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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1945)
f. fi Serving Edited by Margaret Magee Sections of France through which the men in Uncle Sam's army have passed would remind the parents of those men of their younger days according to Pfc. Dclbert G. Thomas, with a field artillery battalion of the 95th division with General Patton's 3rd army. Thomas, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas, of 670 South 18rti street and a Capital Journal carrier boy for four years, says that the small towns, the approximate size of Albany, Oregon, present many quaint and unusual pictures, while Paris is a more modern city. In his word picture of France the army man states that one of the first sights greeting the men arc horse and oxen drawn wagons and carts, with the oxen bearing wooden yokes. As one walks up the cobble stone street a blacksmith shop, where a horse is being shod, is seen and farther on are many hand push carts, water being drawn by all types and sizes of hand pumps. 4tIany odors float through the air with that of various foods mingling with barnyard smells. Some of the country people still carry their pails of milk and water by means of shoulder yokes and quite frequently a boy or girl can be found walk ing along the country road , wearing these yokes with buck ets suspended from either end. Often they, also are wearing Dutch style wooden house shoes, which seem to be a common foot wear for the inhabitants of the countryside and the small towns. In describing the coun tryside Thomas comments that as one looks about him tall church spires can be seen in all directions. The soldier, who is a former Salem high school student, is now in Germany. He entered the service in July. 1943. and in the summer of 1944 left for overseas duty. Two brothers of Thomas are j'also in the service,, Cpl. Allen Zirkle. stationed with the army at Camp Fannin, Texas, and Machinist Mate Orville Thomas in Hawaii with the navy. After spending a week in Sa lem visiting relatives Lt. and Mrs. George H. Williams left for Seattle where the lieutenant who has been in the service for two years and in the South Pacific area for 14 months, will report for reassignment. Mrs. Williamson, the former Larrena Crawley, met her husband in San Francisco, where she has been making her home, and came north with him. While - here. they visited her father, E. ! L. Crawley, and her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. craw ly. The war department today announced the temporary pro motion of Norman Gradon Rey nolds of Corvallis to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Independence Joe Flahlery. on 21-day furlough after 32 months in the South Pacific, is visiting friends here this week. On termination of his furlough he will report to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for reassign ment. Mr. and Mrs. John Drazdoff have received word from the war department that their son, Johnnie, is convalescing at an army hospital from wounds re ceived early in December. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Haener iad a long distance telephone all from their son, Cpl. Al fred Haener, in New York City Tuesday evening. Hopewell Stanley Fuqua graduate of Amity union high school with the class which has been in army training on a scholarship, has completed the required course and is home on a furlough until reassigned. South China - Sea felfln Fernando m 9 rSSl LUZON Yanks Widen Luzon Beachhead Black area is beachhead held by American forces invading Luzon island. Yanks have widened their original Lingayen-San Fabian heachhead to the ivestward, reaching points within two miles of Port Sual. Av rase general advance inland is about four miles although patrols have gone farther. Uncle Sam Pfc. Dclbert G. Thomas Overseas Duty Ended Returned from the Dutch East Indies, where he has been stationed for several months, is Pvt. Dale E. Martin, visiting in Salem with his wife, who resides at 682 North Liberty street, and in Seattle with his mother, Mrs. Nena Martin, while on furlough. Martin entered the service about a year and a half ago and has been intruding in radio and radar. He reports to Georgia January 18 for reassignment. Tech. Cpl. Hiram Amick, sta tioned at San Pedro with the army, arrived in Salem Thurs day to spend a 15-day furlough with his wife, who is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hymes at 651 North 20th street. Amick en tered the service, when the Ore gon national