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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1945)
i Serving Uncle Sam Edited bjr Margaret Magee Accepts Plaque With the Fifth Army. Italy In behalf of the company he commands, the 363rd infantry regiment service company of the 91st division, Capt. John A. O. Manwiller of Salem, Ore gon, recently accepted the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque awarded his outfit for superior performance of duty. Presentation of the plaque was made by Maj. Gen. William C. Livesay, commanding gen eral of the 91st division, at a ceremony held in Italy. Award of the plaque was for the ac complishment of exceptionally difficult tasks undertaken in support of combat operations on the Fifth army front. Manweller, who received part of his training at Camp Adair, Oregon, was recently awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in support of combat in Italy. The decoration was pre sented the captain for his "ag gressive spirit of service, devo tion to duty and untiring ef forts, which contributed ma terially to the success of his . regiment in combat." L The wife of Capt. Manweller "makes her home In San Bruno, Calif. ' Ted Ogdahf Here Former Willamette university varsity football player now in Salem with his wife and son "while on sick leave from the Corvallis naval hospital is Lt. Ted Ogdahl of the U. S. marine corps. The marine officer, in that branch of the service for three years, was sent to the Pacific in October, 1944, and while participating in the fighting on Okinawa, May 12, was wound ed in the chest and lung. After being hospitalized in the Pacific for some time, he was flown to the States and ar rived at Hamilton field June 23. About two weeks ago he was sent to the Corvallis hospital from San 'Francisco. ' On ter mination of his sick leave, Sep tember 6, the lieutenant will return to the Corvallis hospital. Hollin Staves Off Quadruple Attack Aboard a Destroyer in the Pacific A veteran of one of the bloodiest naval episodes in his vtory, Odin A. Hollin, 23, FC M) 3c, USNR, of route 2, Sll verton, has been commended by his commanding officer for out standing service during a Jap air attack off the beaches of Okinawa. The destroyer, which had been operating as a fire sup port ship, was attacked by four planes. Two were driven off by the fierce barrage, but the two others pressed home their attacks In suicide runs. A stream of fire destr. "ed one 200 yards from the ship, while the other spun into the sea 500 yards away. As pointer of a gun director, Hollin was cited for "calm, deliberate, and ef ficient tracking of the targets." Sergeant Promoted Staff Sgt. James W. Marts tield, a member of an antiair craft artillery unit in the Pa cific theater, has recently been promoted from corporal. Formerly a student at Salem high school and an employee at the California Packing corpor ation here before entering the service July, 1942, Martsficld took his basic training at Camp Callan, Calif., and continued his training at army training schools ftt Los Angeles and Camp Mur jih.v, Fla. J He has been overseas for 22 months and is stationed in the Hawaiian islands. His wife re sides at 1830 South 13th. Casualty Lit Names of two navy men from this section of Oregon appeared on the navy war casualty list today released by the OWI. The two mm. both vounded Id action were HAl'c Beryl Amos Bonacker. USNR. aon o( Mr. and Mrt. Amoa Harvey Bon acker of Woodburn. and Cpl. Barnely Benjamin Fermann. U8MC. son of Mr. and Mrs. Loulx Permann of Canbr. " ' mm. y N Ft 4. s " Lt. Gordon King Lt. King in States Soon to arrive in Salem to spend his 30-day leave from duties with the army air corps with his wife and small son, Johnnie, at their home at 340 East Wilson street, is First Lt. Gordon King, who since Sep tember, 1944, has been in the Pacific with the 13th AAF, The lieutenant, in the service since May, 1943, received his commission and wings in Janu ary, 1944, and before leaving for the States was based in the Philippines as the pilot of a B-25 Mitchell bomber. He ar rived in the States last week and now is at Fort Lewis, from which place he will be granted his leave. The air force man is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. King of 1770 South Liberty street. -. Sergeant Arrives Bethel Sgt. Dean Lauder- back and grandson- of Mrs. E E. Matten, arrived home Tues day on 30-day leave after see ing service in England, France and Germany. At the end of his furlough he will report back to Fort Lewis. Sgt. Lauderback has been crew chief on a 9th air force cargo . plane flying between France and Germany. He wears the Good Conduct medal, the ETO ribbon with two battle stars, the distinguished unit ci tation, and