La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 12, 1945, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textt'ajfe Two n jn i y 1 i Mrs. Lois I)w I:.uicJ. 1502 Washiri!tn slrcot, Lu OrandV, has enlisted in the wumcn s mm corps, unci left hist niiilit for Portliind where she will join a group of recruits Kin(! to Des Mpines, Iowu, fur biisic trullting. Hr!r enlistment fills Union coun ty's April (HiotM of two recruits. Private Duniel wus onKinnlly from Shreveport, Lu., but hud re sided in KlKin for the pust (wo years until coining to Lu Grande two months ago to work in thi local Woolworlh store. Her hus band is overseas with the army. Pvt. Daniel, who enlisted fur service with the medical depart ment, will be sent to an army general hospital for her training us a surgical technician after she has completed her basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Lt. Ann Ferlk.i, of the army nurses corps, passed through Lu Grande last evening, und visited briefly with Dr. and Mrs. W, M. Pearc. Lt. Ferlich was enroutc to Fort Lewis, Wash., her new assignment. Wallace Itudd, 18, navy gun ner's mate third class, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rudd, HOI) C avenue, is home from the Pac ific urea, after a year of active duty. At the termination f his leave he will report to Fort Pierce, Florida, May 1, for re assignment. Rudd wears t force battle slurs and the purple heart. Raymond Gibson, formerly of La Grande, who was reported missing In action 30 days after leaving the United States, is now a German prisoner in Luckcn wolde, Prussiu. His mother, Mrs. Lola Gibson of Portland telegraphed Mrs. S. B. Zigler the news. In a letter to his mother he stated that he was "feeling fine." He is a graduate of La Grande high school. T.l A Mvh:irL'er. forillcr- rk. r,--. y of La Grande is in England taking an orientation course preparatory to entering combat. He is giaduaie oi uu v-n. " high school, is the son of Mrs. C. w i..ns,n nf Anacoiles, Wash., and the brother of Mrs. Jean Hulsey and Mrs. Andy KirUluml, of La' Grande. Prior to entering the army he was employed as a mechanic at Hoeing Aircraft m Seattle. Lt. (jg) Frank Tyler is serving with the navy us a doctor aboard a ship in the Pacific. area. His last letter to his parents, Mr. und Mrs. R. F. Tyler of Ui Grande, was from Iwo Jima. After graduating from La Grande high school, Tyler stud ied medicine four years at Willa mette University in Salem, and four years at Johns Hopkins Uni versity, where he later interned. He was assistant resident and later resident doctor and instruc tor ut llurvurd. He enlisted in the navy a year ago. Lt. Tyler, who entered the eastern school with grades higher than !)!) per cent of the appli cants, is on leave of absencv from Harvard. Diseases Decline In County, State Four communicable disease cases were reported in Union county dining the week ending April 7, three being scarlet fever und the fourth chicken pox. This is reported in the weekly bulletin of the state board of health, which shows 15 new cases of undiilant fever in the state, us follows: Portland, nine; Malheur county, oii-e; Harney county, two, and Douglas coun ty, three. The report says communicable diseases in the state generally were 4(i nor cent below Ule a'l- nge for the past years and 50 ! per cent below the l'.HO -44 avei age. . sty) Today We Pay Tribute to Ipw i uwf 4,ti . Jftuct rf;f "-t Kenneth Dale Kirkwowl, 2.'i, sfiimnn first cvuhs, the win of Mrs. Eva Mann, 1."(I." K iivenue. (Ie attended Rivcriii cli' menliuy Hfliool and l.a Grande high school, and prior to en tering: the service November 2, 1942 wus employed as a millworker in n Grande. He i.M now Nerving overseas. : He was married October Ji)Jl, to Maruaret Adams, now deceased., Condition of U. S. Prisoners Held by Nazis 'Deplorable' WASHINGTON, April 12 (UP) . Kinelarv of War Heniy L. mi i, men mid Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius said today I ihni. 70 0(10 American prisoners of war Ju-ld in Germany are liv ing under "Uopioranic conui tions. I They said, however, that the American Red Cross, tbiough the I International Red Cross, "bus been and is doing everything wiliiin its power" to get rclkil to the American prisoners. I The American people, the two secretaries promised, "will not I forget the criminal nazi treni- , ment of the prisoners. "The perpetrators of these he- inous crimes will be brought to justice," 1 they said. Rod Cross