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ABOARD A OIOIHKR IN THE
Southwest pacific (By
JA'ireless) My nap was inter
rupted by n voice that seemed
to come from inside my pillow.
The voice inloned, "The smok
ing lamp is out throughout the
ship."
It seeped through my drowsy
consciousness that I was aboard
6 warship. And that we wore
about to depart for some serious
shooting.
The loudspeaker announcement
ijvas the navy's ancient way of
saying, "no smoking" we were
taking on gasoline.
I had come aboard the piovi
ous evening with three other
newspapermen. After several
months of visiting army units it
was quite a change.
No more shaving from a hel
met thore was a waih basin
with faucets in the cabin I
shared with a warrant officer.
No mora lukewarm chlorin
olod water fo drink thero
iwqie ice-waler fountains all
ovor the ship, and though this
'was distilled sea water it tasted
pure and wonderful. (Actually
this converted soawator has
lets salt content than normal
fresh water.)
No more mosquitoes or dirt
floored tents or living from a
duffle bag. And our first meal
was stcuk, us'purugus, potatoes
(.not dehydrated), pie and ice
cream.
: And presently I turned in, not
on a cot, but on the top layer of
i double bunk, with mattress and
pillow. It was too much. Though
t went to bed after midnight 1
Was awake at 3:30. Hence my
afternoon snooze.
! My introduction to the navy
was rather elaborate, since we
travelled first in a little LCVP,
boarded a destroyer escort, were
picked up by a PT boat and
Vrnvelled at S8 knots to an nn
horage where a small barge
transferred us to a cruiser,
As we s 1 e p p o d from the
'gangway onto the quarterdeck,
'the officer saluted us smartly.
1 returned the salute all right,
!but I clean forgot lb saluto the
.colors first as Is the navy cus
"lom, so they undoubtedly and
correctly marked mo down as
n landlubber,
Three of tho four correspond-
cuts aboard were replacements
for men killed out here. Hum
Kinch of the Koit Worth Star
Telegram succeeded Stanley
Clunn, and Jerry Thorp of the
Chicago Daily News replaced
John Terry. Gunn and Terry
mid Asahel Bush of the Asso
ciated Press were killed when a
llap bomb hil their billet at Tac
loban on Leyte, Another inrm
Jier of our party, Jim Hutcheson
id the AP, moved from that Tac
loban house a few houis before
the bombing because ants were
bothering him. And I've been
jissigned to take over Ernie Pyli Y.
column.
I Belore coming aboard, inei-t;-ntally,
I had received a wire
less from Lesler Cowan, Holly
wood, producer of the picture Gl
Joe, suggested by Ernie's work.
The picture, he said, would still
be "shown first wheiever Em!.;
is as I promised him." Lester
had intended showing the film
to whatever unit Ernie would be
Covering at the time. Now it will
I) j shown on thai bleak far island
where he (ell.
Ernie's old friend, Paige Cava
naiigh, wrote me a few weeks au
n om Hollywood that the picture
was turning out fine; If Un
finished product is as good as
Mime of the sequences Ernie and
I saw in' Hollywood in Decem
ber, it may cvi n be a great pic
ture, though a melancholy one
under the circumstances.
I'll 1 1 y hi gel lo le Shima for
the showing if Lester gives me
sufficient notice to arrange tin
trip. Ore. City Woman
State's War Mother
SALEM, On-, Miv II U'') -Mrs.
Ella Garner, Oregon e'llv.
was today named "Or, gnn Wa:
Mother" lor the second consecu
tive year, it was anivniiuvd t -day
by Douglas Mullarkv pri
vate seel 'taiy lo Gov. Karl Suell.
"National Music Week
May (i to Mav VS'
A CONCERT
PK0GKAM
Sponsored liy lite
Neighborhood ('lull
Will He Piesenlcd
at the
Prcsbflcrian
Church
Thurs.,MaylO
at 8 p.m.
German Surrender
Brings End to
Costly Conflict
(Continued fiorn Paso 1)
Suslopamv for Hussiii.
Eisenhower did not appear un
til after the documents plain
papers resembling ordinary legal
folios were signed. Officers
said tl'iit, in accordance with
precedent, negotiations of this
kind were carried out on the
chief of staff level.
