Additional Gasoline Now
Available to Service Men
Additional gasoline rations may now be obtained by service
men having furloughs of more than 30 days, E. W. Eggen, OPA
mileage rationing representative, announced today. "Furlough
"gasoline will still be issued at
Masons to Observe
75th Anniversary
The 75th anniversary of the
founding of Pacific lodge No.
50, A.F. & A.M. will be observ
ed Friday evening of this week
with a program which includes
music and a pageant depicting
the history of the organization.
The observance is being arrang
ed by Otto N. Hoppes, Walter
Lansing, Milton L. Meyers, Wil
liam A. Merriott, John Gray
bill and Charles Wood.
Pacific lodge, the second to be
formed In Salem, dates from
June, 1870. Frelon J. Babcock,
who had come to Salem from St.
Johnsbury, Vt., was largely In
strumental in securing the char
ter for the lodge. He and B. F.
Brown and J. A. Waymire at
tended the Oregon grand lodge
communication at Astoria where
a charter was granted. First
officers were Babcock, worship
ful master; B. F. Brown, senior
warden and J. A. Waymire, jun
ior warden.
The lodge now has an active
membership of more than 500.
Ernest R. Wagner is now wor
shipful master.
the rate of a gallon a day,'
Eggen explained, "But the 30
gallon limit is being removed
for the benefit of released
American prisoners of war who
get leave or temporary duty
assignments for 60 days in this
country, and for those members
of our armed forces who return
from overseas and get more
than 30 days' leave.
"Servicemen applying for
furlough gasoline rations
should follow these three easy
rules:
1. Apply at any local war
price and rationing board.
2. Bring along the mileage
rationing record for the car to
be used.
3. Be ready to show furlough
papers."
Servicemen on terminal
leave before discharge are eli
gible for furlough gasoline ra
tions at the rate of a gallon a
day until the date of discharge,
but the maximum of 30 gallons
still applies in these cases, Eg
gen explained. A discharged
serviceman, who does not have
an "A" card for his car, is, of
course, eligible for this book,
just as civilians are.
Further, if a veteran is look
ing for work and is referred by
one of the appropriate govern
ment employment agencies to
a specific job, he may get gas
oline rations up to 400 miles a
month for this purpose. A vet
eran who gets a job in anotner
part of the country and who
changes his residence will be
issued sufficient rations to move
his car and family. Like any
other civilian, he may then get
gasoline for, occupational driv
ing. Another increase announced
by OPA today, provides pre
ferred gasoline rations for
wholesale lumber buyers, lum
ber inspectors and lumber pro
duction engineers, for travel
that the war production board
certifies is necessary for the
production and procurement of
lumber for essential needs.
The central procuring agency
for the army and navy and
WPB requested this increase in
rations because lumber is one
of the most critical materials
for war needs, Eggen said.
A third change raises the
gasoline ration ceiling for use
in passenger cars and motor
cycles registered in Canada for
non-occupational driving in the
United States. This is done to
match an increase recently
granted by Canada to United
States motorists visiting in that
country.
5000th Casualty
Flown from Okinawa
Guam, June 21 ttl.R) Brig.
Gen. Thomas O. Hardin, com
manding the air transport com
mand, Pacific wing, announced
today that the 5000th casualty
to be flown from Okinawa by
army transports had arrived.
Number 5000 was a Missouri
farm boy from the 96th divi
sion with shrapnel wounds In
the leg. He was one of 30 men
aboard a "Skyniaster" piloted
by Capt. George F. Britten,
N. D. Second Lt. Vivian L.
Carroll, Portland, Ore., was
flight nurse.
Two former Alaskan service
men are key men in the ATC
evacuation of wounded. They
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EOFF ELECTRIC COMPANY
1238 N. W. Glisan St., Portland, Ore. 156 N. Front St., Salem, Or
65 W. Sixth Street, Eugene, Oregon
WE LIKE OUR SALEM ELECTRIC, Bonneville Power
Agency, with its 20-year contract as preferred and
priority distribution agency, in the interest of the
public.
WE LIKE THE LOW RATES we earn for ourselves
and lower yet to come.
WE LIKE COMPETITION, for it's the American way.
