OREGON STATE L’ES
MINI# «S
California had the greatest p«P«-
lation gain in the three years from
April 1. 1940 to July 1. 1913.
(1.559.135). while New York suf
fered greatest loss (826,939). Kan
sas. Montana and Idaho also lost.
Oregon’s population gain. 145.798,
was 13.4 percent, the same as Mon
tana's loss. . . . AH men over 30 in
essential employment will be dg-
.'•rred in the draft, according to
ouis B. Hershey . . .
SOCIAL LIGHTS
Vnigbt's Field House dance will
mark “finis” to the popular Fri
day night events—drop around for
it. Sunday at 2000 Club 1 will bring
a well-rounded show from the Ore
gon Shipbuilding Corporation — a
troupe of 20 players.
Camp Adair. Or?gon, Friday, July 14, 1944.
Former SCU EM Cited;
Receives Silver Star
S-Sgt. Torrice Decorated for
Gallantry on Cassino Front
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SI 50 a Year by Mail
Two 70th Teams ZS, S. T railblazer' to
Win on Sunday Norwegian Gov't
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Renamed JS. S. Kopiten Worsoe*
For Famed Norse Navy Officer
Adair over Salem;
882nd over Marines;
Named Best Games
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Casamer J. (Cas) Torrice was a little guy with soulful In swan songs to competition for
By Tec 5 Edmund Arnold
brown eyes and guts. Something over a year ago, Hq. Co., j the time being, two great ball
As a soldier must sometimes change his shoulder patch
6CU 1911, was doing its stint marching up and over Coffin games—one in hardball and one in when fortunes of war demand his services with a new divi
Butte. Little Cas said, “I’ll be the*
softball—were won by two power sion. so the “S.S. Trailblazer,” first -ship in the world to lie
first over the hill. Watch me go.”
ful Post teams Sunday and Mon ’
--------------------- ♦named for an infantry division,
For
Gallantry
He wasn’t quite first but he wasn’t
day.
changed her insignia this week to
Sunday at Salem the 883rd Can
get into the fight quicker.
noneers defeated the notorious Sa
Th«- great tanker was turned
lem Grays 1-0 in a nine-inning
over to. th«1 Norwegian government
pitchers’ duel that had 1300 ball-
and will immediately go into serv
mad fans sweating it oit on the
ice. That that service will be of
last pitch. For in this pitch, Hank
the most violent kind is best il
Desmond whiffed Blacky Ward <-f I
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lustrated by the record of the
the Grays with the count 3 and 2 i
ith a little over two weeks yet Nor««- Navy to which she now be
and the tying run on third base. ‘ to go on the military personn« l’s longs: 500 of the fleet of 1000 mo
The most hardened horse-hiders , Fifth War Loan drive. offi«-ers and tor ships with which Norway start-
called it the best game seen in Ore EM of Camp Adair climb steadily id the war have already been “kill
gon this year.
toward their goal.
ed in action.”
Monday the 882nd FA Bn. soft-
Trailblai« r officer« held ii big
To Re-ume Later
ballers won their 11th straight l*on«l rally at the Division Officer-'
After the war, the -hip will
game in the Corvallis league with club Saturday night with Lt. Shel
a 15-2 cannonading of the Marine by D. Dukes, war Ixind officer, • gain resume its name of “Trail-
blaier" and sail under the Amer
Ba e Raiders.
manning the guns. Lt. Dukes re
The 882nd softball« rs are sched 1 ported that the sales were high I ican flag, I’ntil then, it will be
called "L'.S.B. Kapiten Werwe.”
uled to meet the thus-far unde and would bring the totals for the
Men of the 70th Division, who
S/SGT. CAStMF.R TORRICE, feated Grimshaws of Portland in an division, in both deductions and launched the ship in colorful cere
exhibition
game
at
the
Corvallis
formerly SCI' Hq. Co., who re
cash sales, above their quota for monies just a month ago, were un
cently received the Silver Star oall park Sunday aftern«»on. Tenta this week.
derstandably saddened when the
for heroism at ('«asino—Picture, tive starting time 1400.
The civilian personnel, already news came down from the Swan
See details of both games in the 1 100’per cent in
courtesy Ball’s Studio.
participation, have Island shipyards Saturday. They
sports section.
lo)«tere«i their 15 per cent dedue- were proud of “their” ship and had
tions, although in th- Fifth War looke«l forward to a gallant career
I oan they are officially over the for her in the South Pacific.
top.
But Norway needed a tanker, a
«Continued on page 11, Col. 5) I ‘Continued on page 7. column 6»
Okay, Joe. if you ever bought
If you like to write, there are
anything at a discount at Camp 12.000 boxes of Tarco stationery'
Adair, your last chance to do it portfolios at 10 cents each,
They Fill Infantryman's Boots
begins today, with a vengeance. 1 If you like to go out at night.