When Eisenhower appeared, he
was filiated by Jodl's clicking of
heels. Me was asked sternly
whether the Germans understood
the terms completely. A stiff how
was his answer. Then, in Eng
lish, he asked permission to
speak. He uttered a plea for the
Germans in his own lunKU'ify.
Throughout the conference the
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The Germans wore full mililffry
unifolms with medals and rib
bons. Even in the hour of all:-:'d tri
umph in Europe, Churchill turn
ed sober attention to the war
against Japan. He warned that
Japan, "with all her treachery
and greed, remains unsubdued
. . . W-:- must now concentrate all
forces for the task aheaei."
No Word from Moscow
The allied proclamation of vic
tory in Europe was made simul
taneously in London, Washington
and Paris, No word came im
mediately from Moscow. It ap
peared that the Russians might
he waiting until Zhukov has
signed the surrender document
in Berlin later today,
Gin. Charlis DeGaulle told the
French people by radio thai "the
war has ..been won! Victory is
here! Tho victory of the United
Nations and the victory of
France!" The Germans have cap
itulated, and the French high
command was a parly to the act
of capitulation, DeGaulle said.
Big Job Lies Ahead
President Truman in Washing
ton soberly told his radio audi
ence that victory "is 'only half
won" ond the job would be done
only when unconditional sur
render has been forced on the
Japanese.
He urged ( lie American people
to "work, work, work" anil ad
vised the Japanese to surrender.
First he issued his proclamation
ol victory mid his statement on
the task yet to be done at a news
conference in the White House.
Thin he broadcast them to the
people.
A German high command com
munique, presumably referring
to yesterday's events as usual,
said big guns of the Geiman gar
risons in the western coastal
pci( ls ;,H.K,i,, si
Nuz-
aire, l o r l e n t, Dunkeique
"shelleei enemy batteries and
troop movements."
Evidently this was the lasl
communique the high command
would issue, since it now was
committed to stop fighting.
The high command announced
that the greeting "lieil Hitler" no
lunger would lie used in the Ger
man army.
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ence that the watchword of the
nation now should be "work,
work and mare work."
"1 call upon every American to
stick to his post until the last
battle is won," he said. "Until
that day, let no man abandon his
post or slacken his efforts."
Declaring that he wanted it em
phasized repeatedly that much
work remained before final vie
tory, he said "our victory is but
half-won."
"The west is free," he added,
"hut the east is still in bondage
to the treacherous tyranny of the
Japanese. When the last Japanese
division has surrendered uncondi
tionally, then only will our fight
ing be done."
He also pointed to the need for
hard, toilsome, painstaking work
to achieve "an abiding peace, a
peace; routed ill justice and in
law."
Doenitz Offers to
Remain at Helm
(Continued from Pago 1)
its activities."
Doenitz said lie ordered the
German high command to sur
render unconditionally all Ger
man fighting forces in all theat
ers of war in order to "save the
lives of German people."
"We bow in reverence before
the thousand-fold proven gallan
try and sacrifice of our dead and
prisoners."
Doenitz has nol revealed the
personnel of his entire cabinet.
He did announce that Count Lud
wig Schwcrin Von Krosigk had
replaced Joachim Von Ribbentrop
as foreign minister, however.
The allies probably will treat
Doenitz as a defeated commander
in chief.
London sources said it was al
most certain that he will not be
tried as a war criminal since he
had been a naval commander
without political power through
out the war until its final days.
Marines, Aussies
Continue Gain
(Continued from Page 1)
the Sakishimu group, south of
Okinawa.
American troops on Mindanao
may have captured another air
field. Last reports said troops
in the central part of the island
had reached Maramag airfield,
45 mile north of Kabaean, Sun
day.
Other American troops ad
vanced within a half mile of
Balete Pass leading to Cagayan
valley in northern Luzon. Most
of the remaining Japanese- forces
on Luzon were believed concen
trated in the valley.