Sends Aid Stinison read the statement to suj,j u,c (nsk force also includcrV his press conference shortly after , (W0 large converted carriers, the International Red Cross dis-1 whose planes attacked Sabang. closed in a cable fiom Geneva 1 Destroyers shelled Koeta Rndju thut truck convoys carrying Red ' on Sumatra across from Wo is Cross food supplies started a i land, the broadcast said. daily sirvice today from Switzer-1 land to prison camps in Ger- fln tensati0n L(tW many. , V,. . . r Karlier, a state department of- Vlai'll ICdllOH lilVeH ficiul said that tho sufferings of i .,,,, ,un 1,100,000 allied war prisoners in SALEM, Ore., April 12 (UP) Ccimanv will increase as long as A temporary or "easua employe CJ e r m a n resistance continues, who does work regularly done by Conditions have been growing i ' employing concern comes un wor.se. he said, ever since the I der the provisions of the work Russian offensive began last " compensation law, Attot- winter. Stimson and Stettinius said that with tile advances into Ger many from botli the east and wist, "the constant compressing of those prisoners into camps in an ever-narrowing area has re tulled in extreme hardship." Tiie allied offensives on both fronts have resulted in the liber ation of 27 of the prisoner of war camps out of the 711 in which American soldiers are known to to held, they said. These oper ations have resulted in the liber ation of approximately 15,000 Americans. The German government, how ever, has evacuated ;t(i,U0il Amer icans into the interior of Ger- manv. where :U.Ut)0 nt arc already being held, they said, 'IVarliinj; an olephant to stand on its head is a difficult task, yet cow olcnhants will stand on their heads in a frenzy of despair. c;v a mtat i(k t4wch iettii the flavor of TPfotsi"rr""" THE ndTs Are Sought X lUJCllBJ.il fl Vol. WASHINGTON, April 12 (UP) The bureau of reclamation sub mitted to congress today a pro posed postwar progrum culling f..,- Ih nvm.nrliliirx Iif 4.702.- 37l,0no,on 415 power und irn-.u- tion projects in 17 western suuos. The program was outlined in a report presented to the house ir rigation committee ut a heuring on. legislation to facilitate set tlement of returning war veter ans on' reclamation projects. President, Roosevelt told the committee that legislation "to facilitate the settlement of re turning veterans on farms can be of great value In assisting them in returning to civilian life. "It is essenliul thut programs of ussistunce to veterans be authorized and adequately pre pared now," he said in a letter to Committee Chairman John R. Muidock, D., Ariz. The committee is considering u bill to give veterans a prior right to purchase farm lands on trrip.'itirin niniects under control of the bureau of reclamation. The total outlay would include $1,337,701,200 to pay the remain- ing cost on projects already I authorized by congress. Those . include $1,158,981,200 worth of niithnrmrl nrriierts on which con struction has been stopped or de terred uecausc oi me war. im balance of the program includ ed projects approved by the ad ministration but not yet author ized by congress, and projects still tinder study. Proposed projects would pro vide irrigation water for 10,800, 081 acres of new land and sup plemental water for 10,017,078 acres already irrigated. Projects already authorized would supply a total of 2,812,250 kilowatts of power and those un der study would generate an ud dilionul 4,271,720. Sabonej Raided By Allied Force Tnirvn Anril 12 (IIP) Radio Tokyo said todav that an allied baUcship Qucen Elizabeth and anotlcr believed the French pjchelieu, raided Sabang off norinwest Sumntra Wednesday mornjng. t wns d,0 fjrst report of a major French vessel taking part n pllcific war operations, The broadcast, heard by the tinited Press in San Francisco, nev General George Neunei ruled today. The opinion, given at the re quest of Fred Mellenry, Benton county district attorney, was con cerned with the employment of extra men by a garbage company to handle waste paper collected in connection Willi tne war enori. Bo Yon Wsiit on in a Grocery If so, you will find Joel's a pleasant place to trade either for cash or credit. We carry a complete line of fruits, vege tables, meals and fish. Phone 75! or visit our store. Hnvnuil Whole UKK'l'S. 2 ciins Junket Rennet l'owder l(pc Wml hum's TKAS, can Pheasant lmit. VAMIJ.A, 4-oz. Kew West Tomatd Prc-Cooked Mavy Beaas, 2 ykgs. 2Sc Morton Turkey Ntoie