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fage Two THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, REGON Great Fleet of Siiperforts Blast Jap Home Isles '(Continued from Page 1) t Naha, battered by air and eob bombardment and apparently de- serted. A communique announced that " American casualties for the first . 37 days of the Okinawa campaign were 2,684 dead, 13,202 wounded '. and 639 missing the last an nounced toll of Japanese dead 'Was 38,535 16 for every Ame'r---ican killed. 'British Warships Aid ' Planes from the British Paci . fic fleet supported the Okinawa campaign with raids on Myako n4 Ishigaki in the Sakishima - group to the southwest. Japanese planes caused minor damage to - two of the British surface units but they remained operational. A Japanese iDomot dispatch, .reported by the FCC, said Jap anese suicide planes sank an al X ''lied battleship and set fire :p two aircraft carriers off Okinawa yes terday.' , '' American troops on Minanao ' '"Jila'nd it) the Philippines clamped - a huge pincers on Japanese for goes north of Davao and sealed -off the northern end of Davao Gulf with occupation of Samal island. ' Australian ilnd Dutch troops On Tarakan east of Borneo con tinnf.fl slow Drbercss. capturing a strategic hill north of Tarakan I ftp- i 1 "" " ' "t " I "- i I 3 at-""- 7. mnH Vvfc "Till Smp .y' l,if ' A tot itWirtiUiWi ;iwfi( ,mn J-af'l Ve-..- A GRANDE DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR EASTERN OREGON Trucks of Eddy's Bakery aro shown lined up before tho La Grando plant preparatory to leaving for servicing of retail outlets in the easier.! Oregon area, ranging to Baker, Pendleton, Enterprise and point in vicinity. Shown above, left to right, are drivers William Kerleo, 'W'i'!- r,ovri. f"lvde Foreman, Stanley Nelson and Ralph' Finley. Joseph McVey, manager of the Bob e bakery'' and' Ralph Nelson, manager of the La Grando operation are shown at tho extreme right, iim unudry specialises in fast delivery of bread fresh from the local ovens. - r American troops on southern Okinawa drove to within 1,500 yards of Naha, capital city on ihe west coast, the inltnd town of Shuri and Yonubaru,- east coast port. ' ' Marines could see the ruins of airfield and pushing thiough mine fields lets than two miles from the Djoeta oil fields. ' Allied bombers carried out ex tensive raids on Japanese air and shipping installations on Borneo Tuesday. '" Admiral Weygand Arrested by French I PARIS , May 10 'UF1-Thq Frerich press agency reported to day the arrest of Gen. Maximo Weygand and tennis star Jean Norotra, who were liberated re cently from a German concentra tion camp. , ' ' ' ' ' , ' Weyband was commander-in-chief of the French armies at the time of their surrender in1 1940. I I. HDII II III II JV mr iimiii ii i - ; "V .-v '"4 ' : : : -S f " 5 ' REMEMBER "HIS MOTHER," TOO! Ml My We Make j Cosmetic Sets to Order a Perfect fl Gift for Mother! 'M i Perfumes! Colognes! Sachets! Bath Powders! Scented, ltoxed Gift Soaps! Mitts! v Beautiful lj Ciitipacts! ! What Would Sie Like? "; Look at litis lAstl ,1 Box of Fine Stationery ,4? Attractive Wall Mirror 4 SfVe.v or Cory Coffee Maker I Glasbake Ovenware Set Pieces of Glass Kitchenware A Pair of Beautiful Book Ends .1 Dainty, Matched Dresser Set O .1 Writing Desk Blotter Set .4 Double Deck of Playing Cards 9 Ornamental Perfume Lamp ' ,1 C77 Vv of tfif6 Bath ,1 Vjoo Will Please Her .1 Single or Double Photo Frame H'e Have Dozens of Other Very Appropriate Gift for Her SIlOl' HKUE KR tOlR '"' "" M0T3SS1'S DAY CARD Lee G. K4iller Writer Learns JNavy, Lingo . Aboard Cruiser By LEE G. MILLER ABOARD A CRUISER IN THE I SOUTHWEST PACIFIC (By j wireless) In your first few days : aboard a warship you learn lots of odds and ends. Those decorative flags that arq run up for signalling from one ship to another are read frorn top to bottom, and if there's more than one string you read first the outboard series, then the inboard. Empty food cans are gashed with a knife before being thrown overboard, so they won't float and thus leave a telltale trail, or I confuse the detection devices. Twenty men aboard this ship ore being taught to read and , write. " It takes 20 pounds of powder to launch a catapult plane. A returning plane can be recov ered from the sea, after alight ing on its po.tloons, while the cruiser Is still moving at