Fighting A War Is Not All Shooting
Materiel Ranges from Anchors to Zinc
TACOMA. :Wash., May II) (UP) It takes a lot of tilings besides
bullets nod battleships to keep the navy punching -in the Pacific.
Following the first press tour of the new 290-acre U. S. naval
advance base depot at Tacoma, newsmen realized that wars are also
fought with pencils and potato peelers, refrigerators and electric
flat-irons.
.'. The depot supplies sea-bees in the Pacific theater with construc
tion equipment ranging from four-penny nails to. 40-ton derricks
equipment for holding beachheads In initial operations and later
for establishing permanent ports, bases and airfields.
. ' Commanded by Capt. R, P.
Five Get Diplomas
At Exercises of
Cove High School
, COVE, May 18 (Special) Five
seniors of the Cove high school
received diplom?s at graduation
exercises Wednesday evening at
which the principal address was
presented by Ray F. Hawk of
Portland, rc)jc:vch director for
the Oregon state teachers' asso
ciation. Hawk's subject was
"There Will Always Be An
America. '
The graduates were Rhoda
Lloid, Verna Towlc, Mncclla
Neiger, Marie Kight and Floyd
Robinson.
Scholarships Awardad
Harry E. Dawson presented
variuus awards as follows: Mills
memorial, for good citizenshipi
Ilhbda Lloid; best average schol
arship, Verna Towle; outstanding
scholarship achievement, Rhoda
Lloid and Floyd Robinson; Carl
Gray scholarship for 4-H club
work, Verna Towle; Eastern Ore
gon college scholarship) Rhoda
Lloid.. !
Scholarships also were award
cd to Eltla Mae and Roy Chil
ders, who' were graduated last
year.
The program opened with ex
ercises for eighth grade students,
for whom Marilyn Puckett and
LaVernc Lbree were salutatorian
and ' valedictorian, respectively.
Mrs. Daisy Ronne presented their
diplomas. Jacklyn Slareo and
Clarice Conklin playod the pro
cessional and recessional, and
the invocation was given by Rev.
Eva Brown....
Verna Towle and Rhoda Lloid
were salutatorian and valedictor
ian, respectively for the . high
school class, and diplomas were
presented by Lee Childers. Miss
es Towle and Neiger presented
"In A Monastery Garden", as a
two-piano, .number . and "In , the
Heart of the Hills"' was present
ed by Bertrand Wardell, Thomas
Towle, Louis Lantz and Ernest
Brunson, accompanied by Mrs.
Dean Towle.
RATION
CALENDAR
Processed Foods:
Book 4 Blue stamps H2
through M2 valid through- June
2, , Blue stamps N2 through 82
valid - through June 30, Blue
stamps T2 through valid
through July 31. Blue stamps
Y2; Z, Al, Bl, CI valid through
UgUSt 31. ; ';' ,
Meat, Butter, Fats, Cheesei
Book 4 Red stamps Y5
-hrough D2 valid through June 2.
Red stamps E2 through J2 valid
through June 30. Red stamps
K2 through P2 valid through
July 31. Red stamps Q2 through
U2 valid through August 31.
Sugar:
Book 4 Sugar stamp 35 valid
through June 2, Sugar stamp 36
valid through August 31. .
Shoes: Loom stamps invalid.
Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3
now valid. New stamp valid
Aug. 1..
Gasoline: Coupons not valid un
less endorsed:
"A" 15 coupons expire June 21.
Slorss
Apply local board for oil, gas
stove certificates.
Wood, Coal, Sawdust:
Delivery by priorities based on
needs.
Fuel Oit:';-'
Period 1-2-3-4-5 coupons valid
through August 31. Not more
than 93 per cent of season's ra
tion's should have been used to
date.
Wasia Paper:
Bundles ni npwsnnnpre and
magazines may be left at the
storage depot, 1106 Jefferson ave.
