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
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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.
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Cosmetic
Sets to Order
a Perfect fl
Gift for Mother! 'M
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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
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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
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Phone 758
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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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Painters
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