Memorial Service To Be
Held For Lt. Benson
A memorial icrvlct for Lt.
Oordon Bonaon and tlio men
lout In Sublo bay, tho Philip
plnoi, a year ago tomorrow,
Frldiiy, Dccomhor 18, will bo
held Guiuluy at tho 11 o'clock
service at St. Puul'a Episcopal
church with the Hov. Frederick
C. Wlasenbacli offklullng.
Lt. Bunaou, noil of Mr. unci
Mn. Steve Bunion of 007 Ala
meda, wuii one of 1800 men
loat ai thuy ullcmplcd to escatie
from a Jupuncno atlilp and mnko
their way to shore Just two or
three blocks distant,
Flower for the altur will bo
aunt by the Ucnaous In momory
of tliuir son and Ilia oompiiiilona.
'i'hero will bo apodal imialc und
all friends of tho fumlly or of
men lout on that dute, are Invit
ed to attend tho memorial.'
Lt, Benson's p a r e n t a hove
buon uclvlacd thut the command
ing general, army scrvlco forces,
dlrocls thut tho Amerlcun De
fenao aurvlce rlbbona, Asiatic
Pacific tlieutor ribbon, Uronte
Camnulgn Star for the Southern
Philippine! campaign and the
Philippine Dafansv aervice rib
bon with Bronze 6tur be acnt
to Mra. Benson.
Following la a tribute to the
young airman and hlatory of his
lire:
"Gordon Benson left Portland
with hla brother and parents ut
the ago of four, and Modford.
Oregon, win his home town till
ltKIU, tils sophomore year In
college, the University of Ore
gon, Eugene. Since then, Klum
uth Fulls hot been his home,
where ho apent muny happy va
cations from school, making
many friends.
Aellve
In college, Cordon was active
In many ways. He was a I no poli
tically mlndod. continually help
ing to put his lion no, I'm Delta
Thntu. on tOD.
Next to flying, Cordon loved
horses and riding, ever since ho
was a nipper, and he continued
through college, aiso in me run
lpplnca. While a sophomore, he
rode in the Eugene Hunt club
show, winning first prize In the
Jumping class, and coming In
fourth In the thoroughbred pac
ing. In 1040, during spring term,
alx Phi Deltas passed their phy
sical exams for the army air
corps with flying colors, among
them, Gordon Benson. Follow
ing graduation from the univer
sity, and after a brief vacation
with his parents at Klamath
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ariafn another day. Don't nek your
Moat praoloui bleeelnf your hueband'a
loVa for you. Start now. Frw youreelf
et doubt and worry by pro t ting your
famlnlna charm and dalntineva. A tic
rour drurvtet for CIRTANI Douoha
Fowder today. Muit viva cemnlet mi
It-faction or your money back.
Follfl. Gordon doDnrtod for ele
ment nry training it .the Ryun
School of "Aeronaut les In connec
tion with tho army, at bun
Dleuo, Calif. Part why throuuh
It In traimnif ncriod. Uordon wui
soloctcd. ulona with 14 othor
cutlet pfloU, for t rum fur to tho
now unium suica army air
corps training dotachmcnt at
ucmei, (jam. un acnouuica
tlma, tlia ciasn of men was irons-
i. i r j.i.u um-1,1 tVm,.-
and finally to Kolly Field, Tex
as, from where a large group
of AAF pilnta finally graduated,
including uorclon, in ronruury
1041.
Bailed
Gordon came homo to Klum
ath Falls for hla vacation, and
on April 21 sallod for Manila,
l'. l., on the large army trans
port "Washington," on which
lie and two oilier pilots shurcd
tho bridal suitu for tho voyugo,
To all of these grand boya that
day, rumors of war with Japan
meant nothing. ' They were 10
sure It was merely Idle talk,
and so confidant that If lt did
happen, lt would bo so rapidly
ktooDod by mem.
Very fow, if any, of these
splendid ypung men have re
turned nome.
Lottors were regularly ro
colved from him by his family,
via clipper, and In August,
1041. ho was greatly troubled
at tho knowledge that his
brother In the States was tnk
Ing stops to obtain a transfer
In the AAF to the Philippines,
in ordur to bo near and fight
with him in the event of wur.
Ho did all he could to dlacour
age It. aa there were more pilots
out In the Philippines than
planes for them to fly.
Cordon's last letter was writ
ten November 30. 1041, from a
liltlo nlpa hut just off their
field the only place where
they could have a light, as the
field and barracks had been
"blacked out for awhile, until
the Japanese war-talk began to
ale down.