guard was activat ed in the fall of 1940. He is a former employe of the Capital Journal. Two youths from the Salem area, Thomas Grimm of Salem and Carl Richmond Fitts of route 2, Brooks, have been in ducted into the navy as sea men, first class, in the radar training program and have been sent to the Great Lakes train ing station for their indoctrina tion training. Both were of draft age but by passing the Eddy test were able to earn a direct letter of assignment into the navy. Following their train ing at Great Lakes the two will be sent to one of the na tion's leading universities for primary radar training. Dallas Capt. Paul Kliever, officer in the 41st division, has arrived in Dallas to spend a 21- day furlough. Capt. Kliever left with the Dallas company when it was federalized in Sep tember, 1940, but served with another company in the 41st division overseas. While par ticipating in New Guinea cam paigns, Capt. Kliever was men tioned in dispatches for his re sourcefulness and courage in ex tricating his unit and other troops which had been trapped by the Japanese on Biak is land. He is the son of F. F. Kliever of Dallas. Hopewell Derrill L. Fox. son of Rev. and Mrs. Merrill H. Fox of the Hopewell United Breth ren church, with marines sta tioned on Guam, has been ad vanced from private to corporal, according to an air mail letter received by his parents Tuesday. Pvt. Robert Dodge Reported Missing Mr. and Mrs. Seth B. Dodge if of route 1, Salem, Thursday re ceived telegraphic word from the war department that their son, Pvt. Robert Dodge had been missing in action in Ger many since December 21. The soldier was with the 106lh in fantry division that figured prominently in the German of fensive which began early in December. A letter from the private, which was written December 14, the dale of his 20th birthday anivcrsary, also was received Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. Dodge. Another son of the couple, Seth, Jr., is with Gen. Patton's army on the south side of the fighting in Belgium. Lee Ross in States Returned to the states after 26 months in England is Pfc. Lee S. Ross, who Friday morn ing telephoned his sister, Mrs. George Rhoten from Washing ton, D. C, informing her of his arrival from overseas. The sol dier, who expects to be per manently assigned to duty in the United States, hopes for a furlough home soon, flew from England to this country. An accountant in Salem and Lakeview prior to entering the service, Ross trained at Camp Roberts and has been in the American school center in England since going overseas. His wife, the former Edna Foust. is making her home in Mill City and his mother, Mrs. G. E, Ross, resides at 234 East Miller street. Silverton Mrs. Margaret Wittrcin had word this week that her son, Pvt. Robert Wit trein, was wounded in action November 8 while with the fighting forces in France. No other word has been received. Mrs. Willrein has another son in the service, Cpl. Max Wit trein, stationed at a Pacific coast base. Word has been received by the A. G. Sather family that their son-in-law, Dr. H. E. Lx::-y J ft irwiiifftfc Nifc ii .1 mf iitw nirvmwm About to Be Off on a Tour of the City of Cairo, Egypt, the py ramids and the Sphinx, that has been arranged for them by the Red Cross club in Cairo, are these sailors, one of them hailing from Aumsville, Oregon, pictured here with the club's director, Gordon Reynolds, of Waban, Miss. The men in blue are .from left to right, Seaman First Class Frank Van Meeteren, of Ogden. Utah; Seaman First Class Robert L. Wallace, of Aumsville, Oregon; Seaman First Class Stanley T. Sell, of Duvant, Oklahoma; Sea man First Class Earl W. Velsey, of Pontiac. Michigan, and Gun ner's Male Charles D. Walker, of Rockport, Missouri. (American Red Cross photo.) Woodburn Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evenden have received word from their son Sgt. Fred Evenden, Jr., that he has arriv ed salely in India. He is with a weather unit of the army air corps. Raymond Kreiger, Jr., is home on a 30-day survivors leave and visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kreiger. His ship, the "North Wind" struck a pinnacle of rock off a small island in the Aleutians after be ing swept off its course in a ter rific storm late one night in December. All but two of the ship's lifeboats and rafts were carried away and the captain ordered 15 men in one lifeboat and 20 in the other, the re mainder of the crew remaining on the distressed vessel. The life boats were rescued about 15 miles from the scene of the dis aster after nearly 12 hours in below freezing winds. Kreiger was slightly injured while boarding one of the life boats. The entire crew of 55 men was brought to Seattle early in Jan uary. Francis X. Ryan, flight offi cer has been awarded the Air Medal for ''meritorious achieve ment in accomplishing with dis tinction several aerial opera tional missions over enemy oc cupied continental Europe." He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan of Aurora and a navigator on a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber and has been in the European theater of operations since August. 