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TODAVS
By JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 7 Little
Mid Otl, popular manager and
right fielder of the Giants, was
changing from ball togs to civvies
n his office. He had about as
j much privacy as a show-window
manikin. The baseball writers
wanted to know what ho thought
about the National league pen
nant race, now that the opening
phase of the campaign was com
pleted. Modest Mel said, "I can loll you
more about this race after we
play the western clubs. Yes, we've
done all right against the other
eastern clubs. We're leading the
league; and I'm convinced that
our club is improved considerab
ly over last season. Bui I expect
rough going when ihe western
outfits begin moving in on us
Tuesday. Cincinnati tackles us
first."
Ott was in excellent spirits. His
Giants had just won the opener
of a Sunday double-header from
the Braves, thanks to ninlh-inn
Jng home runs by Phil Weintraub
and bchnozz Lombatdi. And
rain had washed out the night
cap, but not before Johnny Ruck
or had .stretched his hitting streak
lo 17 sli night games.
Braves Are Key Opponent
Ott was pleased with the
Giants' performances against the
Braves, whom he tabbed the most
improved club in the east. In
eluding Sunday's victory, the Ott
men have beaten Boston six
times in seven contests. Against
all eastern opposition, the New
Yorkers have won 12 and lost
four. This is much better than
last season, when the Giants reg
istered only eight victories and
nine defeats in the first phase of
play.
The diminutive, brown-haired
pilot emphasized that any impres
sions he might have formed of
the western outfits were based
merely on what he had read in
the papers. The Cardinals would
be tough again, despite the loss
of Stan Musial and Walker Coop
er. The Cubs were off to the
kind of a start one would expect
fom a good club, and they were
Kctling better pitching than last
season.
i-iusuurgn was naving
temporary tough luck, and was
a fair stronger outfit than its
eaily showing indicated. "As for
Cincinnati," he said, "The Reds
are ilways lough they've al
ways got good pitching."
Where were the Giants most
improved?
"Our pitching seems much bet
ter," he explained. "Fclclman,
Mungo and young Hansen are a
big help. . And Ace Adams has
done fine relief work except in
one game against Brooklyn."
JT IS FITTING that victory in Europe
should be the occasion for us to dedi
cate ourselves to the job yet ahead. First,
victory in the Pacific; and then a contri
bution from all of us tow ard the building
of the kind of free world for which so
many have bravely fought.
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Toward this end, we now o
pledge ourselves.
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OLYlNfflA BREWING COMPANY
CUYMIMA, WASHINGTON, U.S. A.
First Lt. James S. Mills, U. S.
army infantry, son of Mr- and
Mrs. Stanley Mills of La Grande
has been awarded the Bronze
Star medal for heroic' action near
Bayanbayanan, Luzon, Philippine
islands on March 20. The cita
tion with the medal said: "Upon
reaching their objective (Lt,
Mills') platoon was pinned down
by heavy automatic weapon and
sniper fire which inflicted heav.v
casualties on- tiie troops. Lt
Mills, disregarding his own sale
ty, left his position, to adminis
ter first aid to the wounded. Ik
made several trips to remove
wounded men lo posilions ol
safety while directing his plaloon
in successfully repulsing an
enemy counter-attack.
Mills' wife and daughter are
expected in La Grande Thursday
from New York and will spend
the summer with Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Mills. - Mrs. Mills was
an American army nurse in Aus
tralia when she and Lt. Mills
were married.
Clarence Muilenburg, seaman
first class, who has been on ac
tive duly in the Atlantic area,
has been reassigned to the Miami,
Fla., navy base. He writes his
mother, Mrs. Tom Muilenburg of
La Grande that there is a large
detachment of Chinese stationed
there, training for the American
navy.
Mrs. Muilenburg also received
a letter from one of the Chinese
trainees who can speak or write
English, telling how he likes the
United States. He also voiced his
appreciation of the friendship of I
the people here.
Manford W. Lcale, chief phar
macists mate, has returned to
Echo after visiting his aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Keller,
family and friends in La Grande.
He is the son of Sgt. and Mis.
Walter Lealc of Echo, formerly
of La Grande. His sister, Mrs.
Charles Brooks and her daugh
ter, Patty Ann, accompanied him
to La Grande.
Chief Lealc will return to San
Pedro, Calif., May 23 for reas
signment. .
A pre-war 3'-pound toy loco
motive contained enough zinc for
the carburetor of a jeep.