PANY NEVER
SUSPECT CAUSE
TH Old Treatment Often
Kings Happy Relief
MtDf nfftrm relieve aufing batki'b
cjuitlly, once tliy discover that t h real cautt
U tbeir trouble rtuy b tired LnJocyf.
The kidnevi arc Natural chief way tf tit
Id tUeireaa -! and wait out of tdebV
1 it 'r V"' tttftcpaMabowtS pmta tday.
f'fefeunuuta latter to reoiain ia ymir bl-x!. it
rtuw Usgfin: ha KsVhe, rheuiuallc
l.ftina.kg pains, kna c4 pep ami enrrcr, fri
line un tiicliU, aWlifi, purliiiew urxter tt
yrw, fawljfhes ami limine. Frequent or
M-anty raiKtfa ,th am at Unit '" Ii'irnin
'tueuruea atmara there ia auUieUung wtoo
yur ki-iaeya or bhvhler.
. .7" "' A,lc ',r nit 1W Dmd
IiU'.UflediurrwMK br imlli..ua lt-r ovt-r -li)
Trra. I beVYTW flippy rrlirf uul w ili help the
li biUea i4 keihey tubea ti wti out poiMuow
tc ir&ta j-attf tlcod. Uu Io-a'a lMla,
Carlson, the multi-million dollar
project is the only one of its kind
in the northwest and oho of such
depots in the United States. With
the exception of 10 naval officers,
the staff of some 2,800 employes
consists entirely of civilian per
sonnel. .
Supplies Widely Varied
"Every ounce of material ex
cept food, ordnance and clothing
used by Sea-Bees in the Pacific
poms through '.this installatibn
or its sister-depot at Port Hue
nme, Calif.," Alex Jonsson, pro
ject manager, said. .
"Materials flow into the depot
from manufacturers throughout
the country and then are tran
shipped from here by rail and
boat. to the fighting areas."
Under normal operations, some
30,000 tons of material valued at
more than $10,000,000 passes out
of the depot in a single month,
Jonsson said. He admitted that
since V-E day, operations have
stepped up to a point nearly dou
ble that figure.
The vast expanse of the instal
lation is stacked high with all
materials essential to setting up
permanent bases on conquered
islands huge piles of cut-to-fit
lumber for pier construction,
mountains of pontons and milos
of pipe, wire and cable. One
section contains row after row of
ships' anchors weighing up to 12
tons and endless coils of anchor
chain.
Vehicles Get Tests
Another area is, blanketed
with an assoitment of motor
vehicles ranging from long ranks
of Red Cross-marked ambulances
to pug-hosed bull dozers. Al
though the vehicles come directly
from factory astombly lines, each
one. is run through a grueling
icst before' being shipped over
seas, Jonsson explained.
"We can and do handle com
plete equipment for building fair
sized communities from the
ground up," he said in summary,
"some 5,000 separate items are
included in our stockpile."
Jonsson expressed the opinion
that despite the war shift to the
Pacific; the-eastern advance base
depots at Gulfporl, Miss., and
Davisville, R. I., will continue to
play their present vital roles. .
"That prediction is based part
ly on the fact that the port of
New" York City alone has three
times the shipping facilities of
the entire west coast," he ex
plained. "Still, that too may
change. We've done a lot of
things considered impossible
when the Japs hit Pearl Harbor."
Church to Sponsor
Girl Scout Troop
An organization meeting of a
Girl Scout troop, to be sponsored
by the Catholic church, will be
held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday in
the Catholic rectory. All moth
ers are invited.
This troop will include girls
from the fourth, fifth, sixlh and
seventh grades. Literature con
cerning the activities of the Girl
Scouts will be distributed to the
children at the two-week sum
mer school session conducted
yearly by the church.
Aroostook county, Maine, nor
mally grows about one-ninth of
the entire potato crop of the
United States.
IV RED o- cancm I
Distributed by COLUMBIA DISTRIBUTING CO.
