Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith have received word that their son,
First Lt. Merritt W. Smith, of the army air force, has arrived
safely overseas on Tinian island. Lt. Smith (second from left in
the lower row) is pictured with his B-29 crew. He is the younger
brother of Frank and Alice Smith, of Mill City. Mrs. Merritt
Smith resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1 Serving Uncle Sam
Edited by Margaret M
Jungle Sunseffers
Receive New Pilot
Headquarters 13th AAF, Phil
ippines Lt. Robert R. Schus
ter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
. E. Schuster, 2441 Monroe street,
lis now a member of the veteran
YSunsetters squadron of Briga-
dier General Earl W. Barnes'
13th AAF Fighter Command.
Lt. Schuster entered service
April 1, 1943, and was assigned
to overseas duty June 15, 1945.
A P-38 Lightning pilot with his
squadron top scoring outfit in
the Jungle Air Force he re
ceived his training at Santa Ma
ria, Calif., and Marana and Wil
liams field, Ariz.
He was graduated from Cor
vallis high school, Corvallis, in
1942, where he lettered in track.
He also attended Oregon State
college, Corvallis, majoring in
mining engineering.
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Vet Eyes Pacific
Miami, Fla. With fingers
crossed and an eye on the news
for developments in the Pacific,
a group of veterans of the Eu
ropean conflict, including T75
Stanley K. Stesney, of 1968 Fer
ry street, passed through Miami
army air field for trans-ocean
flights on air transport com
mand planes, en route to their
homes in California and Oregon
some to stay after separation
from service and others for fur
loughs before reassignment.
Stesney spent seven months
with field artillery in Europe,
terminated in Austria.
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Independence Pvt. Loren
. Tibbies, son of M. N. Tibbies,
Weft today for Alabama where
'he reports after a 10-day relay
from Camp Roberts, Calif.
AUTHORITY ON
DEAFNESS HERE
HAROLD F. MCDONALD
WILL DEMONSTRATE
NEW WAR-DEVELOPED
HEARING LENSES
AT SALEM
Mr. McDonald, with special
ized training on hard of hearing
problems, will conduct a free
Clinic for the hard of hearing
at 905 First National Bank on
Friday and Saturday, August 24
ind 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Feature of this Better Hearing
aclinic will be a demonstration
ot tne new "Hearing j,enses," a
dramatic development made as a
result oi war discoveries.
Being hard of hearing him
self, Mr. McDonald takes an un
derstanding interest in helping
the hard of hearing, and is well
qualified to make scientifically
correct fittings of bone and air
conduction instruments.
The new Acousticon Speech
Hearing Test will be given free
as well as a private demonstra
tion of the new Futura Acousti
con hearing aid, which is made
by America's oldest hearing aid
manufacturer. Simply call at
the time mentioned above. Eve
ning appointment for a demon
stration in your own home may
be arranged for. (Adv.)
Promote Chief
Of Fighter Crew
Headquarters Panama Canal
Department TSgt. Kenneth
W. Boswell, 27, has been pro
moted to SSgt., it was an
nounced by Sixth air force
fighter command headquarters
at Albrook field, Canal zone.
He is married to the former
Ruby M. Pennington of 892 N.
Winter street, Salem, and prior
to his entrance into the armed
forces, he was engaged in agri
cultural work.
The sergeant arrived in Pan
ama, June 22, 1944, where he
is a crew chief for a fighter
squadron.
Soldier Honor Guest
Sunnyside A family dinner
was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Barry com
plimenting Staff Sgt. Robert
T. Barry, on furlough from Eng
land. Those honoring Staff
Sgt. Barry were Alice and Ruth
Barry of Seattle, Frances Bar
ry of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. John
Neuenschwander and sons, Fred
dy, Dicky and Jerry, of Sun
nyside, and the hosts Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Barry.
Col. Lewis Honored ,
At Adair Ceremony
Camp Adair, Ore,, Aug. 21
Lt. Col.'Arden I. Lewis, post ad
jutant, was today awrded the
Legion of Merit in colorful cere
monies here.
The presentation, first of its
kind since the recent reactiva
tion of this post, was made by
Col. L. S. Norman, post com
mander. His citation reads, in
part:
"During the historic Mena
conference, Colonel Lewis acted
as liaison officer between the
late President Roosevelt and
headquarters, U.S. army forces
in the Middle East, which duty
he performed in a most credit
able manner. Colonel Lewis, by
demonstrating constant loyalty,
superior judgment and adminis
trative ability, has upheld the
finest traditions of the United
States army."
A resident of Carlsbad, New
Mexico, the colonel entered the
service in June, 1941, as a first
lieutenant. He attained his pres
ent rank in May, 1945.
Officer Assigned
Refresher Course
Lt. (j. g.) Sam M. Whitney,
USNR, of Dayton, will be trans
ferred from the naval air station
at Ottumwa, Iowa, to the na
val air station at Dallas, Tex.,
this week, for refresher studies
in flight instruction, Captain
K. B. Salisbury, commanding
officer, announced today.
Since May 1944 Whitney has
been a flight instructor at Ot
tumwa, a unit where aviation
cadets and officers receive the
first phase of aviation training.
