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A0M3C Gerald Slick
Gerald Slick
Is Missing
Telegraphic word from the
navy department Tuesday in
formed relatives of AOM3C
M Gerald Raymond Slick that he
was missing in action in the
South Pacific. The naval air
arm man, who was a crewman
on a navy plane, left for the
Pacific in the winter of 1944,
after being on duty in the States
for sometime. He is a gradu
ate of the Sacred Heart acad
emy. Slick is the son of Mrs. Grace
Slick of Salem and the brother
of Fireman 1c Raymond
Slick, aboard an LST ship;
MoMM2c Ed Slick, now sta
tioned at Port Hueneme, Calif.,
Frank Slick and Grace Slick,
both of Salem; Annette Slick
and Mrs. Mary Ordway, both of
Astoria. '
Pliska in Marianas
At a Marianas Base Station
ed at this base, rebuilt by the
Seabees, is Shipfitter 2c George
C. Pliska, whose wife resides
at 535 Belmont street, Salem,
Oregon. The seabee, who is a
welder in the repair shop of the
Seabees maintenance unit here,
is a graduate of the Philomath,
Oregon, high school, and before
entering the service in October,
1942, was a welder for the Ore
gon shipyard.
Pliska is the son of Mr. apd
Mrs. Frank J. Pliska of Philo
math. He has two brothers in
the service, E. R. Pliska, a
machinist first class, and R. E.
Pliska, in pre-flight school.
Grand Island A.M.M. 1c
Cecil Will of the navy, arrived
Tuesday for a one-week leave
at his home here from Port
Hueneme, Calif. He was home
in November, 1944.
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Back from Pacific
ACRM Cyril E. Spencer, U.
S.N.R., of Turner, Oregon, has
completed a tour of duty in the
Pacific as a crew member of a
navy search plane and is now on
leave.
As senior radioman of a navy
( Catalina, he flew un many
long-ranga search flights reach
ing far out over the ocean to
rescue downed fliers. In addi
tion to rescuing many navy and
marine fliers, his squadron di
. rected the rescue of army B-29
crews downed in the Pacific.
The combat aircrewman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. E, Spencer
of Turner, has since August,
1941, spent 40 months overseas
Including 10 months in the Sol
omons area and another ten In
the Marianas.
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Storekeeper 1c Settle Vir
ginia Boyd, Wave from Salem,
who is One of the navy women
now on duty In the Hawaiian
islands. The Wave is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard G.
Severin. (Navy photo.)
Lt. Col Eugene Foster,, post
commander at Camp Adair since
November, 1944, who this week
leaves for Camp Cooke, Calif.,
to assume his new duties as exe
cutive officer at that army post.
Col. Foster, an overseas veteran
of World war I, and a national
guard officer for many years
before being called to duty with
the South Dakota guard unit,
mine to Camp Adair in May,
1943, as the post executive of
ficer, after serving as camp com
mander at Camp McQuaide,
Calif., for a year and a half.
Retzer Arrives
Dallas Major Karl N. Retzer
of the U. S. air forces head
quarters in Europe has arrived
in Dallas to spend a 30-day leave
with his wife and small son and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Retzer here. A West Point grad
uate, Major Retzer went over
seas in January, 1944, flying
bombing missions until last June
when he was chosen for a spe
cial air force staff in England.
He arrived in Maine by plane
last week.
Fort Des Moines, Iowa Pvt.
Clarice Marjorie Harms, daugh
ter of John G. Harms of 1716
South High street, Salem, has
completed her training here and
now has been ordered to duty
at Drew field, Florida.
Off icers Arrive
At Camp Adair
Camp Adair, Oregon With
the preparation of the Camp
Adair for use in the redeploy
ment of army ground force men
to the Pacific area, officers com
prising the post complement are
arriving. at the camp daily and
taking over their new positions.
Col. Lewis S. Norman arrived
at the post recently to succeed
Lt. Col. Eugene Foster, com
mander there since November,
1944, who this week leaves for
Camp Cooke, Calif., after be
ginning the job of preparing the
Adair for re-opening for use by
the troops.
