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fage Two Hosiery; is Item That By S. BURTON HEATH . And DOUGLAS LARSEN - NBA Stall Correipondenti i WASHINGTON, April 20 The chances are that you have heard at least one woman re mark, of late: "How can I go out? I haven't a thing to wear, and there Isn't anything in the stores.". ' 'Tain't so,' generally. Produc tion Of women's woolen suits was up last year to double the pre-war normal. Production of women's rayon underwear is above normal. There are rela tively plenty of dresses in the stores at a price of a kind. The difficulty is that both de mand and prices are up. Where the price of a particular style and grade is not inflated, the less ex pensive grades aren't available and the housewife is forced to step out of her class. The only Item of women's wear that is ex ircmely tight is hosiery, where production is only iwo-imras oi normal. Don't shoot in this di . rection we're merely reporting ! what we've heard but there are those who claim that women don't actually suffer for lack of Stockings. They can get enough, fny these hard-hearts, for genu ine need, though sometimes not enough to satisfy vanity. The office of civilian require ments hopes, through the WPB program, to produce about 80 per cent of the normal supply of un dergo cotton and rayon dresses. Can'l Meat Demand There is no reasonable chance that there can be enough wom en's or children's clothing pro duced to satisfy current demand, however, because women want from 20 to 70 per cent more of Various items than were avail able even before war production got top priority. " Almost any mother will tell $bi that children's clothing is al most Unobtainable. Cotton knit Underwear and sleeping gar ments are scarce. Also diapers. Store shelves appear to support ,tWs complaint. Yet the records show that production of under wear and sleeping garments is up i. third, and of diaper cloth up to double the pre-war figures. 'w'The number of babies taking 0 to 2 sizes hns increased 31 per ient since 1037, and the under . wear for such infants is up 42 per cX-nt. There are no more chil dren in the 2 to 12 size range, yet production of underwear for them 1 up 25 per cent. Doubled production of diaper clolh still lttgs 20 per cent behind prosper ity demand for such material, v. Surveys indicate that overall (fUpply of children's clothing is lagging about SO per cent behind 'Stimulated demnnd. If the avcr v ago mother will buy what she needs when she needs it, and not Squirrel away a lot of things through fear of a coming short age, the OCR thinks that about 0 per cent of demand can be satisfied. '. , In spite of the serious shortage of. cotton yarn, 130 million yards ftf woven cotton has been allo cated, during the first quarter of this year, to play suits, under wear, boys' shirts, pajamas, etc., to take up some of the lag. Manu facturers hope to improve even tiic existing record output of dia per cloth. False Optimism The entire situation regarding clothing, as discussed up to this point, is current nnd historical, and when government agencies discuss what they will try to do they are talking on the only safe Assumption, which is that the war in Europe will go on forever. One reason for existing short ages in many lines, including clothing, is Unit both milltury and civilian lenders joined the general public lust fall in a wave of false optimism, and began cut ting back production on the the ory that Germany would capitu late before the new year. It didn't, and now we are suffering for our error by seeking to catch uf on what should have been manufactured before. Misled by that over-confidence, perhaps, we speeded up the tem po in the Pacific When Hitler clung on, we found ourselves with two major offensives to sup port simultaneously. .' It is doubtful that either mili tary or civilian leaders will re peat that mistake. .They prob ably will keep producing fighting mt.teriel at tup speed until the , I Nazis actually surrender ami uic'l disarmed. I ! Then, whenever it may be. I there will be cutbacks in war i production and shifts to civilian goods output. How great these j will be, and how quickly they Will be reflected in retail stocks, . none can predict. But the Very j fart that the nation's gigantic production machinery is being HEALTH TO YOUI - CoTe lUctoff Colon AtlmnH tur. rutuln. Hamla (Run tur) Hitrof haalih -r"wr n am-ahtlHy to f(of Ilia, j Without hoipttnl npTr1lnft I Bcranhilly mplofact rr yuan, Lib ml rrdlt tftrtni. Call lei vain in nil en 4 l MM lot TREE; booklet. Optfi fvtflingt, Mon., Wtd, hi., 7 to 6--30 Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC Pfrytfclan nd Surgeon V. t. Cor, E. BurnlU and Qrasd An, TfrUpfcen EA-Uflll, Portland 14, Oit Only Women's Wear is Critically Short i - t ':.'b: : UM'1' If Hosiery supply will not increase until demand for nylon para chutes diminishes. Bread Produced Locally by Eddy's Bakery to be Marketed Tomorrow First locally manufactured bread will be placed on the market in northeastern Oregon by Eddy's bakery, new La Grande business, Thursday morning, Ralph Nelson, manager of the organization, an nounced today. A general meeting of sales rep resentatives from Baker, Pendle ton, Enterprise, La Grande and surrounding points will be held in La Grande tonight at 7 o'clock