Lee G.
Miller
Admiral' 8 Interest
In Life Is Not
Entirely War
By LEE G. MILLER
' ABOAHD A CRUISER IN THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA (By Wire
less) Almost every morning un
orderly comes around and says
Hear Admiral Russell S. Berkey
would like to have the reporters
tome to the bridge or to his sea
cabin.
So we go topside and there Is
the admiral with a sheet or two
of penciled notes. A few officers
and the correspond! W gather
around, and the admiral relays
to us Uie news he has pick-id up
on his radio later news than
the ship's four-page m i m e o
graphed morning paper carries
since it goes to press about 1 a.m.
Sometimes the admiral will
hold back the biggest events of
tho day while he works off ine
lesser items. And then nis eyes
will twinkle as w-3 exclaim at
this or that sensational develop
ment. . Thai's fho way wo go! the
first report of Hitler's death
and many other things. (The
ship's paper scooped the ad
miral on Mussolini's death, but
buriod it on page three).
The ruclio with which the ad
miral dues his news gathering is
u fourth-hand job ho bought for
$5. He tinkered with it until now
he even gets Berlin direct.
He loves gadgets and machines,
and naval communications are
one of his preoccupations. Inci
dentally he has invented a new
kind of can opener.
When we are sitting with the
admiral and Captain Jack Dun
can in tho cool of tho evening,
high up on tho forward super
slructuic, his smart iyoung or
derly is always standing stiffly
mar his chair, along with a
"talker" who xt'lays .-, telephone
messages from below. If the sun
set is particularly gorgeous, the
admiral will send the orderly be
low for his movie camera and
record u minute or two of it.
Admiral Berkcy is fond of
swimming and fishing. But his
real passion is good food. Bruised
sweetbreads are his favorite dish,
according to Lieut. Hugh Jones
ol New York City and Utica, his
"flag lieutenant" or aide.
Hugh, who has a great liking
and respect for the admiral, has
been known to spend hours
combing n pint city for sweet
breads. . ;
When the admiral dines in a
restaurant ashore he is apt to con
sult learnedly with the chef
about the dark secrets of fine
cookery. Sometimes he takes
ashore his own dessert, fabricated
hy his steward. Baked Alaska
'. is one of his passions. And he
: has mint beds planted at half a
dozen Pacific islands. They suy
'he is an authority on the various
apicies of mint.
Now maybe this is overom
',' phasiiing the lighter phases oi
Admiral Berkey, , So I might
' mention that ho was awarded
. tho navy cross for his lmport
' ant share in the battle of Surl
gao strait. He was In com
mand of the cruisers and de
stroyers which formed our
right flank in that cruicial
action which cost the Jap two
battleships plus other craft and
sent Japan's navy reeling back
from an ambitious attempt that
might with luck have imperil
ed the whole Philippine cam
paign. Admiral Berkey was born in
Cioshen, Ind., 51 years ago. He
v. as graduated fifth in the Anna
polis class of 11)10. In the first
world war lie served on the bat
tleship New York. Later he com
manded successively a gunboat,
Ii destroyer, an ammunition ship,
i light cruiser, a ciuiser division,
and now lie is "eomcruseven'.h
fleet" commander of cruiser-,
seventh fleet.
At the time of Pearl Harbor
he was stationed on Iceland. He
saw serviiv in the Aleutians, in
raids on Tarawa and Wake, it.
the Bougainville. Gilbert islands.
New Guinea and Bismarck Archi
pelago opei aliens. And then
Morotai, Leyle, Mindoro, l.in
gayen, .Siihie, Convgidor, Uata:n,
Zambuungu and Cobu. And most
recently .it lloinco, So he's no!
exactly n homebody type.
The admiial's wife lives i"
oid Lyme. I'onn. His mother
and biotlxT, Howard, live in
Tulsa.
The admiral is bald and use's a
Arrival of Walter M. Berry, 21,
ieaman first class, at the naval
air station at Seattle after f've
ind one-half months at the con
valescent hospital at Arrowhead
Springs, Calif., is announced by
the uir state commandant. Horry
underwent a major operation ul
Arrowhead. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Berry of 1002
Sixth street and . was. a student
prior to entering the service Iwe
years ago.
It Howard H. Weatherspoon, 23
naval, aviation radioman, fust
class, has returned from the Paci
fic area on leave after flying 54
missions as radio man on a Lib
erator bomber as a patrol squad
ron. He is a former student at La
Grande high school and the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer L. Weath
erspoon of Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ainsworth
received word that their son Sgt.
