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OREGON STA IT ’ ,nRARY Camp Adair Sentry June 18,1942. 55 Page Fivd Corvallis Boys On Lexington in City This Week CATCH! Father s Day Two Corvallis boys off the ship wrecked plane carrier Lexington arrived in Corvallis this morning Corvallis on a 12-day turlough. One of them, = Madison at 5th John Swartley, son of Mrs. Swart- ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiina ley and the late C. M. Swartley, hitchhiked his way from San Diego to Corvallis, making the trip in 36 hours. The other one. Perry Mintken, came by bus making the trip in 38 hours. “AutoistS were cer tainly fine to me in picking me up." said Mr. Swartley. He also was glad to have a destroyer pick him up in the middle of the Pacific at the battle of the Coral sea. John says that he was in the water only a few minutes before he bumped into a destroyer which took him on. Mr. Mintken, however, swam around until he found a life raft which was not picked up for several hours. Perry Mintken has two brothers in the armed forces also. His home is near Lewisburg. There were 2300 men on the Lexington and these two Corvallis boys met in the Ga- zette-Times office for the first time. They’ have high praise for the speed and maneuverability of the Japanese Zero planes. “Our planes were of the older style,” one of the Let your appliance dealer keep your appliances boys said," but wait until the Japs run into our new ones. What the working at maximum efficiency, It’s the thrifty navy needs is a lot of airplane thing to do—so check up now, be sure that they carriers. are all in good operating condition. And if they’re “When we enlisted we had no in need of repairs, call your dealer now ! idea we would soon be making his- tory or taking a sea bath in the middle of the Pacific ocean. How ever, if we had known it, it would have made no difference about our I pnlisting for we are in the middle “A Self-Supporting, Tax-Paying, Private Enterprise" of the most interesting phase of world history and will lie glad to get back into action.” We serve the cities and rural territory Another Corvallis boy who was surrounding Camp Adair. on the Lexington, Russell Boshell, is expected to be here tomorrow. CORL'S BOOK SHOP appliance HOSPITAL Mountain States Power Co Drivers" Examiner to Be In Corvallis Monday Movie Starlet Dona Drake poises to throw a medicine ball during a work out on the California seashore. Four Builders, Laundries Win Cantonment Team Takes Pepsi Cola 7 to 6, to Cop League Leadership league Standings W. L. Pct. 4-Builders .............. 3 0 1.000 SHW Builders ....... .... 2 0 1.000 .500 Lumber Co............... ..... 1 1 .500 Soldiers................ 1 1 .333 Laundries................ . . .1 2 .333 1 2 Pepsi-Cola . .000 Engineers 0 3 Monday Night’s Results 4-Builders 7, Pepsi-Cola 6. Laundries 20, Engineers 5. way. The Builders completed two double plays, one in the last half of the last inning. Also big John Karamanos continued his heavy hitting by slamming a home run over the center field fence. Corvallfs Laundry pounded out 11 hits, drew 10 walks, and scored 20 runs as they walloped the En gineers in a one-sided opener, 20 to 5. The Laundrymen scored six runs in the first, three in the sec ond, six in the third to bat pitcher Martini out of the box, four in the fourth, and ended up with a single tally in the fifth. Through all thia, Wally Kruger pitched a six-hit game, and was practically untouchable until the final stanza, when the Engineers came through with three runs. Leading hitters for the Laundry were Doc Quesinberry, Bob Deth- man, Wally Kruger, and Wallace, who all connected for two hits each. As a result of thia rame the Lmindrytnon climbed out of the cellar position leaving the Engi neers in sole possession of that spot. On Tuesday evening of last week. For cantonment workers who wish to obtain a driver's or chauf feur’s license, there will be an ex aminer at the city hall, Corvallis, Monday evening, June 22 from 7 to 10 o’clock. In order to take care of as many applicants as possible it has been requested that applicants come pre pared for the examination. Each applicant should obtain a manual of Oregon laws at the city hall to study and be sure that his car has all the adequate equipment for the driving test. Examiners request that applicants come early. BAUER & BAUER Tailoring — Repairing Dry Cleaning "Cash & Carry Rates" Across from Montgomery Wards Corvallis .................. ■ z Don C. WiLson, Agent New York Life Ina. Co. Corvallis—865-M Hemorrhoids (Piles) Why suffer? The Ambulant Way never fails. Aftei trailing the fighting Pep See DR. WIDMER si-Cola team 4-2, Ralph Coleman’r First Game Phone 424-W heavy hitting Four Builders squad Engineers 011 000 3— 5 6 7 came hack in the sixth inning of Laundries 636 410*—20 11 2 the second game here Monday night Batteries: Martini, Perryman to down the Bottlers 7-6. and take and Perryman, Jensen; Kruger and undisputed leadership in league Humphries, Cornelius. standings. Second Game Hits by Peters, Flint, Kruger and 4-Builders . ... 001015 0—7 7 4 ; ; jgj Karamanoe, along with thiee walks Pepsi Cola 000 222 0—6 li 3 ■nd one error gave the Builders Batteries^ LeTourneux and Rob five runs in this inning, and pro erts. Miller and Varrelman. vided Bob LeTourneux with his Umpires. Ncnken and Smith . third straight pitching victory. Wm. KONICK The Peps is made it hot for the Jeweler Phyllis — “What do you say to cantonment club in the last of the Eat. 1»1J tramp in the park?” fifth, scoring two run« without s hit Corner Second A Madison Sta. ____ _________ I Maude — “J never speak to the to break a 2-2 tie. Telephone 4M, (avvali». Thë\'ame~waa very faat the horrid thing.. HllllllllllUimittllllllllllHHHHHIIHIII