1 10 N, W. Second Avanua, Portland, Oragon
Idamary Prouty
Becomes Bride of
Capt. W. O Kurtz
Announcement is being made
here of the wedding of Mjss Ida
mary Prouty,. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Prouty of Lu
Grande,- and Capt. William O,
Kurtz, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L,
Kurtz of Adrian, May 9 in Cald
well, Idaho. . '.' ', a.
The service was read oy Rev.
John Anderson before a flower
banked fire place in his homo.
The ' couple was unattended.
The bride wore a street length
aqua mesh dress with a white
bridal hat and matching acces
sories completing her attire. Her
only adornment was a wrist
watch, a gift from Kurtz.
; The wadding ring was one
worn by the bride's great great
grandmother and later by her
grandmother.
. Those ; in attendance . at the
ceremony . included the bride's
and groom's parents, an aunt,
Marjorie Prouty of Weiser, Ida
ho; Mrs. . Carrie McLaughlin,
Boise, grandmother of the bride'
groom; Joyce Kurtz,' his sister,
and the John Anderson family.
: Mrs. Kurtz graduated from the
La Grande high school and East
ern Oi'PBun colleno. CaDtaln
Kurtz attended the University of
Montana and Eastern Oregon col
lege. He returned on May 6 from
two years in Africa and Italy.
Tha newly weds will report in
Santa Monica, Calif., on June 1,
where Kurtz will report for re
assignment. '
Girls Entertain ;
Mothers at Scout :
Troop Program
Girl Scouts i ." Hoop No. 1 en
tertained . at a Mothers, tea ' at
their meeting lust night, in the
college room ." of the . Christian
chinch. A coinage was present
ed to each mother.
Mrs. W. J. 5' lodgrass, Mrs. T,
E. Conrad, Flo.'inn Beeson and
Mrs. C. H..Crrag'!, members of the
troop committee, poured.
Marjorie I'll was chairman of
the program committee. School
Days, and Daisi'-s. two skits, were
presented by Itavcrly Gragg and
Alice Dockwcilcr, and a guitar
solo, "Juanita, ' was played by
Marie Pratt. Thelma and Max-
ine Marquis, Margaret Greene!
Phyllis Jean DeLong and Ruth
Gragg sang "Mother.
The room v. is decorated with
lilacs. Mary Lynn Abel was
chairman of the e'ecoration com
mittee, Junet, Michel of the 're
fr'oshmcnt committee, and on trie
serving- committee 1wpre Maxioi
ancr Tnoima ..Marquis, Janice
Cantrell, Margaret Greene, Ruth
Gragg anl Maisie Tummonds.:
The evening closed with tho
members singing "I'm A Little
Teapot," "White Coral Bells" and
"I Would 3c True."
Piano Scholarship
Offered at College
A piano scholarship-equivalent
to $90 has been granted Eastern
Oregon college by Miss Hilda B.
Anthony, private piano instruc
tor of the Institution. .
The scholarship will be award
ed' on the basis of competence
and promise to a deserving stu
dent, preferably in the freshman
class next fall.
We Carry a Fine
.Stock of
Boys' Clothing
Two-piece suits, lightweight
slacks, T-Shirts, Sweaters,
Hats and two-piece water re
pellant suits! Sizes 1 to 8.
NORTON'S go?
1114 Adams Phone 202
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: . . 'flews and
Engagements
A Social
Friday, May 18, 19455
Social Calendar
sATuspAY. -
2:00' p.ni. ' Oliver- P. . Morton,
Women's Relief Corps, IOOF hall,
8 p. m. "Auxiliary to Veterans
of foreign Wais, K of P,ball. ;
MK5KDAY, ; , . t " .
7:30 p.m. Eagles' auxiliary drill
team and of fleers,, lodge hall.:.
. 8, p.m. American Association
of University , Women, Dorion
hall.. ' - '
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I94S I a year for donation, too. The
kind the war lords will understand. A gift of
bombs and incendiaries. Of mighty broad
sides from our battleships.
It's going to cost plenty to show those
Japs we aren't , the suckers they played us
for. And that's where each and every one of
ALL OUT FOR THE MIGHTY 7th WAR
UNION COUNTY HAS A QUOTA OF
TO RAISE DO YOUR PART!
