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, TOTH MTOFOFD MAIL TRIBUNE TueideT. Jan. IS. 1946' STATE VET L F TOTAL $93,150 Salem The State Department of Veterans' Affairs ha ap proved loans to Oregon veterans of World War II amounting to $93,180 for the acquisition of farms and homes, Hugh E. Ros aon, director, announced today. The average loan was for $2,388. Up to Dec. 19, a total of 127 veterans have applied for loans, with Multnomah county leading and Marion, Clackamas and Lane counties following in that order. The first loan was ap proved on Oct. 13. A maximum of $3,000 but not to exceed 75 per cent of the ap praised value of the property may be loaned veterans of Ore gon under the act, approved by the 194S session of the state leg islature. The act Is administ ered by the Department of Vet erans' Affairs. Mr. Rosson pointed out that application may be made by any eligible veteran, In writing, at the departments offices in the State Librnry building, Salem, or at the Portland branch office In the Oregon building at Fifth and Oak streets. The veteran will be sent an application form along with Instructions, or these may be obtained from any county or veterans' organization service officer. The application form, along with a certified or photostatic copy of the veteran's discharge, Is then moiled to the Salem or Portland office. if the loan Is approved, an appointed attorney In the veter an's home county can help him complete the legal details, thus elimination the need of a trip to Salem or Portland. The applicant should clearly state whether he is acquiring a farm, or a city or suburban home, It was advised. TO HELP SOLDIER Wellington, N. J., Jan. 1! (U.R) City officials, war veter ans, school children and civic organizations o f Wallington banded together today to try to save Pfc. Joseph E. Hicswa, 20. from a death sentence Imposed by a U. S. army court martial In Japan. News of the youth sentence was learned by the Hicswa fam ily via the radio. The family had kept the Christmas decora tions up In the home In antici pation of his arrival from Japan and packages marked "For Joe" were still beneath the tree when his relatives heard the news. Mayor Anthony Gajewskl toured Walllnglon In a sound truck summoning the city's 1.500 war veterans to a mass meeting last night. About 1,100 persons, Including 800 war veterans, at tended the rally. "If the Japanese General Yamohita could have his con viction of war crimes reviewed : by this nation's highest court then certainly an Amerirnn hnv Is entitled to the same privilege," the mayor said. Osaka, Jan. 15 (U.R) Pfc Joseph E. Hicswa, 20, of Loeli N. J., today was officially iden tified as the American soldier sentenced to death by a U. S. court martial yesterday for the fatal stabbing of two Japanese. Hicswa, whose parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hicswa, live at Wellington, N. J., was sen tenced after the eight-man court martial in a four-day trial ruled that the killings were "premedi tated, vicious and unprovoked." Cloilns tlma for Clnmlfled Art B;30 i.m. Too Lata to Clanlfy 12:15 p.m T Investors Mutual,' US Inc. s feTNVESTORS SYNDICATE! MIRNUrOLIS, UIHNISOTA "2a p F. W. Snook, Rep, -ggj 5. 1104 Queen Anne 13 Tel 2S12 Net assets nf Tnvoatnr Mil, tuol, Inc., open-end Investment company 01 me utiianceo type, grew from $45,915,240.68 to S77.748.453. lfl Hiiiinu th. ,.nlnn. dor year 1945, showing a net In crease ot .ii,u.ij,iiz.t, accord ing to a statement mado todav by Earl E. Crabb, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the fund. Investors Mutual, Inc., is the largest of the balanced type open-end Investment companies. A total of $3,808,534.00 in div idends were distributed to share holders during 1945, he added. The year's dividend distributions amounted to 70c per share. Of this amount, 43.2c was derived from Interest and dividend In come, and 28.8c represented profit from sale of portfolio se curities. Following the "balanced" funds' "middle of the road" In vestment policy, Investors Mu tual, Inc., held varying combi nations of bonds, preferreds and commons at all times during the year, said Crabb. As of Decem ber 31, 1945, the fund's portfolio was mado up of approximately 15.4 in bonds: 27.5 in pre ferreds and 411.8 in common stocks, as well as 7.3 in 'cash. Asset value of a shnre of the fund's cnpitul stock was $13.70 per shnre at year end, he stated. Market value of the portfolio over cost was approximately 1514 millions of dollars as of Do. cember 31, 1945. he pointed out. Shares of the fund are held bv more than 40.0110 shareholders Investors Syndicate. Minneapo lis, is principal underwriter and investment manager of the fund Frederick W. Snook, of 1104 Queen Anne Ave., Medford. is the Southern Oregon representa tive. Prospectus on request. Tel. L Moscow, Jan. 15 (U.R) The official Communist party news paper Pravda criticized the American handling of militaris tic elements In Japan today and said It was "high time" that democratic Japanese forces were permitted to assert themselves. Pravda's political commenta tor, V. Avarln charged that "Fascist" leaders still hold posts In the Japanese diet, army and government by pretending to democratic leanings. "The Fascist bankrupts and war criminals who flooded Asia with rivers of blood stubbornly cling to power and show no In tention of vanishing from the political arena," Avarlan said. Riviera Riviera, Jan. 15 Gold Hill Health Unit met at the Morris home. In the colony, Jan. 7 with the following members present: Mesdames Jean Doye, Kafahl, Runyard, Potter,- Eva Smith, Tulare, Miller, Long and Mor ris. A special meeting will be held at the Morris home Tues day, January 22 at 10:30 with pot luck at noon. Purpose of the meeting Is to finish sewing on hand. Regular meeting Feb. 4 at the Gall home. Visitors at the Tom Hender son home the past week were Vern Henderson, of Los Angeles and Mrs. Ora Henderson of Portland. Vern Is the eldest son of Tom Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Ren Newell and children Rex and Sandra, of Salem, left for their home Jan. 2 after a week's visit with Mrs. Newell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fuhrman attended the Grange conference at Central Point Jan. 10. Severn! In the neighborhood have been 111 with the flu. Mrs. Guy Woolf Is Improving, also Mrs. Lloyd Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hlgetiboth nm and children, Sharon and Ilnrbnra. visited the Arthur Smith home Jnn. 8. The Roy Cameron's were visited the past week by 'Mrs. Cameron's niece and fnmllv. Mr. and Mrs. Krwin and two children of Canada. 1 Wm. narker. of St. Paul. Minn., arrived Jnn. 11, to visit the Harold Potter's. j Some 70 per cent of the boats used In the Normandy Invasion were made In New Orleans. 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