Donald J. Ainsworth, tail gun
ner on a B-17 of tha 8th air force
in England who was seriously
wounded in combat over Ger
many on March 18, has arrived
safely in the United States und
is at Mitchell field cuntonment
hospital, New York.
Staff Sgt. Tony Svelieh is here
on 21-day furlough from King
man, Ariz., where he is stationed
with the air corps, visiting his
mother Mrs. Joe Thomas, and
his wife, the former Mabel Wolfe
and his brother, Steve Svetich,
who recently returned from the
south Pacific area.
Pvt. George L. Sanford 1000
M avenue, a combat infantryman,
veteran of 12 month service in
the Asiatic-Pacific theater, is at
the army ground und service
foroos redistribution station in
Hot Springs, Ark., for reassign
ment. Prior to checking in at
Hot Springs, he was on a 21 day
furlough.
First L'.. Harold K. Lockwood
25, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
E. Lockwood, 10314 Greenwood
street, is one of a group of offi
cers to receive their discharge at
Boca Raton, Fiji.
Lt. Lockwood, whose wife is
a nurse in service, served in the
European theater as a B-17 pilot.
A veteran of 13 missions involv
ing 100 combat hours the lien
tenant's crew accounted for five
FW-l'JO's and a pair of ME Kill's.
Lt, Lockwood wears the air meni
al and clusters, the purple heart
and the distinguished unit cita
tion.
Before being cnlle-el to the serv
ice, he was employi'd by the Boe
ing aircraft company in c.A'ii
montul work at Spokane, Wash.
Three Named to
Civil Service Board
, SALEM, Ore., May 21 (UP)
Gov.. Earl Snell announced the
appointment of the three mem
bers of the state civil serviee
commission authorized by house
bill 2!M of the recent legislature,
here Sunday.
They aiv A. C. Cumniack, Port
land; Mrs. Effio Turnoaurc, Hood
River, and J. N. Chambers, Sa
lem. .The commission's job is to set
up a merit system or civil service
program (or all state employe's,
with cert lin exceptions.
WAR SUPPLIES FROM CHINA
Air forces cargo planes flying
supplies into China have brought
back more than 20,000 tuns of
vital materials for eise in the
United Stale's.
cigaret holdiT and his voice has
a long leach, but 1 have'ii't heart'
him use it harshly, even when
somebody fumbles an instruction.
He is a thetughtful man Ik
likes to do favors fer people.
Once when tho young sons of a
lne'iul in Australia expiesed in
terest in the ship's searchlights,
lie told them to keep their eyes
open early the next mornim;.
And he didn't forget. As the
cruiser lelt its anehoiae, hound
lor a e t i o n, a big seaiehhj'.l't
probed ashore until it picked out
the boys' homo and blinked them
a good-bye.
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THE KIDS' CHOICE This picture coud bo taken at any pork
visited by Pittsburgh Pirates for immortal Hoius Wagner, who
remaj is in baseball as coach of the club with which he set multi
ple records, is still idol of generations who novor saw him play
shortstop.
Today We Pay
Tribute to
Simeon W. Donne, 21, navy
yeoman second class, the sun
of Mr. and Mis. V. V. Donne
of Union.
Donne al tended elementary
nil (I high school n! Kast Iiein
hlnclt, Ky., and Drapers School
of Commerce in I.a (inutile.
Prior to entering the1 ser
vice in October, he was
employed al I he Cooperative
creamery.
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National League
Player & flub ( Al! U
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II Pit.
M .-120
37 .-m
M .382
3!l .3(11
2li .351! I
34 .333 I
20 .333 :
2!) .330 I
22 .32-1
Holmes, Boston 2fi 101 27
Ott. New York 20 02 20
Knruwski, St. I. 25 03 lit
Olino, Brook. 24 00 15
Hinges, Phila. 27 1011 Hi
Amovican League
Cuecinello, Chi. 21 73 13
Case, Wash. 20 102 Hi
Stephens. St. I. 21 7fl 13
Etten. New Y. 2-1 flit 14
IWo.-es, Chicago 17 08 10
Mickey Rooneij Is
Starred in Film
The stoiy of how a waif from
the' London slums diitt.d into
the eouuiiy and found a home
w ith a lamdy w ho changed his
ntire iMillouU upon lite is told in
'National v e'ive!" now : hewint;
el the Liberty theater.
Mickey Konney has the mle of
the boy, and the e-liiei suppoititi';
lole is taken by 12 year-old Eliz
abeth Taylor.
