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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1942)
Wednesday, October 21, 1942 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Three Prisoners in Camp Forced To Flee Fire Santa Monica, Oct. 21 (U.PJ A wildly-flaming brush fire had advanced to the edge of a county prison road camp in the Santa Monica mountains this morning, a sheriff's deputy reported, and hasty preparations were being made to evacuate the 60 inmates and dozen or so attendants. A camp chef reached the sher iff's Malibu sub-station with all his belongings, then returned to the orison base with the state ment it would almost certainly be necessary for the men to get out within an hour or less. There are two roads out, and it was thought unlikely the men would be trapped, a deputy said. The inmates, honor prisoners, live in barracks and are not locked up, A grimy force of soldiers, coast guardsmen and civilians were striving with scant success to check the flames, which al ready had denuded an estimated 8,000 acres, much of it valuable watershed. So far all the scores of pre- ' tentious homes dotting the re gion, in which the fashionable Malibu Beach film colony is lo cated, had escaped the flames, but through the night many of the householders sat sleepless, ready to evacuate with such be longings as they could take should adverse weather condi tions send the fire front racing nearer their properties. The Los Angeles county fire department had stripped its sta tions of all but the barest emerg ency equipment as it concentrat ed its motorized forces on the blaze. County firemen, and road camp prisoners were working . shoulder to shoulder in the stifl ing heat and smoke with army troopers, state guardsmen, mem bers of the coast guard and sher iff's deputies. And at the far flung city limits Los Angeles firemen stood guard, ready to take a hand if the flames ap proached their jurisdiction. At one stage of the battle last night the gates of the Malibu dam were opened to swell the flow of a creek, depleted by tons of water the motorized pumpers were hurling on the flames. ; The fire, which started on the 'ocean side of the range and at ' one time burned to the edge of the Roosevelt highway, skirting the coast, turned its course late last night and sped inland. A concentration of forces and im proved weather conditions en abled firemen to check this . threat late last night, but new ' reports said the flames were moving back toward the sea in previously unburned sectors. Brothers Decorated In Same Ceremony Klamath Falls, Oct. 21 m Two Klamath brothers, Staff Sgts. Norman and Carl Biehn, were awarded army silver stars for gallantry in action at the same ceremony in Australia re cently,, it was learned here Tues day. -; ... The two were members of f separate bomber crews, accord ing to unofficial word reaching here. Carl is understood to have taken a gunner's post when the gunner was shot. Norman is said - to have brought a bomber safe ly back to base after the pilot was wounded in combat. Both youths are radio oper ators in the army air corps. Wartime Activities Planned by Temple V Silverton A no-hostess sup per and plans made to do de fense and Red Cross work fea tured the first meeting of Home Temple No. 21, Pythian Sisters, with Mrs. Irene Houbal, MEC, in charge. I Mrs. Helen M. Wrightman, 'senior supreme representative, read a report of the August meeting of the Supreme Board held in Chicago, in which an all-out war effort for the Py thian Sisters for the duration was urged. Beware Coughs Following Flu After the Su is over and gone, the cough that follows may develop into chronic bronchitis if neglected. Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, Inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. No matter how many medicines you )have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a battle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way It milckly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION forCoujhs, Chest Coldi, Bronchitis m I, ,. .in i i .,1111111. j.i) i., imjMnMi . iimnm- II fir . Navy Calls for College Grads A call for approximately 150 college graduates from, the thir teenth naval district to be avail able for midshipman training prior to January 1, 1943, was is sued today by the office of naval officer procurement. To be eligible for the training, a man must have a college de gree with the equivalent of at least a year's mathematics, in cluding trigonometry. The men Hitler Hanged in Effigy An effigy of Adolf Hitler dan gled from a lamp post above a pile of scrap collected in the Yorkville section of Manhattan, (Associated Press photo.) Hose Prices Made Run-Proof Washington, Oct. 21 (PI The prices of nylon hose are to be made run-proof. . Convinced that charges for the hosiery have been running too high "in almost every store in the country," Price Administra tor Leon Henderson yesterday fixed ceilings on first quality nylon hose ranging from $1.55 to $2.50. The scale will become effective tomorrow, The most commonly sold full fashioned hose of first quality construction, Henderson said, will1 be priced at' $1.65 as com pared witll prevailing prices which he declared . Were $2.50, $2.95 and higher. Stocks held by dealers for the holiday trade were "tremend ous," he added, and would - be disposed of at "fantastic prices" without establishment of a ceil ing. . The prices of "irregulars" will range from $1.40 to $2.25 for the best grades, and for second qual ity, from $1.15 to $1.90. The administrator advised wo men to bring a civil action in case they were overcharged for hose; They may recover from the seller $50 or three times the amount of the overcharge, whichever is greater, in addition to court costs and lawyer fees. Reprimand Only For Major Farnol Washington, Oct. 21. VP) Dis ciplinary action against Major Lynn Farnol because of the er roneous story released at Mitch ell Field, N. Y., about fifth col umn air markers has been changed to reprimand and reas signment. ' Lieut.