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Activities
.' . . Wedding
Events
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Howell Home Is ,
Scene of Reunion
The country home of Mr. and
Mis. Gardie Howell was " the
scene' of a family reunion Tues
day, whin 17 members of 'the
Howell family met for a day of
feasting and,, visiting. - ;
Guests included Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Lamm of Dunsmuir, Calif.,
Mrs. Harold Lyman, Klamath
Falls, and Mrs. Walter Parker
and children, Patty Jo and Lad
die Ross, of Portland. 1
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1923 was tho yoor in which the most Our donation then included food, clothing,
devastating earthquake of our time ravaged medicines even doctors. They repaid us for
Japan. It was also the year that a sympa- this softhearted gesture, all right at Pearl
thetic America rushed relief by the shipload v Harbor. And that was only the beginning
to the stricken islands.' of their gratitude.
Thin Advertisement is
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Mission Group Has
Pledge Luncheon
A pledge luivheon was held
yesterday at the home of Mrs. J.
K Wright when members of the
Presbyterian Missionary society
gathered for their monthly meet
ing. ' .
: Mrs. Qbn Thompson, president,
conducted . the meeting. Mrs.
Harry Cleaver presented the de
votionals, and reports were giv
en, on the recent Presbyterial.
Miss Bess Geibel, a graduate of
Moody Bible institute of Chicago,
spoke .on her. work among the
Hebrew people in. Chicago. ,'
Mrs. L; B.-Moe, Mrs. Mark Tal
ney and Mrs. Mae'Moran assist
ed tile hoitcss.
Leader to Visit :
University Women
The American Association of
University Women will meet with
the state department president,
Mrs. Mablo Winston, at B o'clock
Monday evening at Dorion hall.
All members are invited. Dessert
will bo served,
Ut comet in for our share of the cost.
If you are to meet the quota Undo Sam
has set for you in his great 7th War Loan, it
will mean sacrifice on your part.
Well, we've learned a lot since 1923.
We've learned a lot about sacrifice . . . and
war. The best way to get this business over
Sponsored in the Interest or
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(iiiinde's Hettcr Depart men t Store
- prepared unitt tuiirei nf Trtitury
Servicemen Want
Special Poll Ballots
HAI.F.M, Oic, May 10 (L'l 1 -
Stall? diaitniont of!icii.ls saitl to
day about . 275 applications for
absentee ballots have been re
ceived from servicemen for the
June 22 special elections.
The election was outhorized by
the recent legislature for a vote
of the people on a proposed
cigarette tax of two cents per
package, to raise $2,000,000 year
ly for schools; and on an offset
tax levy of $10,000,000 for two
years for school and institutional
building.
TOISONKD FOOD AT THE PROPHET'S SCHOOL'
Sunday Evening at 7 M
Soloist: LaDonna Johnson f
9:4!i a.m., The Church School
11:00 a.m , "WHAT TIME IS T"
- - Mr. Paul Knauli, Soloist
Broadcast on KLBM
First RaptiHt Church
Sixth and Spring
with fast is to support our Forces to the
limit of our ability with cash.
Remember last year, by this lime, you
had twice bought extra Bonds. The Mighty
7lh is really two loans in one : that's why it's
bigger than before. Find out what your
quota is . . . and make it !
the "Ik War Loan by
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VFW Anniversary.
Party Is Planned
The sevKng fcroup of the aux
iliary lo l.-.e Veterans of Foreign
Wars met yesterday ut the home
of Mrs. Karl Courtney for an
afternoon of crocheting and cut
ting clippings lor the scrapbooks.
Final arrangements wore made
for the 11th anniversary of the
auxiliary and post, which will be
celebrated Saturday night in the
K of P hall. Mrs. Harry Coleman
is acting chairman in the absence
of the president, Mrs. R. H. Sen
ton. The hostess served refreshments.
It. E. Stanley Hunt
Pastor ,
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