to launch the sales and distribu tion program for the area, he said. "Eddy's bread and bakery pro ducts have been served in this area for a long time," Nelson said. "Now we are set up to serve it fresh from our ovens in La Grande. Grocers throughout northenstern Oregon will have Eddy's bread on their shelves Thursday morning. We fiel we hove a superior product and are delighted to be able now to de liver it fresh in the area each duy." The local organization has been Improving Its facilities nnd acquiring new equipment since the bakery was purchased from K. J. McWilllams. Ultimate to tal employment will reach more than 30, Nelson said. DATES ARE TABOO It is not considered convention al for Moslem men and women to make dales or be seen talking to gether. Should a respectable wo man be found talking to a man of another family, scandal nnd bloodshed usually overtake at least one of the couple. shifted to consumer goods should then stop "precautionary or pan ic buying, release hoarded goods, and generally relieve the situa tion all along the line. Your Livestock from Roaming with an ELECTRIC FENCER Save the cost of expensive fence building . . only one woe is necessary to keep your livestock fenced if you use ail Partaak ItuUory Kciuti $15.25 RADIO tt MUSIC SUPPLY CO. 1 ,11 (i ramie THE T3 mm i -f.CJ , v fi..'.t 1 A '1 .i-i - "A Length of Service To Rule in Army Discharge Plans WASHINGTON, April 25 (UP) Soldiers who have been In the army the longest will be among those getting preferences for dis charges when the army puts its point system Into effect after V- E day. Under the point system, which is part of the partiul demobiliza tion plan to become effective af ter V-E day, credit is given for length of service based on the total number of months in the army since Sept. 10, 1040. Credit is also allowed for num ber of months served overseas, for decorations and combat ser vice and for the number of de pendents up to three children. Credit for length of overseas service and combat would tend to be larger for those who have been in the army the longest. Thus it was believed substan tial numbers of the soldiers draft ed at tile outset of selective ser vice and those who entered fed rul service through the national guard would hav sufficient points to be eligible for demobilization after Germany is defeated. Various estimates, none offi cial, have placed the number of those who will become surplus to the army alter V-E day at be twrcn 1,000,000 nnd 2,000,000. it will take many, many months to bring them home. electric fencer. Wo carry a complete stock of Parniak and Richard's Fencers at our store, Richard's h'loctric Foncer $17.50 , bti ' ,'1 (JF.O. TISS. Prop. First.Nntinnnl Ifcink ltltlfr. J riti.nr MTQ (Enterprise LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Superintendent Is Appointed For School in Cove COVE, April 25 (Special) The appointment of Firman Fowler of Astoria as principal and superin tendent of schools for the 1945-46 school year has been announced by the trustees of district No. 15. Other teachers to whom con tracts for the next school year have been approved are: Mrs, Anne Johnson, high "school; Mrs. Daisy Ronne, 7th and 8th grades; Miss Arline Anderson, 5th and eth grades; Mrs. Leafy Sands, 3rd and 4th grades, and Mrs. Helen Conklin, 1st and 2nd grades. Commencement Is Set May Day will be observer in the school gymnaisum May 4 with a program which will in clude coronation ceremonies for Verna Towle, who will be queen of the May. Her princesses will be Marcella Neiger, Rhoda Lloid and Marie Kight. Floyd Robin fon will be the queen's attend ant. Children of the elementary grades will participate in the program under the direction of their teachers. The members of the royal court constitute the high school class which will be graduated at com mencement exercises May 16 with Prof. Hawk of Oregon State college as the speaker. Baccalaureate exercises will be held the evening of May 13 in the Methodist church with Rev. M. A. Talney of La Grande as the speaker. The junior-senior dinner will be held Friday evening in Allen hall with the Baptist church wo men in charge. Trial of Master Of Tanker Drags PORTLAND, Ore., April 25 (UP) The government's case against Edward Crabtree, former master of an oil tanker that burned while docked at Portland, today was under indefinite post ponement while attorneys thresh ed out the details. Federal Judge Claude McCul loch yesterday ordered the post ponement at the request of Ma son Dillard, U. S. attorney, who sought time to prepare an argu ment in defense of the indict ment which Crabtree's attorneys contend was faulty. Crabtree was charged with em bezzlement of $1,650 in govern ment funds, discovered to be missing from the ship's safe after a fire Dec. 28. 1 V Your Studebaker dealer merits your YOU WONT find a finer group of Americans any where in civilian life than the men who proudly identify themselves ns Studebaker dealers. Since the curliest days of the war, they've recognized nnd accepted the responsibility of doing everything in their power to help keep cars and trucks on the job. They've gone even further they've made their establish ments clearing houses for the redistribution of used cars nnd trucks they've provided owners with reliable infor mation on wartime regulations covering car and truck opVrations. Helping the war effort through conserving transporta tion i the constant objective of Studebaker dealers. Tho old friends they've held mid new I t lends they've w on show how much the public relics on them. It's a trust that's well-deserved. THE STVDEBAKER CORPORATION ( ) Q IT- lllil A(l;tinvi. 