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Page 8 Section 2 Salem, Oregon-, Thursday, March' 21', 1957 THE CAPITAL' JOURNAE KEWS FROM THE ARMED FORCES Salem Man Finally Finds Owner of 'Rising Sun 9 Flag After World War II, S. Sgt G corse Flagg, son of the 0. . Flaggs, 1845 Berry St., found a "Rising Sun" flag with 50 signa tures on it, while checking cloth ing at the reclamation section, Ft. Lewis. ' The sergeant, who then was a private, and is now stationed at Itami Air Base, Japan, with the 67th food services squadron, dur ing those almost 12 years, has wondered about the original owner or the Hag. Thinking the owner or his fam tly, if he had been killed in the war, might like the flag, the ser geant discussed it with one of the Japanese employes of the squad ron. The Japanese contacted the local newspapers and on Feb, 27 the story was published. On March 4 the Yomiurl news paper located the owner of the "Rising Sun" flag at Ohkawa City In Fukuoka Prefecture on the Is land of Kyushu. He was Fujiyoshi Miyazaki, who, when drafted into the Japanese Army in July, 1Mb, at the age of 18 years, had the flag with him with 50 signatures of the employes of the manufacturer. It also had these words of encour agement, Fujiyoshi Miyazaki, re solved to secure victory at any cost Fujiyoshi, now Ihc operator of a furniture store and married with two children, will have Iho flag mailed to him, though both he and the sergeant have expressed the hope that the other could travel to where ho is so they could meet. First l.t. Marlon Mulcnhy, daughter of Mrs. Florence S. Mul cahv. 275 N. 14th St.. has been as- tinned to duly as executive offi cer of company C, WAC Training Battalion, at the U.S. Army Train- Flagg Returns Flag Almost 12 years ago, S. Sfit. George Flags, son of the 0. K. Flaggs, 1845 Berry St., Salem, found a "Rising Sun" flag with 50 signatures on it, shown above, when going through clothing at the reclamation center at Ft. Lewis. Kcccntly the sergeant located the owner, Fujiyoshi Miya zaki, now operating a furniture store at Ohkawa City on the Island of Kyushu. slon, Fort Riley, Kan. The soldier I is a 1953 eraduatc or the i.ennnon ing Center Women's Army Corps. - - Ft McCicIlan, Ala. The talon- Ljon ,n Germmlv. am, Willi uuiuii: melius ui aw,- ( inn In 1av was imnlnvrd in the planning department of Moore Business Forms, came to her new assignment from Fort McPhcrson, Ga., where she was executive officer, and later com manding officer of the WAC de tachment. l.t. Col. Charles E. Iloaglnnd, on of Lou B. Hoagland, Silver ton, has been named commanding officer of the First Heconnnis nance Squadron, 4th Cavalry Divi sion, Fort Itiley,- Kati. Hoagland formerly commanded Iho first bat talion of the Kith infantry regi ment. The colonel, who began his military career as a second lieu tenant in June, 1941, upon gradua tion from the University of Ore ion, during World War 11 saw duty ,in the Pacific theater. His assignments alter the war in cluded duty In Europe and in 1953 after graduation rrom tno stra tegic Intelligence school in Wash ington!'; D.C., he was sent to Burma, where ho served as assis tant Army attache and for a time acted as Army attache. Norman , J. VVIImnl, A.I.C., IJSAF, grandson of Vera llavics, 4945 Delight St., was graduated March 11 from Ihc United States Air -Force Non-Commissinncd Of ficers Preparatory Academy at McConncll AFB, Wichita, Kan. S. : SkI. Itownrd M. Williams, son ;d Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge A. Williams, Chemawn, is an aircraft mechanic and crew chief for the Klrd Fighter Day Squadron tlntrr ceptorl at Hamilton AKU, Calif. Williams, who is in charge of the supply, servicing and repair of some of tho squadron's F-lllil) all weather Sabre jet interceptors, en tered the Air Force in December, lll.VI.; He is a Salem High School graduate and a former .student at Oregon Stale College. His wile is the former Jean L. Hale, Salem. Serond I.I. Kntln