Old
Letters
in
Pack
In a grand pre-liquidation sale , there ar«- 4048 flashlight batteries
Get First Class Rate
which is costing your Post Ex at a nickel apiece.
If you're thinking of going over
change a cool $6000 in coin of the
Joe, if you're sending packages
realm. 217 items will go on sale seas. there are 2029 overseas caps
home, they go parcel post—but it
starting at 0830 at PX 2. In many j for EM—59 cents.
If you like to he well dressed. ■ will cost first class rates of 3 cent*
instances, the prices have been
sla'hed to as little as half the ac there are a variety of ties for sale nn oum-c if you include old letters,
This was the warning issued yes-
tual cost to the PX of the merch at big discount.
If you like to ride a bicycle, terdav from the Camp Post Office,
andise.
The sale,is open to all comers, there are 120 bike supporters at It was revealed that a number of
'GIs who have started sending pack
and it is a “first come, first served” 29 cents.
If you wear shoe», there are 676 ages home are including with them
proposition.
Post Exchange 2, situated at 1st . pairs of shoe-braids at 3 cents.
bundles cf old letters, which they
Street North and Hostess Avenue,
If you’re an officer, there are wish to save. These can only go
will be open from 0830 until 2000 '62 general stars cloth insignia at1 first clast*.
< ach day, and the sale will continue ! 49 cents.
If letters are found enclosed in
| If you get there early enough, such a package, first class rate«
until the stocks are depleted.
On pages 6 and 7 a double-truck 1 there are 3 duffle (barracks* Hag« will be charged for the entire pack
• advertisement lists items which at 98 cent«.
age. Packages may be ««pened for
will go on sale, including the quan , If you have any money, there inspection. If "they are not caught
tity available, the usual selling , are 20 leather money belts at a at this end. they’re likely to be
price and the sales pnre. A con slashing discount. 39 cents.
caught at the other end, and a
So it goes. With every right, I postage-due charge made for the
siderable amount of clothing, in
cluding shoes, is on the list. Among I the slogan of this sale is "Read weight of the entire package.
1 'em and reap.”
items picked at random:
Letters, in other word-, must go
, under any circumstance- as first
[class mail. They cannot be ‘hipped
♦ CAEN FALLS
'by railway express. Thus, if you
I have old letters, either keep th« m
♦ RUSS NEAR EAST PRUSSIA
[or wrap them up and send th«-m as
* SAIPAN BATTLE ENDS
| first class mail.
Bond Drive Now
Moving Steadily
far behind.
This week word came from Italy
that, after a year of fighting,
S/Sgt. Casamer J. Torrice had on
June 21 been decorted with the Sil
ver Star for gallantry in action.
Word also came directly from
Torrice in a letter received by Vir
ginia Landquist of the Station Hos
pital laboratory, saying that “it
was pinned on by a two-star gen
eral.”
Torrice is also wealing a Pur
ple Heart, for wounds received in
the action for which he was cited.
His lieutenant and two of Tor-
rice’s buddies were pinned by a
German machine gun. He went out
after them. While bringing back
his first buddy, badly wounded,
Torrice was also wounded.
But he went back and brought
hack both the lieutenant and the
«Continue«’ -in rnnee 6. column 11
BIG PX SALE TODAY
i The World
• This Week
Mor.itored by Tec4 John Stump
THE RISING TIDE OF ALLIED VICTORIES «wept deeper into
the heart of enemy-occupied landa in the world this week and brought
the day of liberatimi ever nearer . . .
GENERAL MONTGOMERY REVEALED that Allied forces *n
Normandy have captured more than M.0«0 prisoners and said that the
offensive was going according to plan . . . Secretary Stimson, in prais
ing the troop« on his tour of Italy, said that “the thrill of victory is in
(Coe tin nod oa Page Z, Columns 3 and 4)
COAST GUARD TO MARK
154TH BIRTHDAY AUG. 14
New York (CNS>—The Lnited
States <oa-t Guagd. old«-«t of th«
nation's sea-going services, will
mark its 154th birthday Aug. 14
It was founded in 1790 by Alex
ander Hamilton, under the Treas
ury Department a» the V. S. Rev
enue Service.
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HERE ARE IR4IL and Blaiev doing their best ta fill
infants, man's bants. They're learning , mag ‘--trame they are
■trtrtl, Gl and strirtl, Infantry The, »ere horn in the I m H of th»
AG MUrellanM«« Sertion during recent field prubUmx__4 stare
then ha*e vlahdotad permanent quarters at the 70th INv. Ha. C.
Trail (left) is taehtag far the chon tmeh while m-w.. «-u
. .*’
ly at alteatran.