Or
Lee G.
! Miller
, Feathered Mascot
ils Nonchalant "'
As Guns Bark
V ; By LEE ,G. MILLER
"r ADOAHD SA CRUISER IN THE
CELEBES SEA (By Wireless)
f While I was visiting a destroyer
off Tarokan, J made the aequaint-
ancc of the ship's mascot, "GQ."
5CiQ is a rqostcr. Filipinos gave
him and another rooster to some
of our men on Lcytc on D-day
of the first Philippine invasion
last fall. GQ is short for general
quarters, the call to battle sta
tions. That's because the rooster
gives voice from time to time
with fine barnyard cry as if rally
ing to action. ;
The other rooster was named
"One Easy" condition one easy
being the status aboard ship
when the men are at battle sta
tions but may nap or otherwise
relax. Poor. One Easy took off
on a rcconriaisance flight one
day and landed in the ocean
permanently". "I! '
: The ship -had a monkey once
loo, but the monkey jumped over
board one day, apparently for a
J swim, while the ship was making
i ' J 20 knots or so, and the poor monk
i was last seen swimming desuer
J ately in its wake.
t ' Lieut. Comdr. Robert R. Gre-jn,
1 the captain of the destroyer,
; didn't learn of the incident until
later.
..' .' "I'd have turned back and
;.t picked him up," he said, "but
it was too late when they told
. j,.? me." Capiai'i Green comes
.' from Coniersville, Ind. V .
' The ship's log bears an entry
1 about the monkey's disappear
ance: "Oscar abandoned ship at
- 10:30 o'clock."
When the .destroyer is in port
A and a liberty party goes ashore,
GQ' is certain to be along, and
the liberty pass bears his name
t along with the crewmen's.
2 , The boys bring sand from the
J beach to fill u box for GQ to take
. ' his rundown in aboard ship, rie
sleeps perched on a handrail or
, (he rigging. During shelling he
paces ths deck or bridge uncon
cerned now, though in his first
experience with the guns he was
,;' so bewildered he kept opening
and closing his beak in'astonijh
,i" ment. But. he's a veteran now,
V and takes the noise nonchalantly.
Tlie destroyer also has a little
,i white and brown dog named
Queen, but the captain has just
J issued an order,,-. "Our, comple-
I nhcnl of pels has been filled." So
i there'll be no new ones for a
I I while. . ".' '.
1 f
jj . The destroyer's crew has been
i away from h;mc a long time now
I. -finest of them about a year and
. a hair.
I ". "Of course that's a lot less than
t many ground troops out here,"
said Lieut. A. II. Bryant of Alex
andria, Va., Hie executive officer.
"But still it's a long time, and j
they've been living on the same j
ship all this while.
The first few months you
, ' get bored. Then you get irri
table. Then you get so you
don't care 'much whether you
1 go home or 'not.
"Your old life is drifting
away from you. You do VI ro
member how things were back
home."
' ' "I asked a boy who was writ
ing lo his girl what it was lie
? found lo say to her," an officer.
' remarked. "He said he wr.ito
her how he fell about her. I
asked him if he meant how he :
i fell about her now, or how he re
membered he used lo feel. Aivl
f he said he guessed it was how he
remembered feeling."
"You got so you're satisfied jus',
to go along the way you're go
ing, but you know that's wroni;,
and you feci you ought to goi
back home and get over that way
of. thinking."'
On the other hand, Lieulrnanl
Bryant said, the men who 'don't
arrive at thai feeling of detach
ment about home arc the ones
, who suffer and continue to suf
fer because of the enforced ob
sencc from a wife or swecthea-t
; or friends or"olcl familiar plac-'s."
MUST BE PICKED QUICKLY
Aspara.jus; grows as much as
six inches iri;;r day. It must be
picked vvory', day quickly be
cause it grows so fast in warm
weather. Stalks a few inches
above the "ground at daybreak
must be picked by noon, or they
become loo tough and coarse to
make the best quality.
Ten to 20 tpiii of water arc vv-
C iiircd to produce a single Sush
1 jf corn.
GOOD HEAfcTO
h Yovr Grof9 Possess.
RmimhMa.(Pila), Tit-
urt, riitula.'JWrnlo (Rup
. tttf). O-ir inWhw t t(at
nt without -hecpi'al P
f Tf on auccftttfutlr ud
CP for U fart, Libaral credit
tomt. Call for aminatica
Mid la fTlrF. haaklM.