A. Welirr, son (if Mr. and Mrs. F. F.. Wohcr, HUB Court St., is stationed at Coodlollnw AFlt, San Angelo, Tex. whete be is taking his basic multi engine pilot training. A lornicr Snlein High School and Willam-1 ette .I'Tuversity student. Weber re ceived his commission through the ItOTC program. Before entering the Air Force he was an in:,l me ter in the Lincoln county public schools at Tail, lire. The pilot s wile and their baby daughter are miug ill ami uikciu, ivxiis. i Pvt. Holirrl A. Clirislnucn, U.S. Arniy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Christensen, Lebanon, recently took, part in a field training ever cisc'jicld in Germany by the Will Infantry Division. Christensen, who.-cntered the Army in July, lUM'and arrived in Kurope m January, Is a radio npcnitur In the headquarters company o( Ihc 3rd haltahnii. He un gradualcd in 1996 Irani the University ul Ore gon. A.t.r. Itnbrrl C. Lim, son of Mr. mid Mrs. Clarence W. Lim, lit. 2, Canny, recently nil ended a three-day Latter Day Rauils re treat at t he Chaplain's Holic.it Center near Seoul, Korea. Lim, who was graduated from the Canhy Union High School in l'.i.'u, colored Ihc Air Force in .lime. 19.M,;",id arrived in the Far Last in Jnjic, 1900. WAC Sgt. Lillian K. Ilnn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Dixon, lit. 1, Dayton, recently played in the basketball tourna ment of the Flflh Army Women's Army Corps at Fort Hlley, lnns. The sergeant, a member of Uie headquarters, 5th Army Team. Chicago, Is regularly assigned as a chief clerk in Fifth Army bead quarters. A 1950 gradualp of the Dayton High school Sgt. liixon en tered Hie WAC In September, 1MI, and last was stationed in Japan. SpJ.c. David (1. .Mnadlry, son of Donald G. Slandley. Lebanon, is a rifleman in company D, IMh Infantry of the 1st Infantry Divi- SI. Harry M. Logan, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Logan. 290 Mabel St., Salem, has been graduated from the Army Transportation School's helicopter repair course at Fort Eustis, Va. A veteran of the Korean conflict. Sgt. Logan en tered the Army in April, 1946. He has the Silver Star, Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Sp. 3.C John Wllkersnn. son of Mrs. Ann Hiihbs, Silverton, is playing basketball on Battery A team of Ihc 11th Airborne Divi sion's 544th field artillery battal ion. A cannoneer, Wilkcrson en tered the Army in December, 1954 and has been in Europe since February, 195B. He attended Ore gon State College and was a ski ing instructor for Mt. Hood Lodge In civilian life. Pvl, Wesley F. Del.npp, son of Mr.Tand Mrs. Floyd DcLapp,;Sa- l"m. was among thoso Army men participating recently in a patient' evacuation exercise wilh tho 80th : Ambulance Train in France. De Lapp, a former Salem High School student, entered the Army in May, 1956. Pvt. Stephen L. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Taylor. Rt. 3, Turner, has been graduated from Ihe guided missile installa tion electrical equipment repair Latin Vessel Sails Through Gulf of Aqaba TEL AVIV, Israel, WV-The 715- ton Cosla Rican freighter Pan dora, formerly known as the Queen of Shcba, left Israel's south ern port of F.ilat Thursday to sail through Tiran Strait to the East African port of Massaua. Officials do not regard the voy age as a test to establish Israel's right of innocent passage through what Egypt and Saudi. Arabia call their sovereign waters, however, since the Pandora is not flying the Israeli -flag. She is flying the Cosla Hican flag. Israel withdrew forces guarding the strait on the assumption her rights to passage would be safeguarded. The Pandora is the first ship lo nead lor the strait since the United Nations Emergency Force look control of the Gulf of Aqaba entrance on March 8. course at the Army's Engineer cuool, Fort Belvoir, Va. Taylor, a 1956 graduate of the Lebanon High School, entered the Army last September. Pvt. Mcrwin B. Johnson, Jr., whose parents resided in Salem at 2890 