12 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Oct. 21, 1944
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Blast Japs From Caves (Pj U. S. marines with tanks blast hill
side caves on Peleliu island in the Palau group of the Pacific
where remnants of Jap forces are holed up. Smoke at left is blast
of a shell fired by one of the tanks. AP wirephoto from marine
corps.)
Harvest Fields Route to
Education for Many Young
Mexican Working Men
I By Margaret Magce
Peons and middle class, men with professions to which they
will return from our neighboring country south of the border,
they came to the Willamette valley to aid in the harvesting of
seasonal crops that our peopled
nd those people in the lands of
our allies might be well-fed.
Theirs is a decided contribution
to our war effort the good
neighbor policy in actual opera
tion, with several of the men
leaving the practice of their pro
fessions to give aid to us.
A number of the group, who
were men leaving their profes
sions for the harvest season,
came with a two-fold purpose,
that of helping us solve our la
bor shortage problem and of
learning something of their
northern neighbors through ac
tual contacts.
English Study Made
Lack of knowledge of the
English language, even among
the better class of Mexicans,
was a handicap, but to their aid
came the AAUW Spanish group
Icomposcd of Miss Elise Schroe-
cter, ivmss Eleanor oicpneus,
Mrs. George Rhoten, Mrs. Belle
Brown, Mrs. Winifred Condon
and Mrs. Elmer Berg, with Miss
Schroedcr in charge of weekly
English classes conducted at the
camp, and Mrs. George Rhoten
arranging weekly musical pro
grams for the men.
Without comparison to lan
guage classes in our schools
were those classes, with the
eager pupils studying catalo
gues, whose pictures were ex
cellent teachers of English, as
well as textbooks, in which
were given the Spanish, the
phonetic spelling of the English
wofd and the English. The
groups gathered In the large,
tent serving as a mess hall and,
with the shifting of men from
one location to another, so shift
ed the pupils, many of whom
spoke no English at the begin
ning of the classes. A friendlier
relation between the people of
the two countries grew out of
the contacts made at the classes,
and through them it was re
vealed that many of the work
ers in Oregon fields were men
ranking high in social position
In Mexico.
Torres Offered Position
Having the best knowledge
of the English language was
Baudelio Chavez Torres of Cal
villo, Mexico, through whose
efforts the English classes were
organized at the camp with the
intent that the AAUW group
would thus further their know
ledge of Spanish. Highly edu
cated, and graduate of a normal
school in Mexico City, this
man's credentials werp such
that he was asked to take the
position of instructor of Span
ish and music In the Lebanon,
Oregon, high school. With n
background of four years of
studying English he spoke
it
fluently, and before coming
north organized schools at ha
ciendas (similar to plantations
In southern slates) where under
government civil service he
taught boys.
Of the middle class In Mexico
was Raphael Venegas Soria.
who for throe years studied
for the priesthood, financing
himself by working as a brake
man on the railroad after school
hours and on holidays. Raphael
was well versed in classical mu
sic and literature and before
coming to the United States
could read and write English.
To learn to speak It he attend
ed the classes and in a short
space of time was mastering the
language.
Medical Studies Aided
Hoping to learn about the
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United States so that it would
help him in the practice of
medicine. Raul Alajandre M.
del-C, cousin of Raphael Vene
gas Soria, interrupted his medi
cal studies, after completing his
first year, to join the workers.
So determined to master Eng
lish was this man, who nine
months of the year attends
medical school and the other
three serves as an interne, that
he learned enough English to
speak it in 15 days.
Baritone in Group
Here for a while with the
workers was Modesto Barajaz
of Flacuytapa, Mexico, a dra
matic baritone, who was a pro
fessional musician, appearing in
concerts and on the radio. A
merchant in Periban, Mexico,
was Salvador Ortiz, another pu
pil, who with his mother oper
ated a store in that town, his
mother managing the clothing
store and he in charge of the
grocery store. It was Timdteo
Sonano Ramos, with a taxicab
company in Mexico City, who
learned more English in a short
space of time than any other
of the Mexicans, and apt young
pupil was Javier Blanco from
Paracutin, the town in the state
of Michoacon that is gradually
being covered by the overflow
ing Paracutin volcano, who had
never before attended school,
yet is fast learning English.
Skilled workman, hoping to
return to the United States with
his family within a few years,
so that his children may attend
schools here, was Alfredo Arc
valo Rodriquez, a lathe me
chanic of such ability that he
had been offered positions in
this country.
Helps Brother and Sister
Greatly attached to Salem,
because of the many kindnesses
of those whom he met, was 25-ycar-old
Jose Martinez, orphan,
now financing the education of
his brother, who this year fin
ished high school, and his sis
ter, next year finishing secon
dary school. A worker in a
fabric factory, his greatest in
terest in life now is to bring
his brother and sister to this
country.