Induction of Ship
Repair Men Halted
WASHINGTON, M;iy 1M (I'D
-Si'Kvlivc- today ordc-tvH
s t ;t t i' ditvctnis in l'nlifnni:i,
W;tshinttn ;ti Oiti;tm tit pust
pniif m.U'f imW-ty thr itidut't inn
ul' tlu1 employes of speeitio west
roast ship n pair yards Kmmi
U ss ol' ai;e or classification.
The step was taken luvatiic of
the "utmost nectssity" of repair
ing ships m these yanls as soon
as possible, se! -ftive sor'iee sai'.
Names ol tin1 slnpyatcis atfe'e
tetl were wilhlu Id ir seeuiity
ason.-..
tn atlilition, ;vlect i e ser ice
dll .-cted all Imal luvitds to eon
sider tlie s!iiji aid t'liin ieney in
ruling on tjm-ls el skilled
vtorkrt ti tt.ttisi r to jols in the
f h eitied ,nds
Si lit tut : Hue that "etr.i
euhim;' t ili:t'." aie hi .m; m;K:''
to i eoi ud s'si!! d wovkei o ev
M) yeais M ai;e aiul lliose not
qualided for nnlitary sim u to
lake work in the vaids.
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Browns Move Up
On Tigers By
Whipping Yankees
NEW YORK, May 21 (UP)
The St. Louis Browns swept their
four games with the Yankees by
winning a double bill at St. Louis
yesterday. 10 to 1, and 5 to 2,
ond-move'el up to a second place
tie with Detroit.
The Browns ga;nee1 no ground
on thi' leading While Sox, who
won their fourth Sunday double
headi-r at Chie'ago, beating Bos
ton, 4 to 2 and 8 to 2. The White
Sox rallied late to win the fin.t
game for Lefty Thorton Lee with
three runs in the sixth. They
supported Oival Grove more
ouickly, clinching the second
game with four runs in the sec
ond. The smallest pitchers in the
majors, Frank (Stubby) Over
more of tile Tigers, and Marino
(Bantam) Pieretti of the Sen
ators, won at Detroie?t. Overmore
scattered seven hits to beat Wash
ington, 4 to 1, George Binks scor
ing the only Si'nator run with a
home r. In the second game, Pier
e iti won a 1 to 0 eluel from Alton
P.enton, handing the Tiger ace his
fiist defeat aftor five wins.
The Athletics anel Indians split
at Cleveland, Philadelphia win
ning, t to 2, on four 10th inning
runs which gave Charley Gassa
way his first vicloiy. The In
dians tool; the seconel, 4 to 2, to
give Chaile'.v (Red) Enibree hi':
second win.
Cubs Win Pair
'I'he Chicago Cubs highlighti'd
National le-ague play by winning
two from the ambitious Dodgers
at Brooklyn, 4 to 2, and 4 to 1.
Hill Nicholson's homer gave Paid
Derringer the margin for his
fifth victory, while three tuns
off Hal Gregg in the first inning
r,avo Hank Wysc nil the incentive
he needed to win a four-hit sec
ond game.
Bill Voiselie won his eighth
. straight game for the Giants,
beating Pittsburgh, 5 to 1.
The Phillies held the Cards to
an even break at Philadelphia,
j winning 7 to li. after losing, 6 to 2.
j Huekey Walters was a hitter
instead of a pitcher, getting two
j l.omers to make up for the 15
hits he allowed on the mound as
j C'.nemnali Ileal the Braves at
I Boston, 10 to 8. The Braves won
tin second game, 9 to 4.
TODAY and TCKSDAY
TOMTK anil TCKSDAY
DANGER AHEAD!
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By Unlld Press
For the f list time this sous.on
Pacific Const league games vill
be played on a Monday when
San Francisco faces Seattle and
Los Angeles meets Portland in
the northwest cities tonight. Rain
prevented tha clubs 'rom indulg
ing in full scrips last week.
Tho Angeles served notice yes
terday : that they ore finally
rounding into form, when they
grabbed a daubleheader from the
leading Portlanders by scores of
12-5 and 8-0. Seattle tabbed
San KVanfcisco twice, 10-8 and
0-1, while Sacramento made it
four out of seven from Oukland
with 5-4 and Ifl-J victories.
The San biego Padres took the
opener from Hollywood, 3-0, but
the tailcnd Twinks. came back
for a 10-1 triumph in the night
cap. . -. : ,. '
Acorns Prop- Pair
One of the . biggest crowds in
Oakland baseball history saw the
Acorns kick awoy- a chance to
edge up on Portland and Seattle.