Sovt, cm 1S YMr t ounty i Mericao Style Ctfii Beans . JLis Good Sweet Turnips, i m. m . l.r Tedar St. LA-GKANOE EVENING OBSEKVEKpLA GRANDE, OREGON . japan Is 22Sl f - J) lChinaN pr t sf jkInawa BESraiJ 253023 Amoy VORMOSA ' J UNITED STATES , PHILIPPINES i PACIFIC THEATER. IN U. S. TERMS The map of the United States, above, superimposed on that of the Pacific war area, shows graphically the relation between key spots there with comparably located cities in this country, with Okinawa Island roughly corresponding lo Salt Lake City. From Naha, capital of Okinawa, to Tokyo, is 972 miles, about the distance from Wash ington to New Orleans. Jap-conliollod Sha-.ghai is 516 miles from Naha, or about the same as from Galveston. Tex., to Cin cinnati. From Naha to advance headquarters of Admiral Nimitz on Guam is 1415 miles, about tho same as from Portland, Ore., to Kansas City. Mo. Penal Action In 1 I J Ward LaSC ASKed . . r . By Labor Union CHICAGO, April 12 (UP) Attorney. General Francis Biddle was asked to cite Montgomery Ward and Co. officials for con tempt of court. , The United Wholesale, Retail and Department Store Employes union (CIO) charged thut Ward officials "had embarked on a e-.m'naicn ' to deceive the public and Ward employes army's ope'ation of company pro perties seized uec. zo. Montgomery Ward officials have charged the army with mis conduct in the management of its properties which ure being nu bv t 'o army Vlnu,"R ". ' , f Federal Judge Philip L Sul livan's ruling denying the legal ity of the seizure. Under Judge Sullivan's ruling the union said, the army was o dered to remain in possession the properties pendmg un n v ncal and the company allcgia and in contempt of U- Ward properties in seven cities were seized by the. army to en force war labor board directives regarding wages and mainten ance of union membership. - "ie In Pernamburo, piano movers carry the instruments on their beads. Six men carry the load, and n seventh goes ahead to clear traffic. Thousand! of men nod women bavo (nunil that tirao-icsU-u Stuart T&blots bring time It, happy relief to Blcep-rout'ing symptoms ot aciu iuaijs-"tioii, aiic-iinesa. fl'tlJ unset stom- rh. Tnsin delicious. COST to tobnn mii-tit.f. nn liottlc. TfV thctunvo o nuod night's slpep and wake tip in the morning fouling like a 51,000,000. Oet Bennin Stuart Tiiblola nt your druggist -only 25c, 00c, or 51.20 uadcr n?.ak cr'a positive money-back euamutc-u. Like in YoiaffselS OYSTERS m Kor Slew, pint "0c irCrK 35aa io .Ik,3cs.KS.. 29c i Soda, 3 25c jTufesiook Cheese I A Frtah Shipment Received Jsk, 2 caas. . 21c O (lioner.M A bbott, Costello Film At Liberty. Being mistaken for guests at a fancy dress in the mansion of a sociely leader, where they go to repair tho plumbing is the back ground for hilarious comedy in the Abbott und Costello film, "In Society", now showing ut the Liberty theater. r-ninn Hiittun Kirbv Grunt. Ann Cillix Arthur Treacher andlsoiina Will Osborne's orchestra ure in supporting cast. PTS IS A POWFkTOl WEAPON AGAINST SHEEP WORMS TTZ, our phcnotlitnzine tVorm remedy, is highly effective against rix tpecics of worms. It expels more stomach worms than the average worm remedy and its active ingre dicr.t, phenothiazinc, is the only drug knuwn to be effective ugaiiist nocluiar worms. PTZ is available in two forms for treating sheep. These ore PTZ Pel lets and PTZ Drench. An important feature of cither of these is accuracy cf dose. Careful dosing is essential in worming sheep. Get PTZ now anduse as directed on the package. Give your pullets the Act ttox 'I'rcMmcnt. Acidox is ji ven easily, in the drink ii: water, like Gcrmozone. lixause its acid is con t rolled, Acu!ox docs not .Um ti, kir.u ,-,iT the 'fife UfiHaVV Greatest loss from CocLidiois !s tn ... i. ,-t u u:. u ,ll.i and development. They need a medicine that will help them resist the disease and reduce death losses without upsetting them, Give (hem Acidox. A 12-oz. bot tle, to treat w thicks lor 2 weeks S1.00. MPICXPASTE Apply a little on back and wings oi scvoral chicks m of sGvoral chicks -AfS. -JLjL. ' KS WAY jh'.. W VITA-PETS "" SLA' 2-CZ.25C 6-oi.50c I T&i3Ei pouim JZI IVt Vitamin v.; Pf THIS WEEK'S PRICE SPECIALS! Nick! Pak Envelopes Fkg 4c Sacc5?afiji Mi) - .!.