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8 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Thursday, June 21, 1951 76 Marines Who Escaped From Reds Home on Leave San Francisco, June 21 U.R Sixteen marines who escaped from the Chinese Beds less than month ago were on 30-day '"The Iff were flown from Japan early this week. They were asked not to give newspapers the story of their six months in hands of the Chinese Because nj might make things tougher for other prisoners. Along with two other marines still convalescing in a hospital in Japan, and an army interpreter, the 16 were prisoners from No vember 30 to May 25. They made a break when the Reds were under heavy fire. "They began running one way, and we ran the other way," one said. Five were credited by the oth ers for risking enemy rifle fire to lay strips of wallpaper from a Korean house in a message to U.N. fliers. A plane spotted the message, and three tanks were gent to take them to safety. Sgt. Charles W. Dickerson, 23, of Tarzana, Calif., had a sad homecoming. He learned that his mother, Mrs. Alberta Peter son, was killed in an automobile accident 10 days ago. But Staff Sgt. Charles L. Har rison, 30 of Tulso, will see his new son, Mike for the first time. He also spent 3 years as a prisoner of the Japanese In World War II. The 14 others returned to the U.S. were Sgt. Morris L. Estess, 31, Amarillo, Tex.; Cpl. Ernest E. Hayton, 26, Julian, Calif.; Cpl. Frederick G. Holcomb, 19, Ham den, N.Y.; Cpl. Calvin W. Wil liams, 22, Baton Rouge, La. Cpl. Leonard Maffioli, 25, San Diego, Calif.; Lt. Frank E. Cold, 32, Tampa, Fla.; MSgt. Gust H. Dunis, 52, San Diego. Calif.; Sgt. Paul M. Manor, 20, Patrick Springs, Va. Cpl. Clifford R. Hawkins, 25, Lorain, Ohio; Cpl. Theodore Wheeler, 27, Phoenix, Ariz.; Pfc. John A. Haring, 19, Painted Post, N.Y.; Pfc. Charles M. Kay lor, 29, Minneapolis, Minn.; Pfc. Paul J. Phillips, 21, Florence, Ala.; Pfc. Charles E. Quiring, 21, Wichita, Kan. Still hospitalized in Japan are Pfc. Theron L. Hilburn, 35, from South Dakota, and Staff Sgt. James D. Nash, 30, Durham, N.C. Support Prices For Crops Filed The Marion county PMA of fice this week listed the support prices in Marion county for the 1951 crops. Crimson clover and oats show ed a slight increase while bar ley, common ryegrass, and com mon vetch showed a decrease. The national average price for hairy vetch is 14.70 cents per pound. The county rate has not yet been established, but it is expected to be 14.50 cents as it was alst year, since the national average is the same as last year. The wheat support price for Marion county has not been es tablished yet but will be some what higher than last year's price of $2.06 per bushel. The crops covered and 1951 support prices are as follows: Wheat, not announced; barley, $1.25 per bushel, $52.08 ton; oats, 81c per bushel, $50.62 ton; flax seed $2.73 per bushel; hairy vetch, 14.70c or 14.50c per pound; common and Willamette vetch, 6c per pound; crimson clo ver, 16.50c per pound; ry grass, 6.75c per pound. Don't throw away the liquid from sauerkraut; it is nutritious and can be utilized. Mix it with tomato juice and serve well chilled as a first course. One Charge Doesn't Hold Make Another Bluffton, Ind., June 21 P) State Trooper Richard Myers thought a load of sand looked heavier than the state laws al low, so he waved the truck driv er, Omer Gnau, Fort Wayne, into a weighing station. But on the way to the scales, Myers said, Gnau stopped and dumped off part of the load. The trooper had the last word: however. 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