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
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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.
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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.
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I Cnpitnl Journal, finlcm, Oreirnn, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1944 3
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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.
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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.
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