. '6p fvMmpt, Wofl., Wtd., hi., 7 to 9 JO
Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC
Phytltton and SrooM
?W. t Cot. t ft jraiM d GraM
TtUpHon Ej 3311 Portland II. Or t goo
s 1 '
if liffl is
Paul Pittam, aviation m.icliin
isls mate third class, U. S. navy,
and his wife have returned to
Jacksonville, Fla., after visiting
her parcntsi Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Winburn, and his mother, Mrs.
Leah Pittam and his brother,
Herb Pittam, and oilier relatives.
The navy recruiting service for
this district today announced
Robert E. Wil-:-s of Elgin and Lar
ry M. Griggs of Union have been
nccepted for enlistment in the
navy and have relumed to their
homes pending calls to active,
duty.
Both are members of their
senior' classes at their respective
high schools. Wiles is the son of
R. E. Wiles of Elgin, and Griggs
the son of Mr.' and Mrs. E. R.
Griggs of Union.
Cpl. Jack Brown, who has been
with the American air forces in
the Mediterranean area has ar
rived in La Grande for a furlough
with his mother, Mrs. Nora Brown
of 1302 Y avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McHugh of
1702 K avenue, today received a
telegram from their son, Staff
Sgt.. David p. McHugh, advising
them he has arrived at a debark
ation hospital at Hamilton Field,
Calif., and expects to be trans
ferred lo a hospital nearer home
in the near future. He has been
with the medical corps in the Pa
cific area for two years, and they
last heard from him two months
ago, when he Was in the Philip
pines. Hospital Note
Grande Ronde hospital:
Admitted Pctrus Van Do
Wcile, La Grande, accident; Mrs.
William Palmer, La Grande, med
ical; Mrs. Helen Weaver, Enter
priso, Garry Pierson, Starkey,
surgical.
Discharged John Hudspeth;
Mrs. Clarence Byers. La Grande,
Mrs. Roy Read, Enterprise,
St. Joseph's hospital:
Admitted Mrs. Magaael;
Kramer, Mrs. Lawrence Hawes,
La Grande, Mrs. Norman Swhk
ert, Elgin, Robert Willey, La
Grande medical; Saul Cole, Cove,
Herbert Dolson, La Grande, Mrs.
Dorothy Burritt, Wallowa, surg
ery. Discharged Mis. lola Olson,
Mrs. Clarence Gehrko, Mrs.
Wayne Gooderhani, Mrs. Alan
CourtwrighT, '''La" Grande,' Mrs.
Morgan Palmer, North Powder,
Miss Sharron Butler, Elgin.
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News and
Engagements
Social
Wednesday, May 16, ISM 5
Society Briefs
Miss Gene Tuppcr ol San Fran
cisco is the house guest ol Mrs.
Nora Brown of 1302 Y avenue.
Lt. and Mrs. Norman West
have arrived in La Grande from
Quantico. Va., where he recent
ly complefed officers training and
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the marine corps. On
May 28, Lt. West will report to
Camp Pendletton, Calif., for as
signment. Mrs. West will remain
in La Grande with her mother,
Mrs. Charles Fross.
9
Mr. and Mis. Charles Hilde
brund had as their guests ov-r
Mothers Day, her sister, Mrs.
Florence Blum and son, Ernest,
of Bcllingham, Wash.,, and her
brother and sister-in-law Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Hamer, and
Douglas McClay of Vancouver,
B. C.
Mrs. Jerry Kimmell is in La
Grande for a few days, a guest
of Mrs. S. D. Swires.: Mr. and
Mrs. Kimmell h'lve been trans
ferred from Porthnd to Spokane,
and arc making t.ieir home at the
Davenport hotel until an apart
ment is available June 1. They
will live at Vis'a Court apart
ments, 627 13err: rd street.
Eastern Star Group
Will Have Dinner
The social clu of the Order of
Eastern Star will have a potluck
dinner at 6:30 p. m. Friday in the
Masonic hail for members and
their families. Each is to take
table service, a h t dish and salad
or dessert.
Aeronautic Session
To lie Next Week
The dinner n ting of the Ore
gon slate aeror.i.utics board and
the civil acioi: mtics authority,
lo be h; Id in Baker, is sclv-duled
for 6:15 p.m. Thursday, May 24.
, .This meeting is for the purpose
of collecting data on community
needs in regard lo airports and
airways.