Masaaats
After that, starting January
10, 1842, radio messages were
received from Gordon, once
each month lor three months.
then long lapse of news. In
August, 1942, news was re
eclved through the kind efforts
of War Correspondent Frank
Hewlett, who located a fellow
pilot of Gordon's, that "his
squadron, stationed at Iba, was
hit hard the first day of the
war. but your son succeeded in
getting his plane off the ground,
and In turn, was with Mao
Arthur's army when it retreated
to Bataan. He was one of the
squadron's finest flyers, and was
last seen on the Marlvellcs air
field. Ha was either a prisoner,
or one of the guorlllos now, It
was supposed."
On May 11. 1043. a wire was
received from the war depart
ment, confirming the fact that
Gordon was a prisoner, located
at Camp 2, and between Sep
tember 12, 1043 and February
ZB, 1843, seven POW cards were
received with Gordons signs
ture. In December. 1044. follow
lng radio announcement of the
sinking of the Jap prisoner boat
Memorial
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IKS !irrr..t'';;jf
Lt. Gordon Benaon
the 15th. Gordon's mother had a
premonition that all was not
wail with her boy. She wrote
the war department, also to her
other son. Lt. Colonel Noel Ben
son, who was in Florida at that
time, and he made a special trip
to Washington for the purpose
of finding out personally the
whereabouts of his brother,
and, "from all accounts of the
Japs, he was a prisoner In Ja
pan, and a special iorm or aa
dress was sent his mother to
follow when writing him.
Hope High
Various letters, -and a long
distance phone call, from fellow
prisoners of Gordon's, recently
liberated were received by his
mother up to the middle of
July, all encouraging, and Intl
mating that he had been sent
to Japan. Hopes ran very high
among members of Gordon's
family, who expected -to near
from him almost any minute to
say ha was safe and coming
home. Added to this, various
accounts of Gordon's activities
in the Philippines that made
his family proud and very hap
py wore being received from
lime to time.
From Gordon's old squadron
commander, a regular army
Lieutenant Uol. P.
verified everything his Cap
tain G said. He also told
an interesting story about Gor
don over there. "The Japs came
over their field one day early
In the war, and Gordon and
some of the other fellows took
off to -"get "em." The lieutenant
colonol said Gordon got one,
and came flying across the field
right on the tall or another,
lust pumping him full of lead
when he ran into some of our
own ack-ack. It shot his plana
un aulle a bit. and he made a
crash landing. He wasn't hurt
at all. and the colonel said he
climbed out of the wreck, and
was really mad. He said uordy
la tops with htm.
Fatal News
On the evening of July 23,
two months and 10 days ago,
the fatal news wire from the
a.
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The saddest .thing you ever saw
Is a car mat will not thaw !
Rosson Urges
Full Aid To
War Veterans
By MAX FHYE
Pointing out that there Js
need for sober consideration of
veterans problems In every
community In the state, Hugh
Rosson, director of the deport
ment of veterans' offalrs of tne
state of Oregon, addressed a
?athering of vets and their lam
lies last night in the high
school auditorium.
Rosson declared lt was popu
lar policy of public speakers
during the war years to make
assurances to service men and
their families that there was no
need to worry about the post
war years of readjustment.
"We told these men that a
grateful nation would take care
of them, and now It's up to us
to make good on our promise,"
ne declared.
Emphasizing the size of Ore
gon's problem, Rosson pointed
out that over 140,000 Oregon
men and women have served
their country In World War 11,
In comparison to 44.000 In
World War I.
GI Bill
"Manv veterans are now ask
ing Just what we are going to
do for them," Rosson declared.
We can point to the GI bill of
rights, which despite its faults
is one of the grandest pieces of
legislation ever enacted by any
nation."
Reviewing the major benefits
of the GI bill, he pointed out
that S300.000.000 has been a!
loted for hospitalization; that
the veterans administration has
been expanded to give better
service, sending represent
war department came to Gor
dons Barents, to say ne was
killed in action while being
transported aboard a Japanese
vessel. A letter received later
stated that 1610 prisoners em
barked December 13. 1044. at
Manila on this boat wnlcn was
bombed and sunk in Sublc Bay,
P. I.. December 13.
Following is an excerpt from
one of many letters from those
who knew of Gordon's activities
before he boarded that boat.
Caot. H. F. K.: "Gordon flew
the courier plane a number of
times from Corregidor to the
island of Mindanao. Eventually
he was assigned to the Del
Monte air field, and it was at
this olace he was captured
believe, In .May of 1042. His
morale was high, and his Ideals
were the same. You have every
reason to be oroud if him. He
was a good soldier and a perfect
gentleman."
tlve to many communities of
the state, Including Klamath
Falls.
Rosson also lauded tho educa
tional provisions of the bill,
which guarantee at least a
year's schooling to every veteran.
For the veteran who wishes
to build or buy a home, or start
his own business, loans are
available, ha pointed out.