Norman came to Adair from
Phoenix, Arizona where he was
charged with the responsibility
of army supply in that district
for the Ninth service command
Previously he was with the 7th
infantry division. A native
Tennessean, he is a graduate of
Chattanooga School of Law and
the infantry school at Fort Ben
ning, Ga. Entering the service
in 1917, he was commissioned
during World War I and has
since remained on active duty.
Also in the service are the
two sons of the colonel, Lt. Lew
is Norman, Jr., a recent West
Point graduate, now with the
army air corps at Maxwell field,
Montgomery, Alabama, and Wil
liam Clinton Norman, who has
already served in the army and
enters West Point this July. The
colonel's wife, now making her
home at Missoula, Mont., ex
pects to join him at Camp Adair
soon.
Another officer new at Adair
is Lt. Col. Ernest E. Voss, who
has assumed the duties of dep
uty post commander and exe
cutive officer of Adair under
Col. Norman. Voss, who served
in the last war in the 57th field
artillery brigade of the 32nd di
vision, Wisconsin national guard,
under Maj. Gen. G. Leroy Ir
win, though a reserve officer,
has spent much time in active
duty since 1918, including nine
years of service in the Philip
pine islands from 1929 to 1938.
Before coming to Adair Voss
completed a 28-month tour of
duty at Camp Irwin, Calif.,
where he served as commanding
officer of that post, which was
named in honor of the man un
der whom he served in World
War I. Col. Voss maintains his
permanent home in Glendale,
Calif., where Mrs. Voss now resides.
2nd Lt. Ray Burns
Arrives in States
Back on the soil of the
United Stales after being held
prisoner by the Germans for
six months is Second Lt. Roy
Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
W. Burns of 525 Judson street,
who Sunday evening telephoned
his parents of his arrival in
Virginia.
A navigator on a B-17 of the
Eighth air force, based in Eng-
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land. Burns was shot down near
Berlin December 5, 1944, and
was imprisoned at Stalig Camp
No. 1 on the Baltic. The flier
left for overseas in October,
1944, was first reported as miss
ing in action late In December.
He was reported a prisoner of
war the first part of February.
Burns expects to arrive in
Salem In about 10 days but be
fore leaving for the west coast
will visit his brother, Ph. M. 2c
Bill Burns, who is attending
the navy hospital corps school
at Portsmouth, Va.
Butte at Long Beach
Long Beach Army Air Field,
Calif. Recent arrival at thil
field is First Lt. William J.
Butte, formerly of Salem, Ore
gon, now stationed with th
Sixth ferrying group of the air
transport command's ferrying
In service since September 25,
1942, Butte was commissioned
John P. Groth, aviation ma
chinist's mate third class, of
Dayton, Oregon, is serving with
the navy's utility squadron sev
en in the Pacific, a jack-of-all
trades outfit "somewhere west,"
and a roving group which per
forms many tasks for the vast
Pacific fleet.
Falls City Leland Cooper
and Art Mack are home for a
short leave from maritime service.
P.G.E. CO. HOAX
Portland General Electric Company and Us committees claim that lt Is th
bona fide legal distributing; agency for Bonneville power in Salem and West
Salem. This hoax is now exposed.
Proof: P.G.E.' own files reveal that Bonneville power contract which P.G.E. had from
Dec. 1. 9 to Dec. 1, '41. was terminated as of midnight Dec. 10. 1941. and since then
the power com pan v hs been (letting Bonneville on a day to day basis and can b
stopped by Bonneville on 24 hours written notice. Check with them.
Ei-P.G.E. Customers (Salem Electric) Only Leiral Bonneville Power Distribution AjencJ
Proof: Organized and operating under non-profit, laws of Oregon from 3-17-41. Whole
sale contract with Bonneville guaranteeing 20 years absolutely dependable supply of power
from greatest power system in country.
Protect yourself and your power supply from cut-off at any
time after 24 hours by your
Vote 502 (X) Yes You May Tip the Tie
This ad paid for by Ex-P.G.E. Patrons. (Salem Electric Bonneville Dist. Agency)
KEEP SALEM BEAUTIFUL
Do you want your beautiful city needlessly
messed up with a second set of electric pow
er wires, etc.?