a good clip. Lieut.. Herbert A. Starbird of Melbourne. Fla.. told me nhnut that. He would presently be tak-1 the Rev- - A- Fortune officiat ing off to helD SDot our eunfire . mS- Interment will be in the Un- Soldiers Longest In Service First On Discharge List (Continued from Page 1) .reception center and took his oath. Odd portions of the month of 15 days or more will count as a whole month. " Overseas, credit is counted for the period from the date of def parture from a V. S. port to the return a U. S. port, with odd 15 days of more counting as a' month. ' '" Draft Calls Continue 1 Draft calls outstanding are for 100,000 men for May and 100,000 for June. The July and subse quent calls remain to be deter mined but it is expected they will continue to take physically fit available men between the ages of 18 and 29, the bulk of these being those just reaching the age of 18. The call3 for May and June are expected to con tinue taking some men over 30. Enlistments of general service WACs will continue as hereto: fore. Major-Gen. "William F. Tomp kins, director of the special plan ning division of the war depart ment general staff, said dis charges under the point system should commence in about two weeks. Men with long overseas service who have since returned to this country will be first to get Out. " ' ' " ' "- ' Secretary of War Henry L. Plimson said the plan is designed to give each soldier ah equal chance for discharge, based on the standards the soldiers them selves chose.1; ' Troops ' in all parts of the world were interviewed, and, by ovor vhelming'Vote, expressed the be lief that men' with extended and arduous service overseas and fathers should receive preferen tial consideration, Stimson said. Union Youth Dies After Long Illness Gene HoWhrd Ricker; 17, of Union, died today in a local hos pital following a long illness. He was the son of Mr. and Mis. FranK E. Ricker of Union. He had lived all his life in that city. Survivors besides his parents, are two brothers, Myron of Un ion and Jack of La Grande. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the about 1 Methodist church in Union with against Tarakan, Borneo. I' -I wouldn't know about the sun coming up like thunder, but in ! these waters it ct'r'.ainly drops under tile horizon like a scared : rabbit. If you keep your eyes j fixed on the sun during the final ! seconds of its setting, soineoiv.1 ' said, as soon as the sun is gone ; you'll see it image in green just j above the horizon. I tried, but it i came out violet. As soon as the sun is under, the I standing order is to "darken ship I topside" which means stop sniok ; ing on deck until sunup. I In the army SOP means stan I dard operating procedure. In the I navy SOP means senior officer present. SOP is usually also the OTC -officer in tactical command. RFS means ready for sea. GQ means general quarters battle stations. In Ihe army air force RON means "remain" overnight." In the navy, used as a suffix, it means squadron as in Comdej ron which signifies commander destroyer squadron. The bar at which ice cream and cokes are usually available for the crew isn't called a soda foun tain but the "gedunk stand." The room where the vegetables are prepared is the "spud locker." Fresh meats from the cold rooms takes a day to thaw for cooking. The chief master at arms sort of head policeman for the ship is traditionally called "Jimmy legs." On our ship hj's Insidore Silversmith of New York, a veteran of 20-odd years in the navy. I had dinner in the crew's mess and wc had to get along on tomato soup, breaded pork chops, brevn ' gravy, corn, mashed potatoes, salad and ap ple pie with an, enormous hunk of ice cream on it. Lieut. Comdr. Parkey Hulpern of Ash land. Mass., the cruiser's supply officer, said it wouldn't con tinue so good if we were long at sea. The ship's officers were briefed a couple .if days out by Hie exec utive officer. Comdr. James Prichard of Whittier. Calif. He began by sayng the presence of correspondents must have indi cated to all that the ship was off on an interesting mission. The third n command, under Captain Jack Duncan and the ex ecutive officer, is the cruiser's "first lhni'.cnaiit" who is actually a commander, Clinton J. Heath, of Waco, Tex. I guess they're trying to confuse me. ' ion cemetery. ?The mongoose, noted killer of poisonous snakes, consumes the entire