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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORKfJON
Monday, May 14, 1945
Slash Ordered
In Lend-Lease To
Britain, Russia
WASHINGTON, May 14 (UP)
More big lend-lease cuts, in
cluding a slash of nearly 50 per
cent In U. S. war aid to Britain,
were in prospect today following
curtailment of the bulk of this
country's $300,000,000 a month
shipments to Russia.
At the same time some top U.
S. officials were said on good au
thority to believe the drastic cut
In lend-lease to the Soviet Union
might figure In relaxing the
stalemate in the Polish situation.
Though the Russian curtail
ment' assertedly was based 801611
on the fact that Russia is no long
er a fighting allyv it was said to
demonstrate a willingness on this
country's part to be "tough."
This, it was felt might further
convince Soviet Marshal Josef
Stalin that the U. S. will not yield
to Russian wishes in regard to
Poland. ' '
Russia Is eager to win rccogni
tion for the Soviet-sponsored Po
lish government now installed In
Warsaw, while British and the
U. S. are insisting that the gov
ernment must first be recognized
In line with the Yalta agreement.
President Truman is ejtpocted
to make an announcement on
Russian lend-lease shortly.
Foreign Economic Adminis
trator Leo T. Crowley said "new
shipments to Europe" have been
halted except those destined for
countries still fighting Japan or
those where lend-lease would aid
redeployment of American arm
ed forces.
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LABOR'S CHOICE Tho
American Federation of La
bor's Teamsters' union has In
dicated their President Daniel
Tobin, above, as their choice to
succeed Secretary of Labor
Perkins should she resign.'
Scholarships Are
Of fered Physical
Therapy Candidates
.Mrs. George Hulchison today
announced scholarships will be
made available to qualified per
sons who desiie to go into train
ing to become physical therapists
to treat infantile paralysis vic
tims. 'The national foundation for in
fantile paralysis has appropriated
$1,267,000 for training these spe
cialists, whose tuition, mainen
ance and incidental expenses will
be paid by the foundation while
they attend approved schools of
physical theapy.
To qualify applicants must be
graduate nurses, graduates of a
school of physical education or
have completed two years of col
lege training including courses in
biology and other basic sciences.
Complete information may be
obtained from Eugene W. Hall,
608 Park Building, Portland, 5.
Imbler Graduates
To Get Diplomas
Tomorrow Night
Ray F. Hawk of Portland, direc
tdr of research and field service
for the Oregon State Teachers'
associatiin, will be the principal
sneaker at commencement exer
cises of the Imbler high school
at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow in Wade
hall. His subject will be "There
Will AlwayB be an America."
The exorcises will open with
invocation by J. S. Lloyd, and
will include a vocal solo by Shir
ley Hibberd, accompanied by
Mrs. Andrew Paroz, who also will
play the processional and reces
siunal. Student speakers are Elva Mc
Kinnis, salutatorinn, and Shirley
Wilson, valedictorian.
Awards will be presented by
Superintendent Albert Hopkins
and diplomas by Claude Hale,
chairman of the school board,
John Couzens, president of the
graduating class will make the
response.
Benediction will be by Leonard
Billing3.
tils Find it Hard to Obey ISaia
On Fraternizing with Enemy
FAMED ACES FREED
LONDON, May 14 (UP) Lt.
Col. Francis S. Gabreski of Oil
City, Pa., and Col. Hubert Zemke
of Missoula, Mont., two of Amer
ica's most famous aces of the
European war, have been liberat
ed from a German prison camp, it
was announced today.
By TOM WOLF
WITH THE NINTH ARMY,
Germany (NEA) From a
purely military point of view the
most difficult aspect of the occu
pation of Germany is the prn
fraternizatbn policy. The Linger
we stay in Germany, the more
difficult it's going to become.
Strictly speaking, the non-fraternization
rule prohibits any and
all dealings with civilians from
smiling at youngsters on the
street or u "Guten Morgen" to the
local burgomeister to more ro
manlic relat': iships.
To make sure that every sol
dier knows about this rule and
has no opportunity to forget it,
the army has put on its most
elaborate educational campaign
of the war to date. Dozens of
times daily the armed forces net
work sandwiches a couple of
plugs in between regular ; radio
programs: "Jerry's home folks
his father, mother, sister and cute
baby brother are Just as German
as he Don't be a sucker. Dont
fraternize." ' ' !
' Hourly Rominders
Hourly time 'signals are deco
rated with such ' reminders as
"The time is noon. Time to re
member that Germans think kind
ness to an enemy is ' weakness.
Do not let them think we are
weak. Don't fraternize." ''
The GIs arc read lectures on
keeping away from Germans al
most us often as they're Tead the
articles of war which Is very
often. One division has vied with
the next to think up striking trick
ways of reminding men not to
slip. The 84th Division, for ex
ample, begins and ends all non
official notices: "Be wise don't
fraternize."
Since enforcement of the non
fratornizntion rule is a command,
responsibility and penalties for
infringements vary widely be
tween the divisions. Some soldiers
have been fined as little as $65.
Sume, of a different division, who
were found gullty of the same vi
olation have been sentenced to
dishonorable discharge and two
years at hard labor.-
One of the difficulties in en
forcing the rule at first was the
belief that many German girls
were purposely encouraging ro
mantic GIs in order to cry rape
and get tho soldier court-martialed
and perhaps sentenced to
death. Even if the rape charge
was disproved the soldier was
heavily penalized for violating
Hie non-fraternization rule.