VOTE 503 NO (X) on the franchise
question Friday, June 22
SALEM CITIZENS COMMITTEE
CARL K. NELSON. Chairman, 171 North Front, 8ft Its m, Orgon
O. K. DeWITTt Secretary. 1287 Chemeke-ta. Salem, Ore on
BE SURE TO VOTE
1 FRIDAY-JUNE 22-SPECIAL ELECTION
IS SURE'
TO VOT
MS
VOTE AGAINST THE
Salem Electric Franchise
V Aveid Unnecessary Duplication
There is no surer way to increase
taxes than to vote for unnecessary
duplication of electric service. All
recognized authorities, including
Bonneville administrators and Public .
Utility Commissioners, agree that du
plicated electric power facilities are
an economic waste and usually result
In higher rates to the consumer.
keep Regulated Rates
Salem Electric rates are not under the
jurisdiction of the Public Utilities
Commissioner or any regulatory body
as are the rates of PGE. Salem Electric
can raise its rates at will; Indeed, it
did so in January, 1943.
Keep Reliable Service .
Uninterrupted delivery is the most
Important factor in electric service.
It demands ample reserve equipment,
engineering "know-how." PGE has
a record of over 35 years of reliable
electric service in Salem. PGE does
not depend on only one It has three
sources of power in Salem.
Keep Rates low
PGE has distributed Bonneville power
since 1939. For the past 35 years PGE
has consistently reduced its rates.
They are among the very lowest in
the United States.
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POTATOES
U. S. No. 2 Netted Gems from Red
mond. Either for table use or planting.
loo lbs. $4.75 10 lbs. 49c
ALSO
Radishes Celery Asparagus
Green Onions Ca.bbage Tomatoes
spinach
Squash
Lettuce
Cucumbers
We Specialize in
QUALITY MEATS
For that picnic we have a fine as
sortment of low-point cold cuts.
No-Point Meat This Week
Frying chickens and rabbits. Roasting
chickens and turkeys. Choice mutton.
Also fish, crab meat, shrimp and
oysters.
WHITE TAG
Beets, No. 2 Sliced ... tin 10c
LIGHT AND DARK
Rosebud Tuna Fish . . Ige. tin 29c
KREAMED
Honey
16 oz. tubs 29c
SOCIETY
Peanuts, Blanched
SHURFINE SHAKER
Salt . . . . .
. 8oz. 29c
3 pkgs. 25c
DUFF'S
Ginger Bread Mix . . pkg. 23c
KERR'S JELLY
Assorted Kinds
25C
1 Pound Jar
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
4(5 OZ. TIN
31c
A refreshing summer
drink
TILLAMOOK CHEESE
33c lb-
Full cream.
12 points lb.
COFFEE
M.J.B. Drip or' Regular
1 lb. glass 29c
2 lb. glass 57c
TREET CANNED MEAT
Tin (6 pts.)
Ideal for that hasty luncheon
APPLESAUCE
ZIGLER BRAND
No. 2 tins g
SUN VALLEY DRINK
ORANGE Vt Gal- Tujf
LIME CArt
MIXED FRUIT JV(
Delicious served cold
HOODY'S
PEANUT BUTTER
VA lb. jar
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SHREDDED
WHEAT
NBC jog pkg.
SEEDLESS
RAISINS
" 43c
7'
( IT DAILY roit LAlTIII
ALL. VKII PROTCCTIOH
AINftT "t.0."
CAMPBELL'S TOMATO
SOUP
3 tins 25C
JIFFIES
The "New" Noodle
19C
1 fi-07..
pkg.
Point Free!
ORANGE
MARMALADE
1 lb. jar 19c
2 lb. jar 35c
GRADE "A" LARGE EGGS CAN RE HAD IN ABUNDANCE
KRAFT CHEESE
Philadelphia Cream
1 Point
lie
DOG FOOD
PARCHMENT PAPER
Calo
3 pkg. 10c
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