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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1944)
iank Smash Jap Airstrip on Luzon, Philippines UP) Smashed Japanese planes, oil storage tanks and installations burn after U. S. carrier-based planes attacked the enemy airstrip on Luzon island, Philippines. Note triangular shaped revetments (top, left). (AP wirephoto from U. S. navy.) Club Project Lesson Program Under Way Mill City 4-H club work in Mill City schools got underway last week, when club members in the various organized groups met for the first project lesson Friday afternoon. Election of officers for each division took place the previous week. In charge of Forestry II and Til are Mrs. Cleve Davis and Mrs. Catherine Lyons; in charge of Cooking I are Mrs. Fern Slet to and Mrs. Clayton Baltimore. This group was divided into two clubs. In charge of Camp Cookery are Mrs. Mabel Need ham and Mrs. Louis Verbeck. This group was also divided in to two clubs. Mrs. Wilson Ste vens is in charge .of the Room Improvement club and Mrs. Martin Jepsen is in charge of the Hobby club. All clubs have ten projects of lessons to complete before achievement day. Groups meet every other Friday afternoon. The second project lesson will be December 1. The energy utilized by green leaves in building up carbo hydrates is obtained from sun light. r Next time you hear a Southern PaCSfic train whistle in the night, think of it as something more than a lonely, haunting sound. It is a reassuring sound a promise that even while you sleep, the war trains are rolling. It's the confident voice of an industry that's doing the biggest job in its history, and will be in there pitching long after the war is over. Wouldn't you like to know the language of the train whistles? Below we show you: What S. P. train whistles mean r XSf. '! West Salem Lacks Chairman For Sixth War West Salem, Nov. 21 Numerous inquiries have failed to re veal any information as to who will be West Salem's chairman in the sixth war loan drive. The silence on the subject undoubt edly comes from difficulty in . securing a chairman or unan nounced plans on the part of a chairman already appointed by the county chairman. Despite the fact that no par ticular campaign has been or ganized thus far, the school will open its own stamp and bond sales booth today. Mrs. McCormack, defense chairman of the P.-T.A. has secured funds from the P.-T.A. to finance stamp sales each Tuesday dur ing the remainder of the term. The Blue Lake Producers have organized their own plant campaign and opened the drive Saturday night with a kick-off meeting at the city hall. Students Start Drive West Salem Students of the local schools have swung into its tin can drive and report tin coming in quite rapidly. A con test is being waged in both the upper grade building and the lower, grade building with a prize offered to the grade bring the east. Loan Campaign ing in the greatest poundage. The paper drive has been completed and the students are busy bundling the paper for marketing. The sixth grade, winners in that contest, receiv ed a half day vacation as a reward. P.-T.A. Council Called West Salem The Polk Coun ty council of the P.-T.A. will meet Wednesday, November 29 in Independence with Dr. James Millar as the principal speak er. The meeting will be held in the Woman's club rooms with plans including a 10 o'clock reg istration, a morning business session; a sack luncheon; and an afternoon program. Mem bers of the local organization and members of the executive board are urged to attend this county meeting and it is sug gested that those planning to at tend contact Mr. Mercer for transportation plans. We haven't room to explain all the whistles, but here are the commonest ones. The "o" stands for a short sound, the dash means a longer sound. NOH Warning whistle when train is approaching a highway crossing. O O O When train is running, this means it will stop at next station, which is not a regular stop. If train is stand ing still, this signal warns that it is about to back up. One long whistle is sounded a mile before train reaches stations, railroad crossings, drawbridges, etc OOO Signal for brakeman to protect rear of train. He must go down the track with necessary flagman's signals. OOOH Signal for brakeman to protect front of train. M WU WU This signal orders brakeman to return from west. This signal recalls OO This tells other trains that a second section is following. O O This is the engineer's answer to most signals from other trains. O O O O O O A succession of short sounds is a warning to persons or livestock on the track The friendly Southern Pacific Ankeny Grange Forms Juniors Sidney Ankeny grange met Saturday evening at the unit. Visitors, Pomona Master Verny Scott and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fox from Union Hill grange. Degrees were confer red to Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Tur nidge, Mr. and Mrs. John Bost rack. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Jorgen son, Mary King, Donna Wieder kehr and A. L. Blinston. Applications for membership were received from Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown, O. A. Coomes, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Aerni and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller. Hattie McCarty, chairman of the H. E. C, reported that $25 will be turned into the grange from the club. The next H.E.C. meeting will be at her home December 15. This is ,. the Christmas party and the reveal ing of Pollyannas. Louise Johnston gave an agri cultural report stating that some cannery waste like leaves from cauliflower if dried, would make good dainty feed. Also reports on the state grange can ning contest. Jake Gilmour and J. O. Farr gave legislative re ports. Election of officers were as follows: Master, Rex Hartley; overseer, C. F. Johnston; lectur er, Galena Winn, steward, Lloyd Marlatt; gate keeper, Al mon Winn; assistant steward, Walter Wulff; chaplain, Louise Johnston; treasurer, Jake Gil mour; secretary, Winifred Zeh nerd; Ceres, Mary King; Pomo na, Loisel Zehner; Flora, Edna Reeves; lady assistant steward, Dora Zehner; executive commit tee, J O. Farr, John Zehner, Lawrence Finlay. A juvenile grange was organ ized by Josephine Fox, county juvenile matron. Officers elect ed were Master, Robert Winn; overseer, Bill Marlatt; steward, Wayne Johnston; lecturer, Betty Wintermantel; chaplain, Dickie King; treasurer, Gary Zehnar; 500 othar MONARCH FOODS-MI loft at Qoodl brakeman from the ONARC secretary, Darlene Winn; gate keeper, David Finlay; assistant steward, George Marlatt; lady assistant steward, Hope Evans; Ceres, Florence Marlatt; Porno- May Jorgenson; Flora, Ma mie Lee Bostrack; juvenile ma tron, Edoise Marlatt and assist ant matron, Esther Hartley. At the November 18 meeting County Juvenile Matron Jos ephine Fox and her juvenile in stalling team installed the juve nile officers. A card party will be held at the grange hall Friday evening, November 24. Pinochle, 500 and pedro will be played. Independence Lions Club Date Changed Independence At a meeting of the board of directors of the Independence Lions club held Wednesday noon at the Cafe Adair, it was decided to have the fourth meeting of each month in the evening instead of at noon. Dr. George C. Knott, presi dent ot the club, presided at the meeting and appointed the fol lowing program committee: Ralph Kletzing, W. A. Wiest and C. H. Harwood. M. M. Fulmer is furnishing the .program for next Monday noon and C. H .Harwood is ar ranging for the program at the evening meeting November 27. The board of directors author ized Secretary E. A. Dickison to send a letter to the city council urging them to plan for a new City Hall and offering assist ance from the Lions club to help furnish a room which could be used as a meeting place for the Lions "club and other organizations. The front-page No barnyard biddie can compete with the ma jestic gobbler for gustatory greatness. He has an excellence that is all his own a luscious goodness that makes him a national favorite. IMPERIAL "veketed" for extra r- Ifilp 3 Imperial is Hiram Walker's blended whiskey, 86 proof, 70 Past Noble Grands Select Mrs. Smith Jefferson Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Bliss Fidler were co hostesses at an all-day meeting of the Past Noble Grand club at the home of Mrs. Lillian Smith. Members worked on a quilt for Mrs. Smith. A covered dish luncheon was served. A business meeting was held during the afternoon, when of ficers for the new year were elected as follows; President, Mrs. Lillian Smith; vice presi dent, Mrs. Nellie Fidler; secre tary, Mrs. Nettie Hawk; treas urer, Mrs, Ada Wells. Com mittees were named to make plans for the Christmas meet ing December 12. They are: Food committee, Mrs, Nellie Fidler; Ada Wells, Bessie Por ter and Lillian Smith. Decorat ing, Maud Epley, Mavoureen Bruce, Nettie Hawk and Flora Thomas. Program, Laura Thomas, Neva .Kester, Millie Bilyeu and Bertha Curl, Geiger Home Scene Of Birthday Party Unionvale Mrs. Victor Gei ger and Mrs. Edward Clow en tertained at the Geiger home with a party honoring the birth day of Edward Clow. Cards were in play. Gifts were pre sented. Attending were: Mr, and Mrs. Clow, Mr. and Mrs. Patter son, Mr. and Mrs. Ari Launer, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shelburne, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Zentner, Mr. and Mrs. Geiger, Howard Baker and Miss Lena Clow. Two decorated birthday cake featured the refreshments. I HIRAM ' I WAIKEK "ve" ewor f",Wa I Cnpitnl Journal, finlcm, Oreirnn, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1944 3 lNTILTHIS SNAKE SAYS' W We must keep on saving Used Fats! THE slimy Jap snake has still got his hold on those Pacific areas which once sup plied us with fats and oils at the rate of one billion pounds a year. So not until we blow him to shreds can we stop saving our kitchen fats to make the ma terials of war. Even the defeat of Germany won't change this situation in the least. It's not the Nazis; it's the Japs who still have our fats. guy Imperial, too, has an excellence that sets it apart a mellow goodness, a taste-delighting smooth nessthat has made this grand whiskey the favo rite of millions. Taste the difference. train neutral spirits, Hiram Walker And tons of munitions, explo sives, medicines and soaps will be needed in our campaign to blast them out. Remember, there Is still the second round to go with Japanl Keep on saving your used fats to make battlefield essentials. For each pound saved, get 44 and 2 ree red points! Keep say ing till V-J Day! This message has been approved by WFA and OPA and paid for by industry. smoothness $995 & Sons Inc., Peoria, III.