Older, and serving in the ca-
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LI. Horn's Plane
Shell-Wracked
An Advanced U. S. 14th Air
Fores Base In China, Oct. 17
(Delayed) W) An exploding
shell, fired in the height of an
attack by three Japanese fight
ers, wounded two crew mem
bers of the superfortress "Mon
soon Minnie," but the big plane
landed just Inside free China
this afternoon after bombing
Formosa.
On the way back, however,
the right waist gunner was
blown out of the plane high
over the China Sea when his
plexiglass bulge was broken. His
parachute opened and the crew
saw him later floating on the
water in his Mae West lifebelt.
The exploding shell slightly
wounded Radio Operator Tech.
Sgt. Royal Y. Klaver of Mar
quette, Mich., and the naviga
tor, LI. Ralph S. Weinberg of
Philadelphia.
Klaver suffered flesh wounds
in six places in the right hand
and both legs. Weinberg was
hit in the right knee.
The shell pierced the flight
compartment a few inches from
the left ear of Co-Pilot Capt.
Dearter McGregor of Wichita
Falls, Texas.
The plane's armor plate was
shattered near the pilot, Maj.
Robert E. Moss of New York
City, and the engineer, Lt. Ed
ward B. Haggerty of Chicago.
The co-pilot and engineer as
well as the bombardier-navigator,
Lt. Fritz J. Kulicka of
Greenville, Miss., were not
toched.
The other two members of the
superfortress crew included
First Lt. S. R. Horn, 2210 North
Liberty street, Salem, Ore., rar
dio observer, son of R. A. Horn.
This was the eighth mission
for the Monsoon Minnie and the
seventh for her crew. A sub
stitute crew took her on one
mission.
Crowds Observe
Filberi Picker Work
Good crowds attended the de
monstrations last week of a
mechanical vacuum type filbert
picker in Marion county. The
machine was developed and
constructed by Professor F. E.
Price, agriculture engineer at
Oregon State college and his
aassistant, Ralph Lunde.
The machine is just in its ex
perimental development and
has many improvements that
will be made before next sea
son, states Ben A. Newell, as
sistant county agent. In de
monstrating the machine in
Lane, Benton, Polk, Yamhill,
Washington, Clackamas and
Marion counties the men en
countered nearly every conceiv
able operating condition. They
worked in sandy and heavy
soils, on dry land and in the
rain.
Other machines are being
tried out over the valley with
varying degrees of success. At
Newberg, a mechanical picker
picks and sacks the nuts, husks
and leaves which are later run
through a husking machine
which seperates the nuts from
the foreign material.
None of these machines are
entirely satisfactory yet but it
is hoped that one will be per
fected in the next year.
One cause of tooth decay is
said to be the action of germs
which lodge upon less exposed
parts of a tooth.
pneity of a guardian for the
young men of higher class, was
Joaquin Abreu Fonz, whose fa
ther owns a hacienda on the
Gulf of Mexico and to whom in
addition to his duties as a har
vester fell the task of seeing
that those young Mexicans in
his care returned to their na
tive country.
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Yanks In Battered Aachen Street WP American infantrymen advance cautiously toward a
street intersection inside the German city of Aachen, says caption accompanying this signal corps
picture. Caption adds that soldiers atop rubble heaps at right are peering into buildings, looking
for possible German snipers. (AP wirephoto from signal corps radiophoto.) '
East Salem Grocery Ends
Long Period of Remodeling
East Salem, Oct. 21 When the alterations were completed
this past week on the Krueger Kash and Karry store at the
corner of East Turner road and Center street, East Salem residents
Esther Greer
Joins Staff
The vocational education de
partment will operate an eve
ning class for women in home
making. The class is being or
ganized to assist women in this
area in developing better uses
of materials in making clothes
for both adults and children.
The instructor who has been
selected to teach this class will
be Mrs. Esther Greer, who pre
viously has conducted the same
type of classes in Eugene for
two years and at Phoenix, Ari
zona, for eight years. She joins
our department very well qual
ified and with a personal in
terest in assisting women in de
termining better design and ma
terials in making clothes for
adults and for their children.
According to E. T. Barnett,
local supervisor, the first meet
ing of the class will be in the
home economics department at
the senior high school, room 101
at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday evening,
October 24.
The first meeting of the class
will be used in determining the
types of sewing and materials
that the majority will want to
work on, and will give the in
structor an opportunity to be
come acquainted with each par
ticular problem.
This class is being supported
by the state division of voca
tional education and there will
be no charge to persons attend
ing. Members are asked to bring
sewing problems and their de
sires to make something worth
while and we will assist in any
way possible.