Silverton Rd., was among those Army men taking part in the field training exercise held in Germany recently by the 10th In fantry Division. Johnson, who ar rived in Europe last January, is a rifleman m company K, 85th regiment ol the division. Russians Ice-Bound MOSCOW Ml Personnel of the Soviet Union'i "North Pole-4" sci entific station have passed more than a thousand days on an ice drift in the Central Polar Basin, A Soviet announcement here said the station was first estab lished in April, 1954, and in the two years which followed drifted roughly along the east-west hemis phere boundaries. 'Swami 9 of Equine Set Is Dead at 33 RICHMOND, Va. Ifl Lady Wonder, a brown mare with a reputation as the "swami" of the four-legged set, is dead at the advanced animal age of 33. A veterinarian attributed the HOW TIME FLIES Song of the South9 Luana Has Joined Adult Film Beauties David A. Kromcr, airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Kromcr, 1820 Fairmont Ave., Salem, is serving with Fighter Squadron 174 aboard the attack aircralt carrier USS Bennington in the Far East. Edward F. Tord, Aviation elec tronics technician third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ford, 1143 Ruge St., Salem, is serving at Ihe Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Chase field, Becville, Tex. By ALINE MOSBV United Press Hollywood Writer HOLLYWOOD (UP)-Shades of gray hairs, but Luana Patten, the little girl of "Song of the South," has followed Natalie Wood into the ranks of the gown-up film beauties. Like Natalie,- Luana was a child star who dropped out of sight for a few years during that alt-knees- and-clbows stage. She had starred in Walt Disney's "Song of the South" with Bobby Driscoll (who recently applied for a marriage license), "Fun and Fancy Free, "So Dear to My Heart" and other movies. This season Luana made her comeback in a Universal-Interna tional teen-age musical, "Rock Pretty Baby," and Disney brought her back lo his studio for John ny Tremain." J.unna. 18, has big blue eyes and a tiny waist. She wears her long, blonde hair in a pony tail. She looks like a young Kalhryn Grayson or Wanda Hendrix,' And she is one cx-movic moppet, who does not regret having worked during the years when other chil dren were going to school and helping mother with the dishes. "I did a few television shows and then decided to get some education during the awkward age," she said. "Yes, you miss a lot when you're a child actress. But I feci It s all been made up to me, she continued. I've been J : EMMS A..Jtrfl,6fai..iiln' lee the American designer collection created for D.M.C. cotton yarns THURSDAY MARCH 21 Luncheon Modeling in the Oregon Room Wiring a rlrngxer origin. l it m lmt V pir VviiK DMC. Hfiigntf ( ft nth made cotton yvn mid th 0 M C. Ininino hooM Sea (fit fathioni lim lmttt.' yarn hat Inspired . . . t'irn tnl ouf ownl lti hi.tky yatn, 79c lnt tt ftiif-ipun, hfill.Ant tw.il 9"jc tVfm. Vcgvt det-gn lltCAH. ART NUDUWOCK StCOND FLOOR ' , 1 I W 9IUHI MOUKS: m I Mondayi 13 nn la m. E I ftidayi 10 am latpni, fj vmar vayi; M SJ r5 you're invited to meet MISS HELEN JOYCE that designing personality of the milliner's art Come, meet the delightfully talented Helen Joyce, of millinery fame. She will be the guest of our millinery salon on Friday. Known for her msfjic touch that blends quiet dignity with a flattering youthful touch in hats, she will be happy to assist you in your selection or custom order. Helen Joyec originals from $IS.D5 to $29.'J5 MILLINERY - STREET FLOOR s niti: lim its: ONIIAVi K MION TO !) I I UIDAY: 10 A. II. TO 9 I' KM OTIlliK DAYS: 'J 9:30 A. M. TO 5:30 I'. M. i g,(-VrCT'.'