Cases took the lime of investi-
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Loose body bolts in an auto
mobile often develop a poise that
may be mistaken for an engine
knock.
The strictly-business attitude of this American sergeant giving
directions in a battle-wrecked German city is typical of our
army's dealings with enemy civilians. Friendlier association brings
penalties ranging from fines to discharge and prison.
gators in the court-martial and
soldiers involved. And if the sol
dier was found guilty he was out
of combat for feme time just as
much of a casualty as if he had
been machine-gunned.
At first, too, there was some
confusion as tc whether the Ger
man who fraternizes is guilty of
breaking a rula and therefore li
able to punishment. SHAEF re
cently cleared up this question by
pointing out that the whole idea
of the non-fraternization rule is
to show the Germans that we
scorn them and have no desire
to associate with them.
Therefore, the rule has nothing
to do with the Germans and they
cannot be punished for their nat
ural desire to associate with us
their conquerors.
The Germans, used to the nazl
practice of forcing prostitution on
women of occupied countries, as
yet don't get the idea of non-fraternization
at all. It's not uncom
mon for mothers to attempt to
hide their daughters in the belief
that otherwise the girls would be
taken for army brothels of
which the American army has
none.
WAVES Sought in
La Grande Area
Reopening of tho WAVES to
unlimited enlistment of women
betwen the ages of 20 and 30
years is .announced by Rives
Waller of the navy recruiting sta
tion in Baker wljich serves this
area.
He said the navy is seeking
2,000 more Waves monthly to ex
pedite the war againiit Japan,
many for assignment to the navy
hospital corps in which they will
serve as technicians.
Full information may be ob
tained by writing Chief Special
ist Waller at the postoffice build
ing, Baker.
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Award of the air metal to Lt.
Richard W. Moore, pilot of a car
rier based naval fighting plane,
is announced by the headquarters
of the 13th naval district in
Seattle.
He is the son of the late Dr.
C S. Moore and Mrs. Mabel
Moord of La Grande and the
husband of Mrs.Betty Lou Moore
of Chula Vista, Calf.
The medal was awarded for his
part in battling Japanese forces
on Attu in the Aleutians.
The citation accompanying his
award says in part: "Lieutenant
Moore courageously and with ag
gressive determination pressed
home repeated accurate, effective
strafing and glide bombing at
tacks on hostile positions, con
tributing materially to the suc
cessful captule and occupation
of Auu. '
Assignment of Pc. Maxine Pet
erson of La Grande to duty as a
flight control clerk at Westover
Field, Chicopee Falls, Mass., is
announced in a communication
from that base, where she was
transferred from Mitehel Field,
N. Y.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Peterson of La Grande, she
was employed toy the army sig
nal corps in Anchorage, Alaska,,
prior to enliting in the WAC in
March, 1943.
Official Records
Building Permits
George Cox, repair a one and
one-half story frame dwelling,
2203 north Fir street, $500.
midshipman training at North
western university, and later at
tended the tactical radar school
at Hollywood, Fla. He also saw
service at Miami, Fla.
Lt. Williamson wears the
American and Eui'opLun-Afi'ican-middlo
eastern theater ribbons,
His patents are Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Williamson of 1012 Oak
street. He was graduated from
the University of Oregon in 1943.
Tech. Sgt. Isaac Shafer, jr., is
here on furlough from Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio, visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Shaf
er of Island City and his sisters,
Mrs. Charles Goodwin, Mrs. Ned
Jones and Mrs. George Courtney.
Staff Sgt. Virgil Sanderson
has written his wife in La
Grande, that he is now in Eng
land. Sgt. Sanderson was eva
cuated by hospital plane from
Germany to Paris and then to
England, and he states that all
the men are receiving excellent
medical care.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Conner have
received a telegram from their
son, Lt. David Conner, who has
been held in a German prison
camp, stating that he is well, had
not been ill while confined and
hopes to be home soon.
The camp Lt. Conner was in
was liberated April 29, and this
is the first direct word his fam
ily has had from him since then.
Today We Pay
Tribute to
Lawrence Shaffer, 20, navy
seaman first class, and the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Shaffer of Island City.
He now is in the Pacific
area and also served in Asia,
Middle East, Europe and
North Africa.
Before entering the navy
May 25, 1943, he was em
ployed by the railroad here.
His wife, the former Beatrice
Hayes, and their son, Larry
Lee, live on rural route No. 1,
La Grande.
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He's saving money for my college by buying
War Bonds, and hanging onto them too! But
he says that he knows what to do In case we
need money in a hurry sometime when tho
family budget gets out of balance or an
emergency comes up-like the time Granny
was sick. He says we can borrow at the
First National Bank!
My Pop says borrowing from a bank is good
business and that it doesn't cost as much that
way. He says too that when you borrow from
the First National Bank you establish your
credit so you can use it again if you want to.
LOANS $50 to $1000
a full year fo repay
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lieutenant (junior grade), USNR, KSiW 8ltN',EI WHISKEY
aboard a destroyer escort of the tSJHMtfjJuj J P1' 0 groin neutral aplrit. .-w
Atlantic fleet. He ieceived his grTt' nJ?,J'Htr. cwp.,j. y. c. -f
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