Busi
ness Women's club of the YWCA.
At this meeting which will be
held Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock in the floral room of the
Chamber of Commerce, Mrs.
Moorhead will speak on the re
sponsibility of the Junior Host
esses for the health and morale
of the army personel. She will
analyze' the difference in the
living situation of the soldier
now and his former life.
The soldier has in the past
been used to the companionship
of a woman of -his own social
class, but now he is apt to be
thrown out with certain other
types of women, first, the woman
who has financial motives, and
second, the adolescent girl, who
is on the prowl for a uniform;.
Both because of ' the behavior
standards are very apt to have
venereal' diseases. These two
types are a source of danger to
the army and community.
Since soldiers are a cross sec
tion and little different than
men in civilian life, an active
recreational program will for
stall many problems.
The Junior Hostess league has
been devised to meet a funda
mental need of companionship
of men with women. Girls, who
can view service men as a group,
rather than as individuals, will
forestall romantic complications.
There will be an open discus
sion of venereal diseases with
Junior hostesses. This is mainly
to set their minds at ease for
these diseases may not be con
tracted with the ordinary social
relationship. Much fear of con
traction is totally unfounded.
Mrs. Moorhead will also show
two motion pictures with sound.
They are "With These Weapons,"
which gives historical and sta
tistical information on syphillis
and "In Defense of the Nation,"
which deals directly with the
responsibility of soldiers and
recreation. 1 '
100 Women Wanted
For Aircraft Jobs
The Salem office of the na
tional employment service has
received an order for 100 women
for work fh the Columbia Air
craft corporation plant of Port
land. Because there is such a
demand for women to assist in
airplane construction, there has
been a slight liberalization in
the qualifications. The age lim
it has been raised from 35 to 45
years, while the minimum re
mains at 18. Weight regulations
are to the effect that there must
be no extremes either way. All
candidates for training . must
pass physical examinations and
be provided with birth certifi
cates. Women seeking positions
which pay from 60 to 80 cents
an hour, depending upon the
length of service, will betrained
in in the shops of the Salem sen
ior high school on North 14th
street. Women seeking train
ing should apply at the employ
ment office, South Cottage and
Ferry streets.
School Supplies
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Knox Addresses Legion Frank Knox, ' secretary of the
navy, addresses the American Legion, convention at Kan
sas City. He said that axis submarines are the mayor
lem for the United Nations but that-he was confident that
the ships lost will be reduced to a point where there is no
longer a threat to our supply lines. (Associated Press
photo.)
Radio Training
Class 2 Opens
The second section of the Sa
lem radio mechanics training
class has opened with Earl F.
Hcider of Salem as instructor.
The first section, under the lead
ership of Louis duBuy, has been
in operation since the middle of
August. These classes are held
in the old high school building
and are under the supervision of
the U. S. army signal corps. Lo
cally they are operated by the
war production training pro
gram. C. A. Guderian, local supervi
sor of the program, states that
the classes are of peculiar inter
est to men with 1-A selective
service classification, as prefer
ence is given those who are will
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An amazing low price for a bedroom suite of
such pleasing character. We made a lucky pur
chase that enables us to make this wonderful
value possible. Very well built of select cabinet
woods in a rich mahogany finish. Includes full
size poster end bed, chest of drawers and vanity
with adjustable framed swing. mirrors.
ing to enlist. Men and boys who
have had previous radio experi
ence are expected to receive con
siderable benefit from the courses
should they subsequently enter
military service.
Over 97 per cent of the tour
ists visiting Mexico are from the
United States.
Mary Schultz Duncan
Teacher of Violin
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Willamette University
and
Residence 1305 Broadway
High School Credits Given ,
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Monday, September 21, 1942
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Entertainment
For Soldiers
Events planned for the enter
tainment of the soldiers by the
USO will be greatly curtailed
for the next two weeks because
of the urgent need of additional
labor in the harvest fields and
in the canneries, where a num
hni.,nf thn -Tnninr Hostess league
mcmbcKS, volunteer entertainers
and members of the Senior Hos
tess league are now employed
in an endeavor to save crops.
With the exception of the Va
riety show being presented at
the center Wednesday night un
der the direction of Mrs. Jessie
Bush Mickelson, head of the en.y
lertainmcnt committee, and RoV'
Kunz, assistant USO director,
and the weekly dance scheduled
for Saturday night, only inform
al entertainment has been plan
ned for the boys this week, and
the dance Saturday night is the
only big event planned for next
week.
Both this Friday and next Fri
day a group of girls will be taken
to Camp Adair for the dances
given over there by the men in
uniform but no shows or enter
tainment will be taken to the
post the next two weeks.
Church Annual
Meeting Tuesday
The congregation of the First
Congregational church will hold
its annual meeting in the churcTj
parlors Tuesday evening. The
session will be preceded by a
covered dish dinner at 6:30.
The group will elect officers
and plan the program for the
coming year. The pulpit com
mittee will report progress on
securing a new pastor. The re
tiring pastor, Rev. Robert A.
Hutchinson and his wife and
family will be present.
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