- 1 'J0 o 0 y eU't'Cttjii' i (jii)rfs o Olnstrumonts II Crop Growth Is Delayed, Damaged By Cold Weather PORTLAND, April 12 (UP) Despite a mild January and Feb ruary, crops in uregon are gen erally backward, pustures slow, sunne seedina retaraea, mo U. S. weather bureau noted to day. while livestock wintered well en the whole, and there has been little loss of lambs because of unfavorable weather, apricots and peaches were far enough along to suffer frost injury around Easter, und winter wheat suffered from excess moisture in western localities, said the week ly weather und crop summary. In Malheur county, the largest sugar bent acreage on record is mostly planted und lettuce al ready up, but in MUlinoman cnuntv. verv little spinach is planted, and it is now almost too late. Some early potatoes are in. Wet ground delayed pasture growth and seeding in Clacka mas. Cnos. Crook. Harnev. Kla math, Wheeler, and Douglas counties. Sherman county alone reported need of rain, as a cause of backward crops. Conditions were accounioa ioi , by a severe freeze in early March, a wet February and March, espe- j ciully iri the western portion of , the state, and a cool April, thus 1 fur. Lane county reported early . cherries and plums in bloom, with a hailstorm April 8. Full-sown grain is generally re ported in good shape, although growth is slow, as is sowing oi grains. Marion county ri ports peach damagi backward 1 pastures, and wheat CALF SCOURS! THE MOST EFFECTIVE NEW TREATMENT IS Sulfaguanidine Oblets . . . sulfa drugs. It works! Try it! MILK FEVER! When proper ly Siven works instantaneously! Come in and ask about it! GARGET! Mas,ltl TyrOthriCKJt CntsSsiOll . . . Extremely effec tive in chronic M ts'.itis in cattle. We have it ready for use. It's New! Bot Expeller! Carbon Disulphide Capsules For eKlling bots and large intestinal round worms from the jfastto-intestinal tract of horses and mules over 800 pounds. the This Year's Chicks are LUCKY! FT" Bacnuso they can nt TfiNili. A haw product worked out prnauci wurncu uui 'TV In the Geo. H. Lee V. Co. Laboratory. & i Metal Dust Pans Each 2f Dean's ?ilh A Real Valut! 75 Size . . 49c Nimitz Says Iwo, Marianas Valuable As V. S. Defenses GUAM, April 12 (UPV-Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz told a group of touring U. S. newsmen today that America has as valu able a post-war interest in the Marianas islands and Iwo Jima ns it now has in Hawaii. ,, . , , ,i . 'These slands are vital to our prosecution of the wi1 and they are equally vitul to our ueienses in the future," wimiiz saiu. "They are as important as the Hawaiian islands." He pointed out thut Marianas based bombers of the 21st bomb er command have "demonstrated to all the world by their success ful attacks on the cities of Japan the strategic value of these islands." a PURE One of the new mrmoions IN DUNKING WATIV Giv chicb eve-v AitTTHU D10 chance to mote good. Start them right with OERMOZOKE Loam practical ways to keap them hcl!Hv by raading the CHICK SECTION of fio Steel Wool Steuriag Pads Each . . ... 4c Ink Matches Limit 2 Pkgs. FfcR 12c Ibia 1? ffm - way (FREE BOOK) Thursday, aVprll, 1 1945 , Norwegian Getaik Z Chief Assassinated T.nNnflN. Anril. 12:.:(UP)An exchange telegraprpdispateh said that Frederick w i mens, gesiapo chief of Stavangeiv was shot. dead today, together with a nail lieutenant, by Norwegia n pat riots who opened fire on police in a raid led by Wilkens. Six others in the raiding party, who included quisling storm troops, were woumi.u Don't Neglect Slipping FALSE TEETH Do raise teeth drop, illp or wabble when you talk, eat, laugh or aneeieT Don't be annoyed anil Mubnrroed by auch hundlcopa. FAHTEETH. an alka. line (non-acnl) powder 10 p.'itiklo on your plulea, keepB fnlea tuath mora firmly ol. Olvea confident feuling ol aa curily and added coinrori. No suniniy, euody. paaty tahle or fading Get A8 TEETH today ai any drw. atora. Schilling Vanilla Flavor that won't freeze out Livestock Poultry and Pet Remedies! Glad to see I can get another '.hot of cutter PELMEKAL This has been a rou9H tripi Protect your Calves against BLACKLEG! vaccinate with MULFORD BLACKLEG BACTERIN V27 Doset Calves of all ages, 5 cc. Dependable! Economical1. 10 Doses . . . f 54c NEW DISCOVERY! -r Si For Worming Dogs '"'' 'Vt and Puppies with Ei iL ' -tt out dan8er 01 toxlc 1 ''ifjt. - Si PisoninK or vi l.'jKf 'en' after-effects! t& Safely expei Round Worms (Ascnrids), Hoolc Wonns and Whip Worms I GLOVER'S Imperial CAPSULES Th hltreast value 25? vr oftarttd for Genuine Ironizei Yeait $1 Size . . : 2C 25c Vafcw13 --f-wm al e u Refrigtywtw1 (jS Yotir Stock's Protection Wi reconmend 'l yZEt H miMUMito in mi mm i.