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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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