Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1944)
m ii i.i i mmmmmmmm mmm mm iiiii-..i : , i ( n ; v i :" r J 4& i.rv7 &'; , Tf Major General Nathan F. Twining, commanding general of the 15th air force, pinning the Silver Star on First Lieutenant Dwight V. Hanson, pilot of an AAF B-17 Flying Fortress, in a recent ceremony at an army air base in Italy. Lt. Dwight Hanson Gets Decoration for Gallantry Fifteenth Army Air Force, Italy, June 13 First Lieutenant Dwight V. Hanson, 25, of 1912 Hazel avenue, Salem, Ore., pilot of an Italian based AAF B-17 Flying Fortress was recently award ed the Silver Star for "gallant- S ry in action while in aerial com bat against the enemy." .. Major General Nathan F. 1vfiimg, commanding general of the 15th air force, made the presentation of the award dur ing a formal review at an army air base in Italy. General Twin ing congratulated Lt. Hanson for his accomplishment on a mission against a highly import ant German aircraft factory at Wiener-Neustadt, Austria, for merly estimated as being the chief production center of single-engine fighter planes. Lt. Hanson was flying the for mation's lead ship over the tar get when concentrated flak from anti-aircraft defenses on the ground entered the right wing of the plane, destroying radio facilities, injuring the radio op erator and damaging the plane to the extent of rendering it netfrly inoperative. Despite his precarious posi tion, Lieut. Hanson dropped be hind in the formation to cover four other planes that had suf - M Ml!OT RESTRICTIONS MM I A I i i p 2iXI .r !' fered more severe damage than his own. Two of the planes were shot down after being hit by renewed concentrations of flak and swarmed over by enemy fighter planes, but Hanson cov ered the remaining ships' flight back to the air field where they landed with the rest of the formation. Upon making the presenta tion, General Twining highly commended the lieutenant's or ganization, commanded by Colo nel Frank Kurtz, which has been overseas three months. He cited the group as having passed the freshman stage of aerial war fare, emerging into a hard hit ting unit of the 15th air force. Further congratulations were extended to the group by Wing Commander Colonel Charles Lawrence, Lieut. Hanson, son of Mrs. Alda M. Hanson, graduated from Salem high school in 1938 and was proprietor of a delivery service in civilian life. He was a member of the national guard Enjoy healthful, invigorating showers in attractive unit. Comes complete with valves, frames, tile receptor, white sidewalls. Full 32x32x75" size. Re quires no alteration to room. Rigid and permanent. Ready to use.. 30-gal. Glass Lined RANGE BOILER reg. 29.95 Tested for 106 lbs. working pressure. And, guaranteed for five years! Inside of tank is lined with glass . . . sediment free. Insulated with air-cell jacket. Sanitary: economical. CLOSET COMBINATION Arlttocrat whita vltreout china that la acid and atain proof. Operatei on Improved wash down action. Tank and bowl appear as one unit. Shelf top tank rests on bowl, which permits installation away from wall, If de-tired. Complete Line of Galvanized Pipe and Fittings Complete Line of Soil Pipe and Fittings when that organization was mo bilized, and after serving with the coast artillery, transferred into the air corps on June 27, 1942. He received his pre-flight training at Marta army air base, Marta, Texas, and was commis sioned there on June 22. 1943. His promotion to first lieuten ant came on February 8, 1944, as the result of outstanding skill displayed while training with heavy bombardment aircraft. Lieut. Hanson has flown 16 missions over Italian, Balkan, and European targets and has been awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for "mer itorious achievement while par ticipating in aerial flight against an armed enemy." His first mis sion was flown over Villa Orba, Italy, on March 18, 1944. Lf. Busick to Aid Recruiting Lt. Edwin J. Busick, veteran of many bombing missions over Germany, has been assigned to the Oregon recruiting and in duction district on a temporary basis, for the purpose of aiding in the recently re-opened air cadet recruiting program. Lt. Busick is a real hero of World war II, having spent five months in England as a B-17 bomber pilot. He has been on bombing missions over Ham burg, Berlin and many other principal cities of the reich. He first joined the army in October, 1940, in Salem, and served as an enlisted man for about two years before attend ing the Altus, Okla., flying school. His commission came in July, 1943. The lieutenant is 27 years old, married, and the son of Mrs. H. T. Cady of Newport, Oregon. His home is in Salem. He has a brother, Raymond, who is a storekeeper second class in the navy, and is stationed at Samp son naval training station, New York. Legion of Merit Awarded Nicol Washington, June 13 JP) The war department today an nounced the award of the Le gion of merit to Capt. Albert P. Nicol, Corvallis, Ore., for services in the southwest Pacific area from April 6, 1942, to February 2, 1944. The citation said Capt. Nicol, reported missing in action Feb ruary 2, maintained a supply of ammunition at Port Moresby vital to air force operations, and later initiated, planned and co ordinated a complete weapons and ammunition inventory sy&-tern. COMPLETELY Pre-Fabricated CABINET STYLE SHOWER STALL 42 reg. 47.50 AL80 SOLD ON TERMS 2495 ALSO SOLD ON TERMS 1 ." JUL... Roosevelt Kin Hid in Rome Rome, June 12 W Mrs. Margaret Roosevelt Pallavicini, cousin of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt, escaped harm at the hands of the Germans by hid ing in a convent in Rome wilh her 6-year-old daughter, Julia, throughout the German occupa tion of the capital. Mrs. Pallavicini is one of sev eral hundred American women, mostly wives of Italians, who have spent the war in Italy. As far as can be learned none of them was harmed although many were hounded by the gestapo and fascist police and had to go into hiding. Mrs. Pallavicini is the daugh ter of George Emlem Roosevelt, 1001 Park avenue, New York