WE LIKE TO KNOW we are responsible for the sav
ings in the Salem area.
WE INVITE YOU TO ENJOY SALEM ELECTRICS
BENEFITS WITH US.
To Maintain Low Rates You Must
Vote 502 (X) Yes
Signed by a Few Owner-Users of galem Electric!
MAX GEIILAR 'Oregon Fruits Products)
If"" W. H. HENDERSON (Shopping News)
RAY E. MORROW (Radio Service)
R. W. HOGG (Farmer)
EARL C. BURK (Cabin Oamps)
GLEN HOGG (Farmer)
GORDON BLACK (Allen Hardware)
L. L. SLOPER (Sloper's Market)
SIDNEY STEVENS (Jeweler)
- J. S. FR1ESEN (Salem Box Company)
L. V. BENSON (Benson Baking Company)
TED GORDON (Service Station)
To Maintain Low Rates Vote 502 (X) Yes
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Your Attention Please!
PGE, under the signature of the officers of the so-called
Salem Citizens Committee, has been spreading much propa
ganda through the Salem Dailies about the Salem Electric
Co-op. and mostly about Harry Reed, our manager. Harry
Reed put Salem on the map as an up-to-date city when
he succeeded in establishing KSLM, though the same bunch
who are opposing Salem Electric, opposed KSLM. When
Bonneville electricity became available, he applied for
electricity and found they didn't retail electricity. He
immediately started to promote an Electric Co-operative,
which after some of the down town business men of Salem,
most of the West Salem business men and industries and
some farmers advanced money to help put it over. This
accomplished In spite of every conceivable obstacle was
put in our way by those now opposing Salem Electric.
The war came on and we had no priority, transformers and .
electrical appliances were frozen, regardless we went ahead
and have over 240 members, and many others waiting
until more material is available. About 60 of the members
are Salem business men. The large industries such as Max
Gehlhar's Food Products Co. and Blue Lake Cannery have
long since had their advance money returned. We smaller
users, though we get 20 off each month's bill still have
some coming. Soon we will all have our money back and
still own Salem Electric. Harry Reed is hired by the Board
of Directors as manager and has done a good job of it.
Present Board of Directors are Mr, Benson, proprietor of
two bakeries in Salem, is president: Glen Hogg, farmer in
Polk Co. and president of Willamette Cherry Association,
one of Salem's large industries, is secretary: other mem-
bers of the board are Mr. Stevens, jeweler, on State street,
saiem, ana nir. Burk, owner of the West Side Auto Park,
and Mr. Sloper, West Salem business man.
These directors are all successful business men and are
rapable of managing Salem Electric successfully. .Are you,
Mr. Voter, by your vote, going to tell these men they can't
operate their own business just to let P G E continue to
monopolize the electric business? What about the 60 Salem
members scattered over most of the territory the franchise
calls for; are you going to vote to tell them that this no
longer Is a free country and must come under a Monopoly?
PGE tells you "they have lowered rates." This is true;
I will recite three times when they did it. .The first time
we had lowered rates was when we sponsored the seven
county PUD. The next time was when we sponsored the
Polk County PUD and the last time was when they lowered
their rates to compete with Salem Electric. .Every one of
PGE patrons have had savings on account of the Salem
Electric operations. They are much concerned about what
would happen should Salem wake up and want municipal
ownership, as far as Salem Electric is concerned, all they
would have to do is pay (one red cent) just to comply with
the law, for a membership, and start using Salem Elec
tricity, your savings will soon pay for all expenses as it
has done so far. .No trouble whatever and you have a
vote as to who are directors to manage your own business.
You would be the one to say if your rates should be raised
or lowered, not the Public Utility Commission. Has Salem
Electric harmed any one In Salem by forcing P G E to
lower their rates? We give no special rates, all are treated
alike, including the farmers. I guess it was prety hard for
P G E to lower rates; saw in the paper where thev asked
to borrow $39,000,000.00 but Utility said No, $35,000,000.00
was enough.
Salem Electric Is a non-profit organization and I am
paying for this adv. to bring the truth to you about what
your neighbor Is doing.
Paid Adv. by R. W. HOGG, Salem.
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