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16 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1946 Farm Tragedy of 1871 Caused By Knife and Nervous Horse By Ben Maxwell A Marion county coroner's jury in November, 1871, found a horse to be an accessory to stab wounds causing hemorrhages that resulted in the death of Asa Wrightman. The story printed the Willamette Farmer for Three Marines Lose Ratings Pearl Harbor, Feb. 21 W Three marine sergeants and three corporals were reduced to privates today because they cir culated a petition which dis approved of marine corps dis charge policy and demanded more ipformation on leather neck demobilization plans. Announcing this as "the final action contemplated" in the week-old case, Lt. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, Pacific fleet marine commander, said the demotions were not punishment for the six men. "The individuals concerned have demonstrated their unfit ness to be non-commissioned officers," he declared. "They failed to display the qualities of leadership, judgment, loyalty and fidelity which are requisites of non-commissioned officers in the United States marine corps The six marines were demoted on the recommendation of a board convened by Major Gen J. T. Moore, commander of the air fleet of the Pacific marine force and in charge of the EWA air station in northwest Oahu where the six men were sta tioned. The board ruled that the mar ines participated in the protest "in violation of navy regula tions," that they acted without the knowledge or consent of their commanding officer and that they made no previous ef fort to obtain the information they desired through official channels. The finality of Gen. Geiger's statement indicated no action would be taken against any of the remainder of the 500 mar ines which the American veter ans committee leaders at Oahu declared had signed the protest. None of the men was from the Pacific northwest. Mathison Visiting Turner Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rankin motored to Portland to meet Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathison who were married last week In Oklahoma. Rank in and Mathison were room mates for over two years while stationed at Muroc. Mrs. Math ison was Sgt. Betty Eastes as signed to quartermasters in Mur oc A.A.F. Muroc, Calif. 'in November 4, 1871, under the heading "Singular Death" is as follows: "On last Thursday afternoon a young man named Asa Wrightman, about 18, living near Sublimity, was found dead in T. S. Townsend's field with his throat cut. Wrightman went to roll some land sown with grain and, at the time of start ing, the horses showed signs of being hard to manage. It is sup posed that in turning around in the field the team became tangled, and one of the horses fell. While cutting a strap to relieve the animal Wrightman received a kick which forced the knife into his neck sufficiently deep to cause death by hemorrhage. "A knife found nearby was covered with blood and no one was close by at the time of the tragedy. When Wrightman's body was found life was en tirely extinct. "The coroner's jury reported: 'We, the jury .empanelled by G. S. Downing, J. P., to hold an inquest on the body of Asa Wrightman, found dead in Townsend's field, on the 31st day of October, 1871, find that the deceased came to death (as near as we can tell) by one of his horses kicking his hand while he held his knife, forcing the blade into his neck, causing death almost instantly by hem orrhage.' " Boy Scouts Conduct Meeting for Lions Scouts of Troop 3, sponsored by the Hollywood Lions were guests oi the club at their week ly noon luncheon. They were accompanied by their scoutmas ter, Bob Batdorf, and his assist ants. The boys opened the meeting with their own ceremony, and completed the hour with their closing ceremony and song. After a short address by Scout master Batdorf about the origin of scouting in the United States an impressive investiture serv ice was held by candle-light. Troop Committee Chairman Mac McKelvey, presented Scout Bob Carlson his tenderfoot award. Cub pack 3, also sponsored bv the Hollywood Lions will be guests of the club in the near future. Vetch Growers To Form Pool Dallas Polk county vetch growers agreed at a meeting held in the circuit court room to form a pool for vetch grow ers for the purpose of dusting with DDT, employing airplanes, mainly for the control of hairy vetch weevil. Growers who haveJ crops other than hairy vetch to dust may also join the pool states W. C. Leth, Polk county agent, who called the meeting A committee consisting of those who are on the farm crops committee for the recent farm program conference were asked to serve as the committee in charge of the pool and to list acreages of farmers to be treat ed and contract with chemical companies for the DDT dust and with airplane companies to ap ply it. Members of this commit tee are as follows: Chas. Evans, Independence; Chas. Bowman, Independence; Clarence Primus, Independence; Justin Rowland, Rickreall; Har old Elkins, Monmouth; Robert Farmer, Dallas; Virgil Heider, Sheridan; Forrest Pence, Rick reall; Leo Buyserie, Rickreall. The total cost of dust and the application of it will run be tween $4 and $4.35 per acre, based on preliminary figures given the committee by airplane and dust manufacturing con cerns. The committee, however, may be able to reduce this cost slightly when a final contract can be arrived at based on the acreage that will be treated. In other words, if sufficient acre age is signed up a reduction in the cost of dust, as well as ap plying it by planes, can be re duced slightly. The committee plans to offer every farmer in the county an opportunity to join the pool and will set a deadline date which will probably by March 1 for listing acreages to be signed up. Payment for the dusting will probably be required before the acreage involved will be treated, according to present plans. Professor Don C. Mote, head of the entomology department, explained the life history and control of hairy vetch weevil and answered a number of questions on it. Nine times as much castor oil is used in industry as for medi cinal purposes. USE 666 COLD PREPARATIONS LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS CAUTION: USE ONLX AS DIRECTED fox Valley Club Leaders Selected Lyons N. John Hansen, Linn county 4-H club leader, met with parents and club leaders at the Fox Valley schoolhouse and organized the following clubs and their leaders: Cooking one, Mrs. Glen Julian, leader; cooking two, Mrs. Paul Johns ton; sewing, Mrs. Claire Hum phries; livestock, Harley Scott; woodworking, Claire Hum phries; canning, Mrs. Otto Weid man; camp cookery, Vern Len gascher. assisted by Mrs. Maude Davis, Mrs. Charles Power and Mrs. Lengascher. Vets Given Rules to Aid Correspondence Veterans who find then- cor respondence with the veterans administration delayed were given four rules today by the Disabled American Veterans to speed their answers. A. L. Brewster, local service officer for Salem chapter No. 6, said the veterans administra tion is faced with an unprece dented volume of correspond ence and a shortage of trained personnel, accounting for the delay in answering the letters. Here are four rules that will aid in getting early answers to letters: 1. Include your name, address, legibly written in every letter. 2. Give the "C" (claim num ber in letters relating to pen sions, compensation, rehabilita tion or training. 3. include the N, "V" or 'K" (type of policy) numbers and serial number of the veteran in each letter regarding insur a nee. 4. Give the "XC" (X denotes deceased) number in case of de ceased veterans. I or how "Vf! 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