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8-(Sec. 1)-Capital Journal, Salem, Ore, Thiii-i., Apr. $1, 18.55 Salem Guardsmen Answer Operation Minuteman' Guardsmen Quick in Responding to Alert (ConUnued from Pact 1) A li'l I', : .- ' " ... . : $ is ' - v This Is it! Gov. Paul PattcrKon. right hands Oregon adjutant general, Maj. wn. Tnomas E. HUea the orders for "Operation Minulcman" in which Oregon National Guardsmen are to be directed to report immediately (or the Wednesday night ex. ercisc, which was a nation-wide test of speed and efficiency with which the Guard units could be mobilized in event of an emergency. (National Guard Photo) ... f-?r v Total actual strength of the Air and the Army National Guard of Oregon stands at 6,652. This in cludes both the officers and en listed men. Salem Guard outfits' attend ance averaged about the same as the statewide figure, with Battery D, 722nd AAA.AW battalion and Company B, 162nd infantry regi ment, having 100 per cent and company D, 162nd, having 90 per cent of its men and officers pres ent. One of Company D's men was present .by 5 o'clock and by 5:15 are other National Guard units in this area, but are not with the iirst Datiauon. Woodburn's Tank company of the 186th infantry regiment was another one of those Oregon units having 100 percent of its men reporting for the alert. The com pany with a total of three offi cers, one- warrant officer and 102 enlisted men hit the 100 nerrent mark during the fourth hour of tne alert. Two oflicers from other units also reported to Woodburn. Lebanon's headquarter's compa ny, Third battalion, 162nd in fantry, hit the 91 percent attend ance mark within two hours and p.m. at least 15 of them had ar-iat the last count had 11 officers rived. At 5:50 p.m. 60 per cent and 76 enlisted men fgr 97 per- of that company was lour ollicers ,ccnu Call Your Men Sgt. Greene Hay J. Greene, classified ad vertising manager for the .Statesman-Journal, who is a sergeant first class with Company D, 162nd infantry regiment, Oregon National Guard, as one of the four zone leaders for the com pany calls the men on his list to report for "Operation Minute man." Greene was still at work at the nowspaper Wednesday evening whonhe received his call. (Capital Journal Photo) ! '!! J VP . v- V " &fj7'": f li. 't. i Jf p if A 1 5 HI f A , 'lit i, Ifcrfi-x:- , -!' .. i - Rifles for Company B Master Sgt. Donald L. Jones, 2201 West Nob Hill, front left, and Sfc. Uelwyn Kleen, 17B1 Market Street, behind Sgl. Jones, of company B, 162nd infantry regi ment, Oregon National Guard, draw their rifles from Master Sgt. Lawrence Baker, right, administrative, supply and main tenance technician for the company. (Capital Journal Photo) and 72 enlisted men reporting for a total of 90 per cent. Company B's first man arrived 10 minutes after the alert was an nounced and by 6:50 p.m. all but two of the men of the company were actually present. One of. these was in Canada and has been accounted for and the other ar rived some time between 7 and 8 o'clock.- Total attendance for the company at 8 o'clock was six officers arid 101 enlisted men. Also reporting, into the Salem Armory with D and B company men were the men from this area who belonged to headquarters of the 41st division. In addition to these the Salem units of 162nd Tank company of the 162nd In fantry at Dallas had all but one of its 93 enlisted men, six offi cers and one warrant officer either present or accounted for during the alert. The one man could not be located. Eighty-seven of the enlisted men, all of the officers and the one warrant of ficer were actually in attendance. Oregon's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, who had to leave for a conference in Wash ington, DC, before the first count could be taken, when con tacted in eastern Oregon enroute east, said he was very pleased with the response state-wide and felt that the state's mobilization plans were "A number one. 1 inf-.nlrv ilU'Uinn's first hallllinn '"c Slleriu 5 Ollice Sam mat infantry d.vision s first battalion . . , . . . . ... for a couple or three weeks were present for the alert and esDe- ciany commented on tne tine co operation given by parents of checked in 13 other officers and men from other units of the Ore gon National Guard. Arrival time of the first man to report to Battery D, 722nd anti aircraft artillery battalion, which meets at the qupnset huts was 5:10 p.m. and when the first re port was made on attendance at 6 p.m. 61 per cent of the unit had reported. It was up to 100 per cent of its strength about 7:15 p.m. Joining this outfit for the test mobilization were two officers from headquarters