City, who is a first cousin of Mrs. Roosevelt and a more dis tant cousin of the president. She married Alcssandro Pallavicini, an Italian newsreel producer, in 1935 and has lived in Italy since. "When the Germans took over in September, we both had to hide," Pallavicini said today, "my wife went to the convent of the Sacred Heart and lived with the sisters. I got into Vati can City. The Germans knew of my wife's connection and had her name on a special list. The fascists were after me. The Ger mans came to our house five times while we were away, looking for us." Mrs. Pallavicini emerged from the convent and her husband came from Vatican City after the Americans entered Rome. "We are all in good health including our daughter," Palla vicini said. Wage Increase Seen As Cause of Strikes Washington, June 13 U.R Lumber industry officials told the war labor board yesterday that a general wage increase for lumber workers in the Pa cific northwest would "open the floodgates to strikes in major industries throughout the coun try." The officials testified follow ing AFL and CIO union spokes men at a special hearing on a union request for reconsidera tion of a recent board decision denying a general wage in crease to the industry. The de cision touched off a series of strikes. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service says 253,000, 000 pounds of dressed game were killed by 8,000,000 hunt ers in 1942. GLASS LINED V'?A INSULATED SglC.KET. XI! 2395 READY FOR SERVICE Army and Navy personnel comprising part of complement of newlv commissioned hospital ship, I'.S.S. Comfort, stand at attention during a test run oft Los Angeles, Calif., where she was built. Ship has 700 beds. 13 Girls Flee, All Returned Thirteen 15 to 17 year old girls were back in custody today af ter they escaped from Hillcrest state girls' training school south of Salem late yesterday. Taking advantage of the shortage of trained help at the school, the girls, apparently planning their break for freed om during the day. last night overpowered Mrs. Edith Rhodes, a new employe, and slipped out the back door. Seven of them were relumed within a few hours by members of tiie school staff. Another be came tired and returned volun tarily, while staie police found ' PLAIN OR P0RT0 Any Fisrekase $10.00 or More Can Be Paid On Sears EASY PAYMENT PLAN 4 2-t&mmfrl ir Hid? Trarv ft m feforfr-r, 484 State ujw-rr. 1 i three others and are holding them pending filing of charges. Two other-girls missing most of the night were picked up early today. G. I. Bill of Rights Sent White House Washington, June 13 W) Overwhelming house passage sent to the White House today the compromise version of the "G. I. bill of rights," a general veterans' benefits measure. The senate passed the bill yesterday, accepting a confer ence compromise to adjust dif ferences between the senate and house. The gold in the United States treasury would make a bar about 50 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 21 feet thick. on the parade IT RAINS IT POURS Modernize Your Home With Fine Plumbing Units FLAT RIM CHINA SINK Ideal for use In wooden kitchen oablnets. Acid-proof and stain-proof glass-like glaze on high quality clay, will not discolor or craze. Overall size, about 20x18-inches. Has 2-inch diameter outlet in center for 3-Inch flat strain er. Stays gleaming whltel SWING SPOUT FAUCET Modernize now with this handy swing spout faucet . . . 8-inch oenters. Designed for ledgs type installation. Attractive and serviceable. Easy to install. Especially nioe for kitchen sink or laundry unit. , GLASS CORNER SHELVES.... Can be mounted singly or In sets. Easily and quickly Installed . . . two screws fasten groov ed bracket for each shelf to wall or side of kitohen cabinet. Glass shelf slides securely Into groove. Front edges of shelves have been ground smooth for safe and finished appearance. USE SEARS EASY PAYMENT PLAN FOR PURCHASES TOTALING $10 OR MORE f Usual Deposit and Carrying Charge! Duets flee) , .,. St. Salem, Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, June 13, 1944 7 Nazis Accused Of Atrocities New York, June 13 Wi Stanlay Richardson, NBC re porter from London said in a broadcast from London last night that there is "indispu table evidence that the Germans tortured and murdered" Ameri can paratroopers during the early hours of the Normandy landings. Richardson, who had just re turned from headquarters of an American airborne division near Carentan, said in one in stance the bodies of three Amer ican enlisted paratroopers, stripped to the waist, with their hands bound, were found in a heap beside the wall of a for mer German command post. "There is every indication," said Richardson, "that these Americans were executed after The B V-rt SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. 484 State St., Salem, Ore. I Start iferi Am poi if of motM filing From EARS 10 Oregon OPEN SAT. NITE TIL 9 I'.M. they had been captured, in vio lation of the rules of war." In a second case the body of a second lieutenant was found with his throat cut and a Ger man army knife beside him. Richardson said that according to the men of the command post who discovered the body, the officer "landed in a tree and was murdered as he hung help less there." A third case concerned a major who was found in a vil lage "dead of multiple stab wounds," Richardson declared. Webfoot Grangers Hold June Meeting Dayton More than 20 mem bers attended the June meeting of the Dayton-Webfoot grange. Ruth Beech of McMinnville who is alternate serving in the place of Louis Gross, local mas ter, who was unable to attend, was reported having left for Grants Pass to attend the an nual state granEe meeting. "Peasant Playmates" K-zJh 1.9S each GIRLS' SKIRT AND BLOUSE most adorable fashion of the season, budget-priced at Sears! RUFFLED BORDER SKIRT of rayon-and-conon seersucker. Red, green or blue. Sizes 7-14 . . . $1.98 RUFFLEY ANN BLOUSE of fine rayon crepe with square neck line. Red ot blue embroidered in sertion. Sizes 7 to 14 $198 pfkt Im ttmpHwnn wHh Govafflmwrf nffArftAfl Quality 95 a 5