Coast Leaguers
Are Out to Cut
Lead of Beavers
By United Press
Pacific Coast league teams,
hopeful of getting into the pen
nant chase, return to the fields
tonight in an effort to make up
some of the ground they lost last
week to the Idop-leading Port
land Beavers.
While Los Angeles remains
idle on Tuesdays and opens with
a double-header against Oakland
on Wednesday, the six other clubs
swing into action.
Portland invades San Diego;
San Francisco entertains Holly
wood in a "cellar series" and
Seatlle visits Sacramento.
A major share of the fireworks
may be shot at San Diego where
cither club can get in a make-or-break
blow by handing out
a sound trouncing. The Padres,
considered by some to be the
class of the league, are finding
that the breaks are catching up
with them and they dropped a
4-3 series decision to the im
pioving Los Angeles Angels last
week.
Manager Marv Owen's Beavers
are dangerous from the lop of
Ihe batting order right down to
the pitcher and their attack has
outhone the defense in winning
2D out of HO games played.
A slugging duel appears in Ihe
offing, too, at Sacramento where
the Solons entertain Seattle. Both
nines are stronger at the plate
than on the hill.
Pennies are legal tender only
up to 25. You can't force a per
son to take more than that num
ber on payment of a debt.
PAINTING
SUPPLIES!
Linseed Oil
While Lead
Turpentine
Paint Thinner
Paint Remover
Woodwork Cleaners
Floor Wax
Teel's Paint Store
1308 Adams
Who can blame Americans for go
ing half mad with joy as Hitler's
cruel war machine is smashed into
the dust? For all who have fought
and worked and suffered grievous
loss, this hour of triumph is de
served !
But our men are still fighting and
dying out there in the Pacific. If
we slow down now, we"ll be letting
them down!
Let's stick to our war jobs until
G U K Y II O I' N 1)
II. A. Decker, Agent
Nicaiauea Annex
LA GKANDE KVENING OIJSERV.EU
Phone 6(1(1
Complete Local Reports
Tuesday, May 8, 19 1 5
Chandler Will
Hold Two Jobs
LEXINGTON, Ky., May 8 (UP)
Baseball's new commissioner,
Sr.vi. Albeit (Happy) Chandler,
made it plain today that he ill
lends to hold down two jobs
"until the people protest."
"I am under no pressure lo
ciuit the senate and believe 1 1
can handle both jobs." he said. I
Speaking last night at a testi
monial dinner ponsored by the
Cooperative club of Lexington,
he said that he will take money
for one position only.
After the dinner he left for
Cincinnati, O., where he will
make arrangements to tiansfer
the baseball commissioner's of
fice from Chicago.
Policemen Attend
Marksmanship Class
The stale police force in La
Grande, Iwo members of lire city
police department, L. L. McBride
of the FBI, and two Enterprise
police officers are attending a
live-day course in rifle and revol
ver shooting in La Grande.
The course is being conducted
by L. J. Brice for the state board
of education, division- of voca
tional education.
7 pm. OS
GLASS DRUCS
Depot & Adams Phone 20
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Uncle Sam says, "Well done you.
can relax!" f
Let's buy extra War Bonds they
will be needed now, more than ever.
Let's use transportation wisely un
til Victory is complete. Then and
this is a promise -Grey hounds will
lead th((ficld with fine new equip
ment, new comfort features, n)W
carefree tours just as soctti as f?f
requirements will permit.
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But now let 's finish the job!
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ZIVIC GETS DECISION
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 8
(UP) Cpl. Fritzie Zivic, former
welterweight titilst from Pitts--,
burgh, took an easy 10-round de
cision last night from Mexican
Welterweight Champion Kid Az
teca in their rematch-at the city
auditorium.
JUST
RECEIVED!
Shipment of Center
Fiie and Shot Gun
Shells (sale restricted
to farm use).
Gilib's Saw Jointers
Electric Soldering
Irons
Silex Coffee Makers
Cory (ilass Rods
Haywood Trout Flys
Itasebal! Caps
Kemtone .
Stove Lid Lifters .
Sheet Lead
IJrcast Drills
Blow Torches
Wire Rope Clips
Key Chains
Macahec Gopher ,' ','
Traps '.-
String Mops 32 .
and 24-oz. Sizes , ;
Bohnenkamp's
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