-Gen. Hugh A. Drum announced September 3 that Col. Dache M. Reeves, com manding the first air ground support command at Mitchell Field, had been relieved of his command and that Major Far nol, public relations officer for the first air force, had been re lieved of active duty after in vestigation of the incident. The war department said to day that "following a re-exam ination of the report of the in vestigation in the case of Major Lynn Farnol, its original action has been modified." . . "Major Farnol has been ad ministratively reprimanded and relieved only from public rela tions duty," the department said. "He is now a student in an army air force school at Harrisburg Pa." - . The 6,000-mile run from the United States to Australia is the world's longest bomber ferry route. . AT EGGED JCIEG03II PINTS Ml QUARTS .T '2.15 V (Sip OODtHM ft WOIH, tlMITID MOIIA, IIUMOII EVERYTHING FOR HALLOWEEN FUN TABLE DECORATIONS LUNCHEON SETS COSTUMES HATS HORNS NAPKINS PLACE CARDS TALLIES FACES NOISE MAKERS TMODDDEIffifE PHONE 3808 204 N. Commercial St., Corner Court 4 must not have reached their 28th birthday. Married men who meet the general requirements for the training, which leads to a com mission as ensign, will be ac cepted, but men who arc not married at the time of applying must remain single until com pletion of the four months' mid shipmen school. Successful candidates will be enrolled as apprentice seamen, Class V-7, for midshipman' train ing prior to the first of next year. , If a candidate cannot meet the physical requirements for gen eral service in the same class, which has somewhat modified physical requirements in vision and color perception, height, weight and teeth. Interviews are being given at 117 Marion street, Seattle, and 1233 American Bank building, Portland. Statyon Mr., and Mrs. Lyle Shelton left Monday for a few days' vacation' at the beaches. Experts declare that at the present rate industrial workers will soon represent the largest musical audience in the country listening to, canned music while they work. Mischief Charge Brings Guilty Plea Mountain Home, Calif., Oct. 21 VP) A hearing on the pro bation of William La Follette, 20, and Robert Stotler, 20, Stan ford university students and res idents of Colfax, who pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of malicious mischief for trying to take a pay telephone from a service station in nearby Moun tain View, will be held here Oc tober 28. The hearing was granted by Judge J. M. Atkinson at the request of the youths. Chief of Police Arthur Excel first charged the two with at tempted burglary but later re duced the charges. Excell said the youths told him they wanted to test a theory of "beating long distance tolls," and required a telephone instrument for the experiment. Lyons Dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Daisy Johnston Monday were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cole of Davenport, Wash., Mrs. Rose Brooks and Phil Lancy of Miles, Wash., who were Lyons residents some 40 years ago. The Johnston home was the former Lancy home. f " "'"'"1l11""" lw,lplf new and glorious chapter of American history is being written. It is a chapter of adventure the supreme adven ture of all time for young Americans. On its pages will he the names of millions of young men who now accept the challenge thrown in our free American faces by Hitler, Mussolini and To jo accept it and ram it back down their cruel throats! There's a place on those pages for your name, and the glorious achievements for which you will be honored all the balance of your days. TEje War Department has announced new enlistment oppor tunities for men of 18 and 19. You can now select and serve in any of 13 different branches of tlie Army. There's a good reason "why you young men and only you are given that privilege. Men of your age make first-class fighting men. You learn fast You think and act fast and in battle that saves lives. Pick out the branch of service that appeals to you most You may choose the Army Air Forces (including Aviation Cadets), Armored Force, Cavalry, Chemical Warfare Service, Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense or Antiaircraft), Corps of Engineers, Corps of Military Police, Field Artillery, Infantry, Medical Department, Ordnance Department, Quartermaster Corps or Signal Corps. You'll get action and adventure in every one of them. You'll be thoroughly trained, and you'll learn technical skills that will be valuable to you all your life. The Army encourages qualified men of your age to apply for Officer Candidate Schools, where many have already won their commissions. The sooner you enlist the belter prepared you will be, and the faster you will advance. Get full information about the branch in which you wish to serve at the nearest Army Recruit ing and Induction Station. Talk it over with your parents and your friends. When you step out in the world's most honored uniform you'll know the thrill of saying, "This is my battle, and nobody else is going to fight it for me!" lt It not enough for our Army to be at big and at wtll-tqulpped at the ntmy't it thould alto be at wtll-balancad In age groups. The Army Invite American youth to antwer that challenge. "Tht privilege of electing thtlr branchet of the service can tafoly be given to the men In the younger agt group far precisely the reason for which the Army needs thtm thtlr adaptability and ready response to training. Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell Cofnman4lna Glfwnl, Services of Supply wr7 1MIU RECRUITING AND INDUCTION SERVICE Post Office Building, Salem, Ore,