Damon Hayes was easing along
behind a 4-1 lead in the eighth
inning of. the first game when
Sacramento, exploded . for four
runs on only , two hits. Most of
the damage was caused by errors
by Vic Pieelti and Glen Stewart
Joe Wood Jr. was the winning
pitcher. Les Scarsella homered
for Oakland and. repeated the
feat for tho horne club's only
tally in the second game.
Seals Trim Halnlers
Tho pitching -of ancient He.l
Turpin and young Alex Palica
was too much for San Francisco
as Seattle strengthened its hold
on second place... Round-trippers
hy Ted Not'bert and Johnny Gill
ided the Rainier' moUndsmen.
Lou Novikoff. 'big Los Angeles
outfielder, . had 8 ' field day at
Portland. Ho collected six hits
and two walks ,in nine appear
ances at the plate, including three
doubles in the , first game. The
Angels tallied 12 tiipcs in the
seventh frame. Wayne Osborn
limited the Beavers to three hits
in the finale.'. .' . ;
Carl Dumbler racked up his
ninth decision of the season for
San Diego in the first game
against Hollywood, yielding only
two blows. Jim Sharpe scattered
five Padre safeties in the second
contest. , ... :
The Ontario ;, department of
Lands and Forests fits its planes
for winter service, with . metal
skis instead of Wheels., ,
' MEMO TO ADVERTISERS
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Complete Local Reports
Monday, May 21, 1945
Baseball Standings
By United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
Chicago 15 7 .682
Detroit 13 tf .Silt
St. Louis 13 fl .591
New York 13 11 .542
Washington 12 14 .402
Philadelphia :.10 15 .400
Cleveland 9 41 .3P1
Loston 0 15 .375
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 21 6 .778
Brooklyn 17 9 .654
St. Louis 13 13 .500
Chicago 12 13 .480
Boston 11 13 .458
Pittsburgh 11 14 .440
Cincinntai 10 13 .435
Philadelphia 7 21 .250
PACIFIC COAST
Portland 32 16 .067
Seattle ; ; 26 10 .578
Oakland J ...26 24 .520
San Diego 26 25 .510
Sacrametno 24 25 .490
Los Angeles .: 24 25 .490
San Francisco : 21 26 .447
Hollywood ;.15 34 .306
BLAST KILLS WOMAN
BREMERTON, Wash., May 21
(UP) A gasoline stove explo
sion Saturday took the life of
Mrs. Hazel Sabo and severely
burned her husband, Inval Sabo.
The blast occurred in the
Sabos' home. Their throe child
ren escaped injury.
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SPORTS
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Racing Revival
Arouses Protest
NEW YORK, May 21 (UP)
An organization of former service
men and men who have relatives
in the Pacific war theater de
plored the nation-wide resump
tion of horse racing today after
a two-day meeting,
The group known as the
"That's the Spirit League," pass
ed a resolution which stated that
"the only spirit horse racing en
genders in high-octane betting
spirit."
"It is deplorable that the horse
and dog racing bans were lifted
without fiist getting a symposium
of reaction from the Pacific war
theater's fighting men," the re
solution stated. "They were
dumbfounded with the news of
the Sudden lifting of the ban."
Joseph F. McDonald of New
Orleans was named president of
the league which was formed
when Germany surrendered with
the aim of helping to end the war
in Japan quickly. McDonald
said the league had the support
of veteran's organizations.
TUDO WINS HANDICAP
TIJUANA, Mex. May 21 (UP)
War veteran Frank Chojnacki
rode Tudo to a surprise victory
in the Caliente handicap at the
Hipodromo de Tijuana yesterday
c o v e r in g the six furlongs in
1:11 45.
Tudo, owned by the RedsuM
brothers, was well up, but slight
ly off the early pace, then came
up with a rush in the stretch to
win going awoy.
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MoreLumber to
Go To Civilians
SEATTLE, May 21 (Up)
Supplies of lumber for civilian
construction will be eased duilnB
the lust months of 1945, the
army-navy lumber information
committee said today.
The committee emphasized
that the supplies will be tightly
controlled for army and navy
needs in the war against Japan
for the next four months. A cur
rent lumber manpower shortage
has hampered increased produc
tion, the. committee-bald.
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. LUMBERMAN DIES
PORTLAND, May 21 (UP)
Charles Dant, 87, Portland lum
berman since 11)03 and founder
of tho Dant and Russel lumber
company, died today in his cor
after return from, a Deschutes
river fishing trip.
, His widow, three sons, and two
daughters, all of Portlandi sur
vive. "K3ii
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