has four overseas stripes and a stripe for three years of service. Lauderback attended the Bethel district school, Salem high school and Oregon State college. Wenger on Leave Back in the States on leave after spending a year aboard a coast guard-manned frigate in the South Pacific is GM3C Charles K. Wenger, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wenger of 2191 Maple avenue, Salem. During the time he was over seas the coast guardsman, who now has been assigned to the 13th naval district, Seattle, par ticipated in six major invasions. The invasions included the Ad miralties, British and Dutch New Guinea, Morotai and the Philippines. At Leyte his ship had two near misses by suicide planes. Wenger, a former employe of the Oregon state highway de partment, enlisted in the ser vice 28 months ago. He has a brother, Slc James Wenger, with the navy at Attu. -. Dallas On leave here is Capt. Marlin Burelbach, son of the Al Burelbachs, who has spent four years in Europe as a pilot in the troop transport command in the war against Germany. He formerly was a member of the Royal Canadian air force, trans ring to the U.S. air force at the start of the war. He will report to Santa Ana at the conclusion of his leave in September. Houses Moved To Bremerton Portland, Aug. 13 b-R Some 1200 Vanport apartments today were being dismantled and transported to Bremerton, Wn., to relieve the critical housing shortage. Three Seattle and Spokane contractors were let the con tracts to move 86 large two- story units, each containing 14 apartments. Q. B. Griffin, Van- port project manager, explained that workmen first take apart the top story, removing it by panels, walls, ceiling and floor, all of which are numbered for easy re-assembly. The ground floor apartments are sliced into six sections, one of which fits the back of a truck. The move to transfer the dwelling units was made when the national housing authority surveyed the Bremerton housing facilities and found them inade quate to house additional per sons rushed to the city to repair ships. Under the terms of the con tract the apartments must be ready for occupancy in 120 days. Approximately one-quarter of the units have already been moved. Quick! DuatoA fragrant. mildly medicated Cuticura ' cum. See how it soothes, helps relieve discomfort of heat rash, chafins keeps baby cool, com fortable, happy. Absorbs mois ture, guards against irritation. i ry ui Ail druggists, at. FRAGRANT MILDIY MEDICATED IMPORTANT WARNING Costs to rebuild that building you own is from 30 per cent to 40 percent more today maybe more. This is a reminder-warning to increase vour fire insurance accordingly. DON'T BE CAUGHT SHORT! CHUCK CHET m iyyBM 'INSURANCE! OREGON LARGEST UPSTATE AGENCY SALEM AND COOS BAT 12$ North Commercial St. Dial 4408 Headed Home Maurice C. Holt, son of Mrs. E. C. Holt, Salem, is now at the Le Havre port of embarka tion staging area in France awaiting shipment to the Unit ed States under the army re deployment program, according to a release from his European headquarters. He participated in central Germany campaigns and wears the good conduct medal, ETO ribbon and two battle stars. Holt was a farmer here before his enlistment. -. Professor Sounds Tropic Teletype "There's a lot of difference between teaching university English classes and pounding a teletype machine in the tropics," attests Wendell M. Keck, yeo man, 2c, USNR, of Salem, now completing his third year navy service by duty with the com munications division 7th fleet. A graduate of Willamette uni versity and Yale graduate school. he received his Ph.D. in English and philosophy at Stanford in 1941. Before his present over seas assignment, Keck was with the public relations office in Houston, Texas. He served in the same capacity in the Admir alty islands and wears the Asiatic-Pacific theater and Philip pine liberation ribbons. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Keck, live at 1607 State street Silverton Frank Porter, now in the south Pacific, has been promoted to boatswain's mate 2c, with the Seabees. His wife, daughter, Lois, and mother, Mrs. Josie Mires, reside in Silverton. Lt. Charles Borkke left the past week for his new assign ment following a 60-day leave spent at the home of his par ents, the Halvor Brokkes. The lieutenant was held prisoner by the Germans for 16 months. Lt. Melvin Hewitt left recent ly for Lincoln, Nebr., where he is stationed. Mrs. Hewitt and their small son, Gary, are living in Silverton after spending sev eral months in the middle west. Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Monday, Aug. 13, 19453 Printing Ration Books Halted Washington, Aug. 13 W The OPA has halted printing of 187.