.'y.i'aif ijf''-,ylP,'g' more places and seen more things right now than 90 per cent of so called normal 18-year-olds. After graduation from Long Long Beach High School, Luana moved from her home in that city to live in Hollywood near the movie studios. However, Luana soon moved back home to live with her parents. "I just didn't like living alone in Hollywood," the . shy, sweet faced actress said. "But I'm on my own when I work. Before my mother and a social worker always were with me and mother look care of everything. Now I do it all." I horse's death yesterday to a com mon human failing, a heart at tack. Over the years Lady attracted almost as much attention pecking away at a horse-sized typewriter contraption in her stall as did her more fleet-footed relatives on the nation's tracks. Her mistress, Mrs. Claudia Fonda, claimed Lady could read minds and was clairvoyant. There were many who were willing to concede this while skeptics insist ed if there was any clairvoyance it was possessed by Mrs. Fonda herself. But whether it was clairvoyance or 5 h e e r coincidence, Lady's "answers" more than once caused a flurry of excitement. In 1952 the mare was credited by police in Quincy, Mass., with providing clues that led to the finding of the body of Danny Matson, a 4-year-old child missing for two years. . A psychologist and specialist on extra-sensory perception. Dr. J. B. Rhine of Duke University, once said Lady gave evidence of some telepathic ability. He later asserted, however, there was evi dence of signaling. J FRIDAY -MARCH 22 & Boxing matches shown on p television m AUDITORIUM, SECOND FLOOR MEN'S DEPARTMENT, STREET FLOOR SPORTING GOODS DEPARTMENT, STREET FLOOR 7:00 P. M. Personal appearance Helen Joyce. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT, STREET FLOOR Camp fire girl exhibit AUDITORIUM SECOND FLOOR Meier & Frank's kitchen fresh nut log rolls We make the largest selection of log rolls you have ever been tempted to taste! Choice, large, meaty nuts from ell over the world, combined with ingredients never below the over the world, combined with ingredients never be low the finest standards available . . . for those whose first consideration is good tastel " " walnut or cashew log rolls ,b?1.80 Creamy, smooth butterscotch fudga center, dipped In butter caramel, laviihed with Oregon Welnuti or mellow caihewi. Malt and phon rdar rich pecan log rolls n,$1.80 Soft, chewy white nougat typ center, ttuddVd with pecani dipped In caramel, rolled In pecani. Mall and phone orders favorita fudge log rolls h,1.40 Rch chocolate fudge center, d'poed in milk chocolate and rolled In fineir chopped Ore gon wilnuti. Mail and phone rdert Plwi (hipping coil to art-at ouliide our regular truck delivery routei Buy your log rolls by the piece, and slice as you need, or we will slice them for you. Keep a variery in your freezer for unexpected guests. CANDY - STREET FLOOR ' STORE HOURS MONDAY: 12 NOON TO 9 P. M. FRIDAY: 10 A. M. TO 9 P. M. OTHER DAYS: 9:30 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M. gg .V.-ytiVifii 1 ! " i'C- hi y ft3 dreams come true S!WEEK . March 22 through March 30 Seven days filled with fun, gifts, contests, and special shows planned to make young dreams come true. Friday, March 22 the fun begins: Ever dream of being a Girl or Boy Scout? See the ipecial Scout and Camp Fire Girl displays In tha Auditorium Second Floor, Patio Shop Second Floor and the Scout and Camp Fire Departments-Street Floor. Any child to age 12 is eligible to register for the drawing for free animals, the very pets that will ba in all of our windows. Details in any children's department. Ever dream of owning a turtle? Free turtles to be given away in any of the children's departments, Saturday, March 23-30 ... get yours while they last. Watch for in formation about our Turtle derby to be held April 27th. Ever dream of being a model? Bring mother and attend the big ' Fashion Show Saturday, 2:30 P. M., Auditorium, Second Floor. Ever dream of owning a giant lolli pop? Enter the big guessing contest-pick up entry blanks in any children's department. ...AND THIS IS JUST THE NNING STORE HOURS: MONDAY! 12 NOON TO ? P. M. FRIDAY: 10 A. M. TO 9 P. M. OTKW DAY!: 9:30 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M. i