Briten Tooth Paste
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Indent No. 2,
larftc size
Dr. Wesl's
Yray
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I'astc, Iko. size :i!lc
Forhan's Tooth Tasfo
larc;o size .'i!)c
Calox Tooth Powder,
handy size I.'tc
Co'gatcs Tooth I'wd.,
large size :!7c
Dr. Lyn's Tooth I'wd.,
lai-R-e size .'i!)c
S(tiil)l) Tooth I'owdcr,
larjje size .'!7c
Klcra-Klecn '27c
SPECIAL!
Rag. 39c KIENZO
Dental Plate Brush and
R.g. JOe REXAll
Denture Cleanser
RcxjII Demure Clcjnscr deoddn'zes denut
plates as it removes film. Sncciallv nrict-d
with Klenzo DciujI Plate Brush for limned
time only.
I flit At FfODUCT5
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LOW PRICES
ON f
MEDS-
the modern internal
sanitary protection,
make them a big
bargain in comfort,
convenience, and self
confidence. Lcavci the inc feeling wnonih
ic iiie fctiinff unrwuh 1
and rtficihcd. 3Qt SQi
2) Federal Ttix to Cosmetic
Activities
. . . Weddings
Events
1'atte .1
Central P-TA Has "
Final Meeting of
Spring Season
The parent-teacher association
of Central school held the final
meeting of the' current school
year recently and installed offi
cers for the coming year.
Mrs. Stewart French is the new
president; Mrs. Hersha.l Talbott,
the first vice-president; Mrs. Mc
Phetridge, second vice-president;
Mrs. Virgil Choato, treasurer,
and Mrs. Gordon Capps,. secre
tary. ' 1
The musical program included
vocal solos by Larry Brunette
and selections by the Rancheros
and Moderncttes.
Athletic awards were present
ed by Waldo Gerards to the Cen
tral school boys.
Seventh grade mothers were
hostesses. ' '
Social Calendar v
WEDNESDAY
8 p. m. Wives and Mothers
Service club, USO.
THURSDAY
1 p. m. Presbyterian Mission
ary society luncheon, Mrs. J. K.
Wright, 1202 Penn avenue.
2 p. m. Sewing group, VFW
auxiliary, Mrs. Earl Courtney,
May Park.
2 p. m. Loyal Star social club,
Mrs. Claude Pucketl liomc.
7:30 p. m. Auxiliary to BUT,
Neighborhood club house.
FRIDAY
1 p. m. Chapter 1. PEO, lunch
eon, Mrs. Harley Richardson.
2 p. m. BLF and E auxiliary,
Neighborhood club liousj.
6:30 p. m. Eastern Star social
club potluck dinner, Masonic hall.
SATURDAY
8 p. in. Aoxiliaiv to Veterans
of Foreign Vv" is. K .' I' hall.
REAL FOREST FIRE LOSS
The greatest loss occurring in
forest fires is T7M the destruction
of mature trees, but the ruination
of young growth, and chairing
of the forest floor, since much of
the older timber still can be util
ized. wi,Fh Alkaliiin9 25c
Economy
Size
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Denial Plate To 3:ic
Klutclt 2."ic
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FOR REMOVING
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OnitHj RcHmi . 1 I pit
UNIONS uli
"..A A hich nuiUtv cream wult I
A high quality crciin will,
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DRUGS
Advancements Arc
Awarded Cubs
Store thnii hvl Cuts of Paek i H
.ind their parents gathered' at (he
First Presbyteriim . church last
night for a potluck supper. Ciih
nmster A. B. Olson presided. '.
The following changes in per
sjnncl were 'announced: Mrs. 'L.
F. Carroll to be den mother of
Den IV Mrs. idon Capps tq be
den mother of Den 3 assisted by
Mrs. It. Williams. j' .
. ''Advancement awards were
presented as' follows: Norman
Laird, Jnhn Steinbaek, l;bl cat
and Wolf; Dick Craig and Dale
I'roffitt, bob cat; Lcland Hardy
and .Pat Bond, wolf, and Lonny
Carroll, wolf and lion; Jack Mai
lory, arrow, lion and webelos;
Jack Bond and Ray Marquis,
lion' and webelos; John Combs,
webelos; Clifford Snell, Bobby
Marquis and Lawrence DcKnlb,
bear; Eddie Johnson, Donald Roc
!and Larry Charlton, silver arrow.
Mickey Mouse and sport review
motion pictures Were shown.
Gen. Patton Had .
Close Call From
Nazi1, Flyer's Guns .
l'6nDON, May. 10 ' (UP) A
German fighter plane ulmost
killed Gen. George S.. Patton;
fiery, commander of the Ameri
can .third army, at the height. of
his. military triumphs.