Stating thut while employ
ment aid is not yet up to the
standard he hopes for, Rosson
explained that special consider
ation is given to veterans at
U. S. employment agencies, and
that every vet Is entitled to 32
weeks' unemployment compen
sation in tile two years follow
ing discharge.
preierence
Reviewing legislation enacted
by the state for veterans, Ros
son pointed out that veterans
arc given preference in state
civil service jobs and state pub
lic works projects; that loans
for education or for buying
farms and homes are available
to Oregon's sons and daughters.
These men and women
veterans of World War II today,
but leaders of our state and
community tomorrow must be
given every benefit tney are
entitled to, and it's up to all of
us to see that lt is done," Ros
son concluded.
Harry F. Stengel of the re
habilitation committee of the
American Legion, who intro
duced Rosson, told of the com
mittee's work In helping the
disabled vet and the widows
and orphans of veterans in re
ceiving benefits and aid to
which they are entitled.
The evening meeting followed
an afternoon session for fourth
district American ' Legion post
service officers, during which
Stengel Instructed In proced
ures followed In filing for
claims and benefits.
Hanson Named
Company Head
LAKEVIEW, Dec. 14 (Special)
John Hanson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Hanson of West
side, has been named manager
of Lakeview Water Users, Inc.,
to succeed Harry Sandquist who
has resigned to accept fulltlme
administration of his duties as
Malheur county agent.
Hanson was serving with the
Oregon state police at Baker and
Enterprise and he and his fam
ily were living at Ontario when
he entered the army in January,
1041. He served in various army
camps In the United States be-
from there to Guadalcanal, Pa
lau Islands and Guam. He at
tained the rank of major in the
army infantry,
Hanson Is a graduate of Ore
gon State college, class of 1938.
His family returned with him
from Nampa, Idaho, where they
have been visiting with her parents.
HERALD AND NEWS SEVEN
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operation by the firms involved
lurorrt .....i . i 1 1 .
mow niiu mib nysivr vum
pany indicated assets were
purposely withheld from the
court-appointed appraisers, Ash
ley C. Dixon and Leon Bulller.
Theirs was the $300 figure.
SAT.ttM TW 1i im . n
nor Earl Snell today Issued an
appeal ior auioinooue drivers
to use common sense and court
esy as a means of reducing mo
tor vehicle accidenti during the
Christmas holiday season.
WISCO Stock Valued
At $300 Per Share
PORTLAND. Dec. 14 UPt
A circuit Judge has set value of
Willamette Iron & Steel corpora
tion stock held by the late Ame
dee M. Smith, WISCO president,
at $300 a share as of last March
25, when Smith died.
An appraisement of $100 a
share, submitted by Ira Walker
named by Executrix Myrle B.
smitn, was rejected. Judge Ash
by C. Dickson said lack of co-
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Baptist Youth Jubilee
At The
First Baptist Church
North 8th tad Washington St.
Saturday, December 15th at 8:15 p. ml
REV. C. ERWIN BOYLE Speaker
H. G. SHIREY Master of Ceremonies
MRS. E. E. HAMBRICK Musician
Refreshments Will Be Served
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Yes, Del Monte Tomato Sauce has
been the grand old cooking sauce of western
housewives, for years! Was their favorite
is their favorite!
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And even during the war, when it
was bard to get, they didn't forget
it Certainly not!
How do we know? Well, one of America's
largest independent research organizations
went out and asked them.
And what did Del Monte users say
about Del Monte Tomato Sauce?
Plenty! Two out of three women
preferring Del Monte have used -it
over 10 years. Listen to
Mrs. Porter, for instance:
A rtprtmtatwt crott uetien of fimuewiim
m faetflc ueatt cuta of 10,000 ana
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I certainly like it better than the others I've tried!"
7 ley. MtS. FREDERICK W. PORTIS, 1949 CLAY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAUFOtNIA
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When did yen start
using this sauce, Mrs. Porter?
"About 20 years ago when we came
to California. I'm a graduate of the
National School of Domestic Arts and
Sciences, Washington, D. C and .
good cooking always has been a
hobby with me. And in any dish
calling for tomato flavor I just reach
for Del Monte Tomato Sauce. I know
it'll give me just the flavor I want."
Have vau used alh.r
tot &trAV lomalo products for flavor?
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I tWtBMiaeu "T mpP r.tUgWr 1 .fTidB. . ie, once or iwice aunng me war
15Si- when I couldn't get Del Monte .
Tomato Sauce. But I ve found nothing
w . aUV ? '.oper iits" CeV
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I like so. well. I like to have 5
or 6 cans handy, because I make
tomato dishes about once a week."
What do you like best
about Del Monte Tomato faucet
"Its dependability. I'm always
- sure of good, rich tomato flavor
yet this sauce isn't so spicy that
it kills the flavor of foods cooked
with it My Tomato-Eggplant
Casserole, for example. I 'thought
- up' this recipe about 10 years
ago. The unusual flavor combi '
nation and appetizing tomato color
make this dish a great favorite ,
with us."
TOMATO SAUCE