body of its victim, poison p.nd all. - Around The City The Do-nut hut, maintained at the U. P. depot to serve free food to service men going through La Grande, is described by service men as "the best" on the railroad line. The hut is supported and main tained by lodgs, clubs, organiza tions and individuals, who con tribute food, money and their time to the project. Assistance in supervision is given by the Sal vation Army. . Food is served free of cost to any service man or woman, and to the service men's families. Most of those served are travel ing on the trains. Accurate count cannot be kept of the number served, but a con servative estimate taken from the records kept at the hut showed that 'almost 10,000 were served during the month of April. Calendar of Coming Events May 10 Music week program, Presbyterian church, 8 p.m. May 11 Music week program, high school auditorium, 8 p.m. Seventh War Loan I Campaign to Open Monday in County (Continued from Page 1) thus puting what might, other wise be "idle" money to work at a profit to the bond purchaser. He said one phase of the cur rent campaign which will be strongly emphasized is that of reaching potential purchasers at ttoir places of employment. He onounced that this phase of the drive will be handled by the Lions club in La Grande. Contest Gets Results G. I. Hess told of a sales con test that has been conducted re cently under his direction among employees of the Oregon Trail lumber company at Union, of which he is manager. He said that despito the faef'that the campaign does hbt.pp.tsn officially until May 14th, 3p per pnt of the community quota ha salready been sold in Union. '.: Various special events, such as motion picture bond shows and other attractions were discussed briefly and announcement was made that details of these fea tures will be announced later when dates and other details are completed. Don't Ntg!t Slipping ' FALSE TEETH Do falae teeth drop, slip or wabbl when you talk, e&t, laugh or infeseT Don't be annoyed and itibarraaied by uch handicaps. FASTEKTH, an atka. line (non-acid) powder to sprinkle on your pi tii, keeps false teeth mora firmly jet. Olvea confident feeling of curiiy and added comfort. No gum ray, gooey, paaty tatie or feeling Get FAS TEETH today at any drufc store- Animal heads are displayed htop a staff by street butchers of Taormina, Sicily, to advertise tneir wares. Buy Honey and White Syrup For Canning to Help Out The Limited Sugar Supply I God CookTl Clinton g . . 5c '1IA. Centennial CAKK FI.OUR TURKRY TAMALKS ....... (No Points!) Fagina,pkg. . 19c Kraft Dinner . 10c Hulk ' KRAUT, quart. Fresh MINCE MEAT, lb (toncl in Cookies! 25c Pop Corn, pkg. 10c Grape Nuts, 2 packages for 29c Lge. Selection Cookies 15c to 44c pkg. Onion Plants, 2 bunches for ... . 22c Fresh Shrimp (Tiny Ones) Cooked and Ready to Eat Hams 7 Points Half or Whole, pound ' 36c Weiners, lb.. . 30c Bulk Sausage 30c oF(S)E 1812 Cedar St. Phone 758 o The War is mm Ives: Yet thousands of Northwest shipyard workers have voluntarily quit important war work. Today the Portland and Van couver yards are critically short of men to complete urgently required TANK- ERS, VICTORY CARGO SHIPS, AT. TACK TRANSPORTS, TROOP TRANS. PORTS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS and ARMY PONTONS. These ships are es ential to the war in the Pacific ATTENTION, FORMER SHIPYARD WORKERS! All MEN formerly employed in shipyard work in the Northwest are urgeil to come back to the yards. The delivery schedules promised our gov ernment must be met Failure to meet these schedule may mean prolonging the war in the Pacific the Northwest must not let their fight ing men down I WAGES Jonmernuo rtcelre tUO per hour, helpers all crsfu 95c pec hour; 10 premium for .King lliifl. K for graveyard iliifL Work week of 48 houn willt lime and a half over 40 hours. Single Men 3-Yard Dormitories $3.50 to 54.90 per week. Family Housing Oregon Ship and Swan 1- room Pullman apts. 51.00 per day; payable one month in advance. 2- room apts. 51.25 per day; payable one month in advance. HOUSING AVAILABLE Rooms Family Housing Vancouver 2 and 3-room furnished apts., $.30.00 and $42.50 per month. $10 deposit in advance required on apartments. All apartments furnished except for linens, dishes, cooking utensils, silverware, blankets. 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