' In late April, Patton was aloft
in the Nurnberg area in a small
liaison plane observing territory
which his army was about to
lake over from the seventh army.
' Sudd-only a German Mcsser-'
schimtt' 109 spotted the tiny
plane and dived on it with all
machine-guns blazing.
Patton's pilot dropped close to
earth and the German flier, un
able to pull out of his divei crash
ed in flames close by. ;
Patton was unruffled when he
stepped from the plane a few'
minutes later. ,
EXPENSIVE TARTS
John Hay, Karl of Carlisle in
the time of James I, served $50
tarts at. his dinners. The little
tarts, costing about ten English
pounds each, were made of "inn
bergreasc, magisterial : of .poufl
and musk."
xBWmsS
iX
w railroad's roadbed has a lot to do with
travel comfort. A well-built roadbed does away
with annoying, sleep-disturbing bumps . . .like
a boat breasting a choppy sea. It gives you
"smooth sailing."
The kind of gravel used for roadbed ballast is
an important factor. Union Pacific uses a
special, sturdy type of crushed granite which
stands up particularly well under wartime's
heavily loaded 'freight and passenger trains.
Then, too, it acts as a "cushion," resulting in
more comfortable riding and less wear on
locomotives and cars.
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Britain Soon to
End Mail Censorship
LONDON,'. Mayifi :(UP)-Min-"
ifter of Information' B r q n d a n
Ilracken' eaid todiiy ' Hint t n.inr
ship of mail between the United
Kingdom 'aiid' tlie United States
and Canada will' end in 30 days.
Bracken added' that' censorship
of overseas communications will
continue until the ' end of the
Japanese war because of the dnn
tlcr of Interception by the Jap
anese. ..... ' : ; . .. .
Bces caniuit fly against strong
winds. . '..-',' .
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Our purchases of War Bonds
backed our Armed Forces
in. the defeat of Germany.
We will back our Armed
Forces in the defeat of Japan
b y-; p u rchasing MORE
; War Bonds.
Lltion lo "YOUR AMERICA" m-lio pingum on
Mutual nAtionwida nelwork very Sunday Afternoon.
Conaull your local newspaper (or the lime and iiation.
UHIOK PACIFIC
RAILROAD
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Postof fiee Pay
Boost Approved
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UP)
The ' house yesterday passed
and sent lo tlie senate legislation
granting permanent pay increases
to postoffice employes. The vole
was 300 to 1. ;
. If approved hy the senate the
'niensuiv would piovide the first
adjustment in basic pay rates of
postal employes since 11)25.
It would give each regular em
ploye a 20 per cent pay increase,
l?ut not to be less than $300 or
more than $-100. ,
The measure would replace a
WAR LOAN
INTERNATIONAL IIUSINKSS MACHINES CORPORATION
Thus, even the ballast used on tho railroad's
roadbed plays its part in the efficient, 'round-the-clock
transportation of troops and essential
battle-line freight over Union Pacific's Strate
gic Middle Route, uniting the East with the
Pacific Coast.
Future "smooth sailing" ovot life's highway
can bo assured by holding tight to the war
bonds we now have . . . and, as an extra
measure of economic protection, buying aa
many more as wo can possibly afford.
Soffit W I
uiim
temporary "act expiring July 1
which gave each employe an an
nual $300 bonus. I
Lemon Juice Recipe
Checks Rheumatic
Pain Quickly
If von mart trpm rhminwtlc.- nrtlir1IN or 1
iirnrllln tinln. try till Nlniil Ineipmlvo humm
rnln (Imt tliniiaitfiijii urv ualox. lrt a inrk
nun vt Hii-I'l r.miiK'Untl. a two-wrrk aucply.
tiHlny. Mix It with a quart ol water, add llii
JiiliD of 4 IrmoiiH U'a e;jy. No Iroublo at
til mill ,lr.iiuut. nu mvil only 3 tablfspmut.
("In twii iluifH ti tiny, uf it-it wltlilu in hmn
mi nu-1 1 men nvt-mklit Biltnllil romilis aro
iitiliilneil. If the nulits di not qulofclv Icavo
ami If jnti lo nut tevl lieiifr, return thfl
empty inuktiup niirl Hu-V.x lll wt rnu poth
li l try a It la Hold hy your drucgiat under
nn almolutu tnunny.liack auaratitfe. Hu-Ki
C ompiU'iiil li fur anlo and raromnirnded J
Uuuu litun t'o. ami tiruf ttorM aterjwbtrt,