Anyone wishing further in
formation call vocational
school office, 4143 extension 3.
Mrs. McCall Guest
Brush College A house
guest this week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Utley and
Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Blodgett
was Mrs. Marie Flina McCall of
Roseburg. Mrs. McCall sold
her home here and moved back
to Roseburg where she resided
some years ago.
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can boast one of the largest and
most completely stocked sub
urban community stores in the
Willamette valley. The main
display room has been enlarged
by an additional floor space
36 by 40 feet. There are now
seven display cases across the
depth of the store, a large veg
etable display rack has been
added and as there is no drug
store in the community a larger
line of drugs is appreciated.
The store now has a large meat
department operated by Ralpuh
Werner. He has put in a large
cooler, 10 by 18, which enables
him to have on hand a larger
selection of meat and fish. The
entire store room has been re
decorated and with the enlarge
ment of the stock it was also
necessary to build on a large
warehouse room. There are at
present seven clerks and with
the additional check out coun
ter quicker and better service
will be given.
Tuesday afternoon the first
fall meeting of Swegle PTA was
held at the school house. At
the business meeting a member
ship drive was authorized and
$5.00 will be given the depart
ment of the school which has
the most parents as members.
Hot lunches will be served if it
is possible to make the neces
sary arrangements.
Swegle school board met in
regular session Monday night
with only routine business con
ducted. Arts and Sciences
Conference Topic
Seattle. Oct. 21 UP The con
ference plans committee for the
first Pacific northwest confer
ence of colleges and universities
on the leaching of arts and sci
ences met here today to lay
plans for the November 17-19
conference at Washington State
college.
Attending today's meeting
are Dr. Herman J. Deutsch,
Washington State college; Dean
H. G. Mirriam, Montana State
university; Dean D. S. Jeffers,
University of Idaho, and Dr. F.
L. Griffin, Reed college.
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New York. Oct. 21 (JD
There probably will be almost
as many cigarettes made for do
mestic consumption this year as
in 1943.
"What about the cigarette
shortage?" you ask. The cig
arette industry simply answers:
"Americans are smoking at the
fastest rate in history that's
why there's a shortage."
The National Association of
Tobacco Distributors, Inc., and
other trade sources today gave
this picture of estimated output
for domestic consumption:
Production could range as
high as 262,000,000,000 cigar
ettes in 1944 but will be pared
several billions by manpower
shortages and other factors.
The iinal figure will be close
to the 257,500,000,000 made in
1943 and will compared with
243,500,000,000 in 1942.
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Kreuger Says
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German-born Lt. Gen. Wal
ter Krueger, commander of the
American 6th army which spear
headed the invasion of the Phil
ippines, is a tough professional
who believes in this adage:
"Weapons are no good unless
there's guts at both ends of the
bayonet."
Born in Flatow, Germany, in
January. 1881, he was brought
to the United States ,as a child
of eight. At 17, he was a vol
unteer in the Spanish American
war. He re-enlisted in the reg
ular army as an infantry pri
vate and rose steadily from
grade to grade to his present
high rank.
One of the best educated men
in the army, graduate of all its
staff and specialty schools, an
authority on military history as
well as military science, his rule
is: "I never raise my voice to
a soldier. I've never done it
in my life. The best soldiers
don't do it. But I insist that
every man place morale above
personal safety. Whatever the
war, whatever the weapons, the
things that count are courage,
discipline, and morale."
The army has been his whole
life. Gray, upright, always calm
and reserved, he is in better
physical condition than many
men much younger. His only
non-military recreation is golf.
His 6th army was constituted
in Australia in Feb. 1943, and
he was raised from major gen
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command it. He had been com
mander of the 3rd army dur
ing the 1941 army maneuvers
and was succeeded by Lt. Gog.
Courtney H. Hodges, now conn.
manding the American 1st army
In Europe, Lt. Gen. George S.
Patton is commanding Krueger's
old 3rd army in France.
Politics Seen in
Liquor Audit
Olympia, Oct. 21 P) Evro
M. Becket, Washington state
liquor board chairman, oharged
last night that the recent audit
report of the Washington-Oregon
purchase of Kentucky Dis
tilleries last year was a "poli
tical report instead of a factual
statement."
"The state auditor, as he has
so often done in the conduct of
audits, is again endeavoring to
make a political report instead
of a factual statement," Bcefer)
said, adding that all details fot
the transaction were under sup
ervision of the attorney gener
al's office, and had been ap
proved by the office of price
administration.
S. E. Ratliff, chief examiner
of the division of departmental
audits and formulator of the
report, declared the report con
tained nothing which "is not
factual" or "which criticizes the
overall administration of the
state's liquor business."
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