1944. Pfc. Lee R. Rider has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy in France on August 3. When his unit was pinned down by heavy machine gunfire Rider, a messenger, volunteer ed to go to the rear and secure support. He received a leg If-- - 'jrr Arriving at Fort Lewis, at the war department personnel center, after almost three years in the South Pacific with the 41st division, the first girl that Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Klctzing spoke to in this country happened to be Miss Vera Case from Salem, who drives a truck at that army base. (Signal corps photo.) Vv - - Tfc. Howard Keeling;, whose wife, the former Pauline John son, this week received word that he had been killed Decem ber 15, in the fighting on Leytc, where he was stationed with the 305th regiment of the 77th in fantry division. Johnson, a dentist, has been pro moted to the rank of lieuten ant colonel. Mrs. Johnson is the former Marguerite Sather. wound but continued on his mis sion and led supporting troops into position. He then returned to his previous rifle position on the front line and continued in the attack until ordered to re port to the medical aid station. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rider of Woodburn. Mrs. Ray Trcsiddcr and baby left Monday for Santa Maria, Calif., to visit her parents, the Harry Barkers. From there she will go on to Sheppard Field, Tcx.f to join her husband. Bodle Is Wounded Mill City Mrs. Edna Bodle has received word that her son, Pfc. Naysmith Bodle of the air infantry, was wounded in action in France. December 21, 1944. The soldier, who has been awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds, entered the serv ice January 4, 1944, and left for overseas in July of the same year. Another son of Mrs. Bodle Cpl. Jay Borilo, is in France with an engineering regiment. - 11a rr---jrs SPECIAL CHECKING ACCOUNT nablct you to pay bills by check at least expanse for this service Ask for Details LADD & BUSH SALEM BRANCH UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Salm, Silverton Rotarians Hear About Scouting Silverton Lyle Lcighton, Cascade area scout executive, and Harry Mikkclson, assistant scout executive, will be special program guests at the Monday noon Rotary club luncheon at Toneys. Mikkclson will give the address and will be intro duced by Lcighton. Recent club visitors have been Fred Hccker, president of the Woodburn Rotary, and Howard Betterfield, also from Wood burn. Boys home from the for eign fighting linos who were honored guests last week were Kenneth Berg, Vance Lee and Donald Anderson, a staff ser geant home from 34 months in the south Pacific, who told of some of his experiences. The regular director's meet ing will be held at the telephone office rooms, Monday evening at 8 o"clock. Keizer Grade Pupils Arrange Program Keizer Seventh grade class presented a program of interest ing facts about the orient and China. The students displayed articles made in China. Among the display was a Japanese of ficer's sword taken from him by one of Salem's boys when our American army invaded the Jap-held islands of the Pacific. Plans are being made to drain and level the west side play ground to provide an adequate play space during wet weather for the children. A visitor to the Keizer school Thursday was Nels Anderson, former principal. Keizer grange will play host to all of the young folks of the community January 20 for an evening of games and dancing at the Keizer grange hall, Spaniols Entertain Friends with Legion Silverton Gladwyn Hamre, commander of Dclbert Reeves post No. 9, American Legion, Mrs. Hamre, Frank M. Powell, past district 2 commander, and Mrs. Powell, wore dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spaniol at their Stayton home, Friday evening, preceding the meeting of the Marion county council and assembly, which the group later attended. Mrs Spaniol is president of the Stayton unit and served as official hostess for the assembly members. She is a niece of Powell. Circle Entertained Grand Island Members of the Grand Island Mothers' cir cle were guests at the Adclbert Smith home Wednesday. Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mrs. Giles Rockhill were co-hostesses. Mrs. Morton Tompkins, who accompanied her husbandt state grange master, to the national grange meeting at Winston-Salem, N.C., in November, gave a travelogue. The next meeting will be held at the Tompkins home. Keizer Now trailing at the coast guard training base at Alameda, Calif., is Edward Mc Call, who recently enlisted in that branch of the service. This is the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs, McCall to serve Uncle Sam. Oregon Mf.MBFR 'DIG New Chamber Bulletin Out In two colors, an attractive new style nf Cham': i merce Bulletin, edited by As sistant Manager Pan! i:. C.:. makes its appearance this week for the first time, with a pic ture in color of the slate capi tol at the masthead. The Bulle tin has a newsy flavor in addi tion to announcement of the Monday luncheon program, the news paragraphs pertaining to chamber and industrial activ ities, and there is a picture of one of the large dinner groups meeting in the chamber dining room. Next Monday's speaker is Frank E. McCaslin. president of Portland Chamber of Commerce and president of the Oregon Portland Cement company. He has been a director of the Port land chamber for nine years. In 1933 he was president of the Portland Junior chamber and in 193!) president of the Port land Rose Festival aassociation. Accompanying him to Salem will be Carter Brandon, man ager of the Portland chamber's maritime department, and Ches ter K. Starrett of ils postwar in dustries staff. New members to be intro duced will be Will's Music store Saul 5. Janz. proprietor. 432 Stale: Dr. M. E. Gadwa, osteo pathic physician. Oregon build ing; Clancy's Food Market. R. J. Clancy, proprietor. 1073 South Commercial; Edward Ma jek, Equilablc Life Assurance society, 129 North Commercial: and Serve-Rile grocery. D. F. Davis, owner. 687 South 12lh W. L. Phillips, first vice pre sident of the chamber, will pre side Monday. Needlecraft Group Guest for Luncheon Falls City The Tuesday Nee dlecraft club held a 1 o'clock luncheon with Mrs. D. J. Grant January 9. After lunch the time was spent in needlework. Members present were Mcs damcs E. G. While. J. R. Strauss. I. C. Mehrling, F. E. Driggs, Laura Horn, Maude Brown. Margaret Thompson and D. J. Grant. Mrs. Fred Hughes was an invited guest. We to genu" Buy THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Phone .3101 710 Stale Slv Capital .Tnurnal, Salem. Orejrnn, Saturday, Jan. 13, 194.' 3 ik -if-" n K ' I ft 1 J f ''r!!!!!! .titf-L ..j Ms J a panose-American Joins Legion i1 Ha r ley M. Oka (left), 28. a Japanese-American who received a medical discharge from the army, is congratulated by Comdr. William F. Schneider after joining Hollywood, Calif., post No. 591 of the American Legion, composed entirely of world war II veterans. Kingsley Morgan (center), second vice commander, said the post was the first in the nation to admit a Japanese-American member. Missionary Society Selects Committees Jefferson The Evangelical Missionary society met Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lee Grcnz. The vice pres ident, Mrs. George Kins pre sided in the absence of Mrs. Don Davis who is ill. Mrs. Kins led the devotions using as her topic, "Steward ship and Self Denial." Betty Hague read an article on "Self Denial." Mrs. A. W. Oliver re viewed two chapters of the study book ''West of the Date Line." Th- folowing committees were named: Spiritual life, Mrs. don't like say "no" - kno;s or fronl . nCa.ihnecdS T the nacU,rr But so lonfi nd und won't ( Equate i 8 be possible to avota of c0 - For Victory United States War Bonds JLrl A I V1& M A. W. Oliver chairman, Mrs. A. Wilson and Mrs. Lee Grenz; so cial relations, Mrs. John Kihs, chairman, Mrs. William Lak and Mrs. Al Meyers; missionary education, Mrs. George Kill!?, chairman, and Anna Klampe. Self denial week will be ob served from January 29 to Feb ruary 4. when the denomina tional day of prayer will b held. Refreshments were serv ed by the hostess, assisted by her drughtcr Nyla Grenz. Wards Sell Home Scio Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Ward have sold their home on Main street here to Mrs. Ollie MacDonald, and plan to move to Corvallis where they havt purchased a home.
