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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1945)
Lee G. Miller Wn'er Learns Odds and Ends Of Lore of Sea By LEE G. MILLER r ABOARD A CHUISER IN THE SULU SEA (By Wireless) Hits und Pieces When we arc firing, a mechan ical gadget (igloos out when the shell should burst and sounds u buzzer a few seconds beforehand so the lookouts will be sure to watch lor the flash. If several ships are firing at the same time this makes It easier to tell which bursts arc (Hi i s. Lieut. Comdr. John R. Hickel. of St. Mary's. W. Va.. wac adjusting a lalo front tooth .while walking along a pier, when out it plopped and into tht water. In aftor it went Hickeli he got it back. Hickol longs for a dish of West Vir ginia "ramps" which is sort of an jnion with supercharged fragrance. A ship's dentist usually Bets busier after an action. 'I re ten sion seems to accelerate the 'mis chief of iibccsscs. " ' A ship's supply of beer, for use only ashore, is well guarded nl sea. A padlock Isn't considered adequate. The metal locker when; the stuff is kept Is actually soal c.l by welding. Our big guns occas.sionaly blow huge brown smoke rings which hover oveihead until the wind dissolves them. Some of our mess attendants arc Filipinos enlisted since lib eration. You ean'l talk long td anybody on this ship without his bringing up the time it shot down a Jap nrcraft and half of the plane landed off the portside, half off the starboard. 1 got a haircut at the hands of ship K'l'viccman (second class) Jack W. Hogrcn, 20, of Moline, III., who wishes he'd be home in June for his second wedding an niversary. His wife is in Prince ton, la. Jack and four others keep busy trimming the hair of 1200-plus men. In batik; he has a damage control station. The hardware that holds a portable causeway or "can dock" together is calkd jewelry," Hear Admiral Russel Bi rkey's pants uic darned in K'Vcral places. During the quiot return trip from Tarakan I've been read ing "The Bluejackets Manual." It's full of interesting stuff, but I don't think they meant this ono lho way it came out: "Tho government and your officers prefer not to fine you. The government doesn't need lho monoy." Under "sea terms" tl.o manual has some definitions that surprise ine "bitter end" means the i "end of a rope," and "booby hatch" means simply "a small rah.ed hatch." And "Irish pen nant" is defined: "Hope yarns or loose ends hanging about the tigging or deck. Their appear ance is very unseamanlike." 1 must ask somebody if a right handid lope is any kin to a left handed monkey wivneh. The luminal says "righlhanded rope should always be coiled in a clockwise direction; lcflhandtd counter clockwise." Also I found out' all about n boatswain's pipe or "boatswain's call" as it is more f o r m a 1 1 y known. It sei ms it has bi.'ii tiaced back to English ships as tar hack as the year 124H. The manual includes a regular musi cal score (or various signals sounded on the pipe, and adds a verbal explanation. Here's a !.' lalively simple one for s iiinding "all hands": "Close lo the clinched and im pulse softly about three limes, holding the shrill for 11) seconds, Hiding sharp, thon again close to the clinched softly and hold the second shrill lor 1(1 s; conds and allow it to tall softly to a finish for threi' .seconds. " tlot if: Children's Dreams Are Mocie Theme Tile die. mis of glniy by !vi) youngster.! is the theme of the colo.1 motion inctuiv ".National Velvet" hhich is tile attiaetion through Tuesday at the l.ilieiiv thcavi. Tile story revolves around owneisJiip oi an unwanted horse f I y a 12 year-old girl and how the animal is trained and ridden in j tile famous grand national steeplechase in England by the i'lTl. KliahcVy Taylor and Mickev Kooney ii.ive the leading roles. WSHlGTON NINE WINS SEATTLE. May l!l (IIM The Lnivcisiiy ot Washington colli e 0(e)! lf bits for a 11-3 timuiph ovei the Idaho $unilnls in their open iui: inti reollt giate basch.il ganv yestiniay. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER I'linne 600 SPORTS Complete Local Reports Saturday, May 19, HM.'i , I'aue 8 Fight Results By United Pross NEW YORK Harold Green, 152 'A, Brooklyn, outpointed Frankie Terry, I55'i, Hiooklyn, (10). BOSTON Steve Kronis, 130, Boston, outpointed Rocky Prog ann, 133 '4, Stamford, Conn., (10). ERIE, Pa. Tommy Hubert, 104, Washington, stopped Harold Reis, 105, Detroit. (7). SAN FRANT'ISCO Jim Per nell, 155, New York, outpointed Speedy Cannon, Shuttle (0). HOLLYWOOD Hceny Cold berg, 111), Detroit, deeisioned Luis Castillo, 118, Mixico City (III). Beavers Tighten Hold on Coast League Leadership By United Press The Pacific coast league cur few called a halt to the second game'of a double header between the San I-'ranciseo Seals and the Seattb Rainiers last night, leav ing the nightcap at 3-3 after the Rainiers eked out a 1 to 0 win in the opener. It was the second time in a week (hat tile curfew had been invoked in a league contest. In other games the Portland Beaveis took both ends of a twin bill with Los Angeles, (1 to 1 and 10 to 2; Hie underdog Sacramento Solons evened up llieir series with Oakland by a 0 to 3 score and San Diego trounced Holly wood 12 to 4. Fischer Beats Seals Veteran southpaw Call Fisch er shut out the Seals in the Seat He opener, allowing only five scattered hits and fanning six San Francisco men. In the sec ond game the Rainiers wciv trail ing 1 to 3 when they came to bat in the ninth. Roy Johnson scored on a wild pitch by Frank Seward and Hal Patrhett crossed the plate on Chuck Alei.o's long flv lo left. Roy Hclsor and Ad Liska shar ed the credit for Portland's vic tory, and sloppy fielding by Los Angeles was partly responsible' for the Angels' defeat in both games. Tho Solons had little trouble with four Oakland lunl.'is, and won despite being outliit 12 to eight. Bee Mandish's base-cleaning doubt.? in the fourth and four straight walks netted the Solons five I uns in the fourth. Heavy Stick Work Marks Ball Games In Big Leagues NEW YORK, May 10 (UP) It was "grand slam" night in the major leagues. The hitters, who have had to take a lot of back talk from the pitchers this season, finally did something about it. The biggest job of the night was performed by Luis Olmo, tho "peltin' Puerta'Riean," who bat ted in seven Brooklyn's runs in a wild 15 to 12 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs. In addi tion lo his "grand slam" homer, he got a "little slam" triple to score three more runs. Homer Beats Ytilkees Vernon (Junior) Stephens, who led the American league in runs hatted in List year with 105, made healthy pi ogress in that direction again with his four-run homer which gave the Browns a 4 to 1 victory over the New York Yan kees at St. Louis. The Browns, who won a lot of games on a small ration of hits in gaining the American league pennant in 11)44, were up to their old tricks beat ing Hank Borowy on just four. Cards Down Phillies Old Jimmy Foxx hit his grand slam bonier in vain for the Phils, wlio yielded four runs in the ninth lo give the visiting St. Louis Cards an 11 to 8 victory. Foxx was the major figure in a Phil six-run eighth inning. Re lief pitcher Ken Burkliaidt gain ed the victory. Rookie Dave Ferriss of the Bos ton Red Sox, making tho most auspicious beginning of any ma jor league pitcher since Bobby Keller broke in with the Cleve land Indians, won his third straight shutout in four victories, blanking the Chicago White Sox, 2 lo 0. He gave up only four hits and no Chicago runner got past second. Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Boston were rained out in the National and Wash ington at Detroit and Philadel phia at Cleveland were post poned in the American. BRAVES OPTION WALLEN BOSTON, May 1!) (UP) The Boston Braves have optioned in riilder Norman Wallen to the Indianapolis Indians of the Amer ican Association. Wallen, who has teen out of action with in juries and influenza, joined the liiaves last month. Now Thru Tuesday If A GREAT Metro - Goldwyn- Mayer Picture 1 t, A CLARENCE BROWN Proilutlion f pH S,.,.B MICKEY ROONEY fW-app M DONALD CRISP -ELIZABETH TAYLOR Direc eel by Clarence Brown Jfc: fff 1IV Directed by Clarence Brown -.Produced by Pandro S. Bernian net t ic. I Granada Sunday MONDAY mid Tl'KSDAY tVERYBODY WANTS JUST ONE MOSE FLING! $V Watch ou. lor j& A . the dangerous IliilipDORN-MaryASTOR , FELIX BRESSART and jnfrorfucin? t, GLORIA MARSHALL , (7) J WHmmiuM una uivi'ii wvil -s I happens lo every man w yT- . ana1 every woman! 