He has a bachelor of science
degree from Oregon state col
lege received in June 1941, and
prior to entering the navy he
worked for the Bonneville
power administration, McMinn
ville, clearing a right of way
for the power transmission lines.
He was given primary flight
training at the naval air station,
Dallas, Texas, going to the pri
mary flight instructors school,
New Orleans, Louisiana, before
reporting to Ottumwa.
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SSgt. Fred J. Schaeffer. son
of Mrs. Katie Green, 2055 Com
mercial street, who gave his life
when making a one-man stand
to cover his infantry division's
retreat in an encounter with the
enemy somewhere in Europe.
Posthumous award of the Bronze
and Silver Stars has been directed.
Salem Mother Told
Son Hospitalized
Pvt. Lucien C. Scholl, son of
Mrs. Elizabeth Scholl, Salem,
is receiving medical attention
at Barnes General hospital, Van
couver, Wash.
For meritorious service he has
been awarded the European
theater ribbon with three battle
participation stars. Inducted in
to the army at Spokane in July,
1943, he received training at
Camp Gruber. Oklahoma, and
served in France and 'Germany
as an engineer. A former stu
dent of Walla Walla high school,
he was employed as a district
manager of Northern Life Insur
ance company prior to army
induction.
School Costs
Given Estimate
Cost of operating Oregon's pu
blic schools for the 1945-46
school year probably will reach
$31,925,000, Gov. Earl Snell's
tax study commission was told
yesterday. State' superintendent
of public instruction Rex Put
nam estimated that the largest
percentage of cost would be em
ployment of teachers and ad
ministrative officials.
School cost in' Oregon last
school year was $22,544,558.
Estimated enrollment for the
coming year is 237,387, an in
crease of approximately 11,000.
Putnam suggested that a min
imum state equalisation fund be
provided to effectuate the state's
share of the school program to
about 59 percent of the current
operating costs.
The commission announced
that Samuel J. Barrick of Wash
ington, D.C., had been employed
as the commission's executive
secretary and administrator.
State Senator Coe McKenna,
newly-appointed member of the
committee, said that he did not
intend to advocate a sales tax
before the commission. He pre
viously had publicly endorsed
the sales tax.
The next commission meeting
will be held early in September,
it was announced.
Bear Thought Dead
Claws John Adair
Seaside, Ore., Aug. 21 VP)
John Adair, Jr., 18, was in the
hospital here today, seriously
clawed by a bear which the
young hunter had thought dead
His father said the animal
lashed out at young Adair yes
terday as the boy approached
after shooting it. The father
and son were hunting.
Goal Set for
Chest Drive
The board of directors of Sa
lem United War Chest Tuesday
afternoon set a goal of $100,
288.20 for the 1945-46 campaign
and it was announced that the
general campaign will be
launched Tuesday, October 8,
at a kick-off breakfast. Carl
Hogg, campaign chairman, will
direct the drive. Two weeks be
fore the main campaign is
launched preliminary work will
be done on large subscriptions.
Money derived from the
forthcoming campaign will be
divided as follows: Local agen
cies supported by the chest, $54,-
043.40 and to national war fund
for USO and other war welfare
and relief work and to the Ore
gon war chest for state agencies,
$35,944.80. Administrative and
campaign expenses will amount
to $10,300.
For local agencies the budget
committee of the chest has made
provision as follows: Boy Scouts,
$8700; Catholic Charities, $2400;
YMCA, $19,995; Y W C A,
$8618.40; Campfire Girls, $4280;
Salvation Army, $5500; Emer
gency, $1500; Depreciation,
$3000.
Provision has been made on
the second floor of the YMCA
building for pre-campaign head
quarters to be established.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Tuesday.'Augmst 21, 19457
them California, 125.
Additions to hospitals, to be
built during the 1946 fiscal
year: :
Neuro psychiatric Roseburg.
Ore., 164.
New hospitals to be construct
ed during the 1947 fiscal year:
General medical, Spokane, Wn.,
250.
Additions to hospitals to b
built during the 1947 fiscal year:
Neuropsychiatric, American
Lake, Wash., 164.
Big Outlay for
Hospital Plan
Washington, Aug. 21 W)
Plans for a $200,000,000 hospital
construction program to meet all
anticipated veterans' require
ments were made public today
by the veterans administration.
The two-year program is now
before the federal board of hos
pitalization for approval. It calls
for building 40 new hospitals
and for additions to many exist
ing institutions.
Officials said that if the plans
are endorsed by the board and
funds are appropriated by con
gress, the administration will
have hospitals with a total bed
capacity of 300,000 at the end of
the 1947 fiscal year.
"We believe that will be en
ough for all our needs at this
time," one official said. .
The bed capacity of present
veterans hospitals, and those
which are under construction or
authorized, is 123,931. The new
program will add approximately
29.000 beds.
The remaining hospitals nec
essary to bring the total capac
ity to the 300,000-bed mark are
expected to be transferred to the
administration by the army and
navy as their own needs dimin
ish. Sites tentatively selected for
the hospital projects, with the
bed capacity of each, include:
New hospitals, to be con
structed during the 1946 fiscal
year: general medical and sur
gical southern Oregon or nor-
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