- book five have been completed. Actual printing of 37,000,000 gasoline books has not begun, but designs and engravings hava been completed. Both books had been set up to last from 10 to IS months. When plans for distribution of the books were announced late 000,000 new ration books for , in Ju,Vi opA said ..lt )ooks as if GI's Celebrate Jap Surrender Report in London W) A group of GI's and a New Zealand sailor (left) lift an English bobby on their shoulders in Picadilly Circus, London, on hearing news of the Dome! peace feeler broadcast. (AP wirephoto via radio from London.) food, shoes and gasoline, it was learned today. The stop order covers war ra tion book five for meats, fats, dairy products, canned foods nnd sugar, and a new "A" gas oline book. Both had been sched uled for distribution in Decem ber. The order halts work on the books pending outcome of peace negotiations. If Japan quits the stop order will become perma nent. The action was taken, it was explained, because there are sufficient stamps in books now in use to carry through to about the first of the year. In the case of gasoline, rationing is expected to end within a week or two after V-J day. The other pro grams are expected to continue longer. An OPA spokesman said that of 150,000,000 planned, only "a very few copies" of ration (they) will be needed at least throughout most of next year.' Bismark Beaten By Cheyenne, 8 to 6 Billings. Mont., Aug. 13 iPl The battling youngsters from Bismark, N.D., fell in defeat for the first elimination of the American Legion region 3 tour nament last night, giving up a narrow 8 to 6 decision to Chey enne, Wyo., after failing In a ninth-inning rally. The game, played in the midst of swirling dust storms, was marked with numerous errors 19 in all. Salem Men Held On Jap Mainland Two Salem men, Pvt. Ken neth C. Boley and Pve. Eugene Richter are still prisoners on the mainland of Japan, according to last word received. Also held were Donald W. Barnum, CRT, and Edwin Johnson, MMlc, both of Independence, Lt. David Kliewer of Albany and Pvt. Bob Broadwater of Corvallis. Brig. Gen. Arnold J. Funk of Stayton is among higher rank ing officers from Oregon who are believed to have been safe guarded and given good treat ment because of their value as hostages. Ensign Chester W. Ol cott, son of ex-Governor Ben Olcott, Portland, was imprison ed at Zentsuji prison in Japan and was in good health, when last heard from in August, 1944. Hiroshima Mayor Killed by Atomic Bom San Francisco, Aug. 13 (ft The mayor of Hiroshima and two other high officials were among the thousands killed when the first atomic bomb at tack in history wiped out 60 per cent of that city, the Japanese Domei news agency reported to day in a broadcast recorded by the federal communications com mission. The official victims were list ed as Mayor Senkichi Awase. Kunio Hawamoto, secretary of the Chugoku superintendence general's secretariat, and Tada shi Yoshida, director of the pre- fectual communications bureau. Irou Akiyoshi, prefectura production chief, is still missing. The original Pony Express lasted only 16 months until the telegraph line from the east was extended into California in 1861. CITY AND SUBURBAN LOANS Straight & Monthly Payment Hawkins & Roberts, Inc. State & Liberty St. Af Jmm i m I Long before trie war Barclay's imported a vast store of exotic herbs and berries the basic in gredients of fine gin. Now this stored treasure has been released! It's in Barclay's Gin! We believe you will agree . . . Barclay's is the finest gin sold in America today! 90 PROOF Dhlilled from lOCfl American Grain 9, tendon J$Au 9 F I FfaX Jas. Barclay ft Co, Limittd Peoria, Illinois Roosevelt Released By Doctor's Order Los Angeles, Aug. 13 (IF) Col. James Roosevelt of the marine corps has been released to inac tive status by order of navy doc tors who said that combat fa- itgue had aggravated a recur ring stomach disorder, necessi tating a complete rest. The 38-year-old son of the for mer president was admitted to the naval hospital in San Diego several weeks ago for rest and diagnosis. He is now on term inal leave at his Beverly Hills home. Col. Roosevelt was non committal on his future plans. He was in action on battle fields of the middle east and on Crete, later became executive of ficer to Col Evans F. Carlson and won the Navy Cross for bra very in storming Makin island with Carlson's raiders. Looking to the Future by Ralph Lee An army of 23,000 teen-age boys, girls In the Oregon Green Guard, pledge to KEEP OREGON GREEN. Are you observing the rules of common sense? Appoint yourself a lira warden. Keep Oregon Green Association Salem, Oreaon Home Insulation SAVES UP TO 30 IN FUEL COSTS Ron 298 37.,.. 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