'Js It coui happen to you! As Otllilnnr l.ivinp, WALT DISNKY l'Vnltn inn llnwmri Hill CARTOON I M KltSAl. NKWS - - - Baseball Standing, By United Press National League W L Pet. New York 20 5 .800 Brooklyn 17 H .708 St. Louis 12 12 .500 Boston 10 12 .455 Chicago 10 13 .4:18 Pittsburgh 10 13 .438 Cincinnati 9 12 .429 Philadelphia 6 10 .230 American League Chicago 12 7 .032 New York 13 8 .619 Detroit 11 7 .011 St. Louis 10 !) .528 Washington 10 12 .455 Philadelphia 9 12 .429 Boston 9 12 .429 ClevelanJ 6 13 .310 Pacific Ccast Leagua Portland 32 13 .711 Seattle 24 18 .571 Oakland 25 22 .532 San Diego 25 23 .521 Sacramento 22 24 .478 Los Angeles 21 15 .457 San Krancisco 20 24 .455 Hollywood 13 33 .283 Talk With Germans Costs Women Jobs WEDFORD, Ore., May 19 (UP) Five women civilian emploves at Camp White were dismissed from their jobs for fraternization with German prisoners of war, Post Commander C'jI. John R. Young announced today. Colonel Young said lhr: eo"icn were working in the clothing and cquippage shop and had been removed from their positions af ter receiving repeated warnings against fraternizing with the Ciermans. Truck Scale Tests Planned in County M. Clark Webb, deputy state sealer of weights and measures, arrived in La Grande today with mobile testing equipment to test truck scales throughout the coun ty all next week. He said anyone having truck scales may arrange for tests through the county agent's olnce. 'Wildcat' Strikes Cut Coal Output CHARLESTON, W. Va., May 19 (UP) West Virginia coal pro duction continued on a sharply cut-back !,ti.r. today s a result of three separate strikes which forced upfi.'oxlmately 10,000 min ers into idleness. In northern West Virginia 24 mines were shut down, with 7,700 men idle us a result of an un authorized walkout of supervis ors. Mine bosses were demanding company leeognilion of their un ion and war labor board action on recent wage hearings. In the southern part of the state, 1,100 men at three opera tions continued on their "meat shortage .strike" and another 148 miners at a fourth operation were reported to be on a "cigaret shortage strike." The Malayan flying snake does not fly. It flattens its body and glieVs from one tree to another. Interstate Highway Routing Chosen SACRAMENTO, May 19 (UP) Chairman C. H. Purcell an nrad th falifornia highway commission has instructed High way Engineer George I. Mccoy to inform Oregon high repre sentatives that California favors designation of U. S. highway 99 from W.Vdrt. Calif., to Ashland, Ore., via ii'.ka, es part of the interstate highway system. An alternate, route, through Klamath Falls, has been proposed and if the two states fail to agree the question will be submitted to the U. S. public roads adminis tration, he said. Cougars Split With j Team From McCaw ! PULLMAN, Wash., May 19 1 (UP) The Washington State Cougars, in their first defeat at home in 13 games, propped a 12-2 decision to McCaw hospital of Walla Walla in the nightcap baseball double-header yesterday after winning the opener, 4-3. , The scheduled seven - Inning first game stretcher to nine b. fore WSC could score ils 12ih straight home triumph in Iwg seasons. .. . The Cougars were hit hard in the aftermath, with the hospital nine getting 16 safeties for 17 bases. Another Big aiiee Zuber Hall "THE ARISTOCRATS DANCR HAND" Tonight Saturday, May 19 : ' ;V.- ' . ii-'-;.,t mm in the mighif ffh MIGHTY th meesT, Mm w&m war loan of aiu "That's what I'm doing . . . "Hitting 'em twice as hard buying twice as many bonds as I ever did before. Uncle Sam has got to raise in this war loan just about as much as he did in 2 war loans last . year up to this time. "That's why the 7th Is the biggest and most important of them all, "And I'm mighty proud as every farmer ought to be to have the chance to help! "The way I figure it, at this crucial time in the war Uncle Sam is calling on all of us lo go whole hog to produce more food, to build more equipment, to do all we can to hit the enemy HARD without a let-up. "And of course all that takes money. Money for thousands of giant new planes, money for all the tons of ammunition and war supplies our fighting men need to do the job up brown. "Neighbor, that's where you and I come in. "Vie can help in the chore of sending our boys everything they need help by buying all the bonds we can , , , tw ice as many as we did last time!" 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