of the 722nd antiiircraft artillery battalion, Portland, First Lt. Clurles Henry and Capt. Matthew Beck. Also coming from Portland, but here to check on the efficiency of the test mobilization was SFC Spencer Gorham, U.S. Army, rep resenting the regular Army ad visor group for the National Guad. As soon as enough men had ar rived for guard duty they were dispensed to their various posts. Salem places put under guard during the alert were the city water works, bridges, telephone building, radio room of City Hall, the capitol and other slate buildings, the radio stations and transmitters, the armory and the Salem airport. First battalion of the 162nd In fantry regiment of which Salem Companies B and D are a part had 95.5 percent of its men re porting fur the alert. All units of the battalion had at least 60 percent of their men reported by 6 p.m. At hiiverton, home station lor headquarters company of the bat talion, 80 enlisted men, 11 offi cers and one warrant officer re ported for 99 percent of the strength of the company. company A of the battalion at McMinnville had 96 percent of its men reported in or 73 enlisted men, and four officers. Albany's Company B of the bat talion reported 73 enlisted men and five officers counted for 97 percent of its strength. woououm, uaiias and Lebanon young men in the National Guard. Many parents contacted companies and were most con cerned because they could not im mediately locate their sons and promised to continue trvine to lo cate them. n Salem one member of Com pany D, Pvt. 1 Vernon B. Papen fus, who joined in January of this year, reported despite having iii3 leg in a cast. SCHOOLBOYS SLAIN NAIROBI, Kenya Ifl Two Eu ropean schoolboys were found stabbed to death and mutilated early Thursday at Ruaraka, three miles from Nairobi. Police blamed the murder on Mau Mau anti- white .terrorists. I) fi iii 1 1 L a ;."!. i. ir v r,t u u L..,::..'.- ........ -,., ..... ,,.)i r nl"'r V mi hi . I' II- Ill m IJU-IJ.MJIILJ.. J Guard Replacements at attention Men of Company D, 162nd are checked in before their departure by truck. (Capital Jour- '. infantry regiment, Oregon National Guard, who bad not yet sal Photo) " .'; stood guard duty in "Operation Minuteman" Wednesday night '. .. I Ack-Ack Guns Out Too Four members of battery D, 722nd' AAA, AW battalion, Oregon National Guard, roll out one of the anti aircraft guns of the battery and prepare to leave for their posts during the nation-wide alert. At the back wheel left is Art Christiansen, Redmond, who is a student at Willamette r 'WKuw nj ."" '-',TiyiimU''iiinini' imim!iiwm..i"M'" mm Company B Men to Guard Duty Three men of company B, lono iniamry regiment, ure gon National Guard, rifles in hand, run up the armory stairs to load into a truck to leave r lor guard duty Wednesday night during "Oper ation Aiinuteman." In front is Pic. Lester L. Miller, center and In back is Pvt. John Caug hell and at right is Pfc. LaMoyne L. Mapes. . .Air National Guardsman A 1e Kenneth Morris, member of the Statesman-Journal ad vertising staff, who belongs to the H2nd Supply Squadron of the Air National Guard dons his blouse on the ran as be leaves to report for the alert. Morris, instead of going to the home buse of his squadron in Portland, reported to the Salem armory. (Capital Journal Photo) 3 hi V 0 lit u i . ' fi v, t ' sat ;. it S 73 University; at the front wheel, left, Pfc. Dwight Baker, 821 North Cottage street; Pfc. Daryel Jensen, 265 West Rural,: is pushing on the gun, at right rear; and pulling on the tongue of the gun, right front, is Cpl. Robert Howe. (Capital Journal Photo) Italy Replaces France as Mecca for U.S. Tourists By United Press Italy has replaced France as the 'Italy, according to travel agen-1 favorite country for the record tide cies and reports from United Press of American tourists to Europe i bureaus abroad, has become the this year. ' nation to which most Americans Sbain. least expensive of all Eu- will go and stay the longest. Paris ropean nations, also is moving up I will hold her crown as the favorite ciiy. nut Americans are finding Franco expensive. Here's a report from the UP bureau in Rome: "Italy as a country makes a hit . with the new brand of American tourist. Rubbernecking around the renaissance wonders of Florence, the Venetian palaces or the relics of ancient Rome, he has a satisfy ing feeling that he is getting cul ture and history with the mini mum amount of pain. "The main anxiety is to make sure he does not ijiss anything that people are likely to ask about when the wanderer gets home. speak at the annual meeting of ' i h , b , ,. ,iH. ,S the Salem Community Counci Jr sacTa'k Thursday night at 8 o'clock in "J?,:!"