0 Studebaker ... Peacetime builder of fine cart and trucks Meat is Destroyed As Plant Burns PRINEVILLE, Ore.,- April 25 (UP) Thousands of pounds of fresh meat burned in a fire that destroyed the plant of the Prine ville Packing co. The plant only one serving Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes counties burned while two fire trucks from Prineville dashed back and forth over the two miles to Prineville for water, which was not available in near by irrigation ditches. Only wa ter with which to fight the fire was that in the fire trucks' tanks, which had to be replenished dur ing the relays to Prineville hydrants. WPB Chief Denies Post-War Ships Are Being Built WASHINGTON, April 25 (UP) War Production Chief James Krug today denied a charge that American shipyards are building ships for use after the war by other countries. Krug's denial was made at a house postwar economic policy committee hearing after Rep. Richard J. Welch, R Calif., o:;ked why thousands of work ers were being used to build such ships if there is a steel shortage. Welch said Dutch interests bor rowed .$100,000,000 at IVfe per cent for postwar ship construc tion and that the vessels were under construction at the Sun shipyards in Philadelphia and at yards along the Columbia river. "No steel is being obtained for any ship unless it is needed in the international maritime ship ping pool for prosecution of the war," Krug replied. He said steel will remain tight to the end of the Japanese war. "I can substantiate what I say," Welch retorted. "If Mr. Krug wants to go with me to the Sun yards I'll show him." When committee Chairman William M. Colmer, D., Miss., suggested that Krug investigate and report to Welch, the Califor nian said: "He won't have to go any fur ther than Chairman (Emory S.) Land of the maritime commis sion. "Adm. Land is the claimant for all steel used for building ships," Krug said. "If the admiral is claiming steel for .war shipping and. turning it over to postwar shipping I'd certainly like to know about it." confidence J SfK KAWSTST (ian you siMtc vat a used enr that 'i twdly nenlfti by wnirotir to whMn nn Utnniohile csntt;ili A nc.uty SliHieNikrt driller uill rLhIIv buy your uni car for a rolxI osh price. J ;") (") MM' O fT) I.t anne, in c. tun- Tyson is over-clointr it! School .Building Progrm Endorsed PORTLAND, Ore, April 25 (UP) Of measures to come be fore Oregon voters June 22, the Oregon state federation of labor favors the state school building program but opposes the cigaret sales tax. J. T. Marr, executive secretary, ! today said support of the $10,- 000,000 state school building fund was voted by the executive board "on the grounds of the extreme need of state educational and other state institutions for build ing expansion to meet the mini mum of-demands upon them for service to the public." The proposed cigaret sales tax was deemed a possible opening wedge for a general sales tax. Powder of precious stones, and the ashes of gold, silver and cop per, are used in tonic medicines in India. RICHFIELD'S SUMMERSHIELD SERVICE has been developed by RICHFIELD engineers to get your car ready for summer driving, Ask your RICHFIELD dealer about this one-stop service for summer at one special price . . NOW. SPARK PLUGS cleaned, ad justed and tested. AIR CLEANER cleaned and re-oiled. CRANKCASE drained, cleaned and refilled with . Richfield Motor Oil. DIFFERENTIAL drained, cleaned, refilled with Rich field Gear OH. ..v O o BATTERY checked and filled, cose ond terminals cJcoocd and carrier bolts tightened. HUM Unitsd national clojuins couectioh SAWMILL IS BURNED EUGENE, Ore., April 25 (UP) Fire destroyed the Austra lum ber company sawmill, in the southwest corner of Lane county, Monday night. , . t Pepsi-Cola Company, Franchisee! Eoitler: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. ox Pendleton Ml field field III E B. & lfta If I' A i Wednesday, April 25, 1945 City News In Brief- Mr. and Mrs. Ivel .R. Hibbs have returned from' Portland where they were called by the sudden death of Mr. Hibbs' moth er, Mrs. George Goodwin, at Ver nonia. Services were held in Portland at The Little Chapel of the Chimes, with interment in Portland. Charles Erickson, a, transient, last night was arrested on a charge of being drunk, and this morning was ordered to leave town. . Two minor traffic accidents yesterday were reported to the local police. Cars driven by W. D. Terpany of Elgin and A. K. Larsen, Imbler, collided as Ter pany backed from the curb on Adams avenue near Fir street and vehicles driven by Cpl. Don Eveland, Walla Walla army aif field, and Neal Suydam, La Grande, bumped at Fir and Ad ams avenue. Long Island City, iV. Y, j TIRES checked, inflated, cross-switched. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS cleaned, inspected, lubri cated. RADIATOR drained, cleaned and refilled. CHASSIS completely Iwbri cated with highest qualitjr lubricants. MISSION drained. refilled ritfl Rich Gear Oil. Gee