! 2" m, SP'S have the Music Hall, Willamette Uni versity campus. The theme of Senator Merri field's address will be "Recent Oregon Legislation of Social Sig- rapidly and will be in third place ahead of Switzerland, Britain, Germany and most parts of France outside Paris itself. That's the word from travel ex perts as the vanguard of some 560,000 U.S. vacationists head across the Atlantic this month. It will be the biggest tourist year for Europe in history. Community Council To Hear Merrifield Senator John Merrifield will i ;Oi'f! 1 a distinctive charm for the tour ist. American men also undoubted ly, if furtively, appreciate the un failing charm of the big-busted Italian girls in summer dresses. nifi,.nno" Scnainr Mnrnfii-IH ie me ourning-cyed Italian men a so I interested in the social problems 1 ni spice to many an American I of the state and is an active lady tourist's evening out, though churchman with deep concern for lew would admit it. social legislation. All Europe will have more Senator Merrifield is from Americans visiting than ever bc- Multnomah county and is serving fore. his second term In the present The great majority will go first session he is chairman of the to England either by plane to educational committee, vice-chair-, London or ship to Southamolnn They will spend four days to ween in Britain. An increasing number will visit Scotland. Guardsmen Arrive to Guard Bridges Mem ber! of Company D, 162nd infantry regiment unload from one ot the company's trucks at the Marion street bridge and prepare to stand guard duty during "Operation Mintiteman," nation-wide National Guard alert held Wednesday night. (Capital Journal Photo) www: Six Cars Damaged in Rear-End Collisions Two rear-end collisions Wed- Guards at Capitol Building Standing guard duly at the ftate capitol building during "Op eration Mtouteman" were men from company I, M3nd lbUntiT ttfunfnt. Shown btn in front ot the building, left to right, are Tic. Krank Smith, Sic. Mclun Karsten and Pic. Don Kndree. all from company B, 162nd Infantry regiment, Qregoa Kaiional Guard. I man of the wavs and means com mittee, and a member of the fi nancial affairs and public health committees. At the conclusion of Senator Merrifield's address there will be a report of committees and sub sidiary councils, especially the i Youth and Recreation Council of ! which John C. Mclean is presi j dent. Dr. John Rademaker. who help- vears ago, will speak about the npsna' afternoon one involving future of the Community Council ,wo " an1 'he other four, re- of Salem. Mrs. Marjorie Wikoff is ! n damage to all the cars the president but no injuries, state police re ported. The car of Harry Clyde Daw son, Route 1, suffered extensive front end damage and the car of George F. Kraus, Silverton, suf fered extensive rear end damage in one of the collisions, officers Theodore F. Crowley, throueh Si"d- h.raus had stopped for a his guardian. F.sther H. Crowley, school bus thai was unloading filed srit in Marion county circuit students when the accident orcur- I court Thursday seeking general red. 'hey said. The accident oc- damages in the sum of $43. .170 and curred about 4 p.m. about two special damages totalling $327.27 miles west of Salem on the Dallas Damage Suit Asks For Over $43,000 against the City Transit Lines. Raymond Gross, a drivei for the utility, and Mrs. Dorothy lAlvin R Starr, driver of a privately operated automobile. Tne suit stems from an accident Antl Aircraft Guns Into Place Battery D, T22nd anti-aircraft artillery battalion mR act one oi toiir 1145 in place in front ot the Capi tol building during "Operation Minuteman." (Capital Journal Photo) Road. About an hour later, cars driven by Gregory B. Wood, Corvallis: J. C. Thomas. Portland; John Adams, Jr.. Ft. Lewis Wash.: and Harrv C. WicV s.tl ai we intersection w nojee Avenue . ue were involved in a collision and State Highway 99F. October when two of the vehicles slow) 22. 19H- ' for a truck ahesd of them, police The complaint recites that the s?id The accident occurred "uth nlain'iff was a passrnner in a City of R'clrcsll on Hichwav r"v Trars:t Lines bus when it became . . involved in a collision with the ve- Sl'ttl lMITV tlANCK hide operated by Mrs. Starr. All of SCIII.IMITY - a' henefit h.lrn the defendants arc charged with dance will be given in the Parish netligencc and carelessness. hall Friday evening Aohl 29 . The plaintiff it said to have in- v curred numerous injuries and a Public and private debt in the reoccurrence of previous admo- United State totals about U 300 ptirenM ayrnptonn. (or ch preoo is tbe 0x007' tjjr . '1 'n 1 '
