Lee G.
Miller
Junketing Trip
Into Luzon Hills
Not Much Fun
By LEE C. MILLER
WITH THE 25th DIVISION AT
HALETK PASS, Luzon (By
Wiii-limO Several of us de
cided to diive to the crest of
Balete Pass, which the division
l.iid "secured" two days i-ui'Ih-c
Uh hull.
We jccped along highway 5,
high above the little Digdig river.
Clouds obscured tho mountain
crests und veils of mist clung to
the gulleys. There was consider,
nule traffic, and the roadsides
were clotted here and th-Me with
groups ol soldiers or Filipino
guerrillas und laborers. Command
posts and other bivouacs dotted
the slopes and ridges, a surpris
ing lot of them.
At timet w would drive
f-orhapi a hundred yards with
out (Seeing anybody, and I'd
find mycelf watching for
snipers, but around the next
turn there would be a platoon
of infantry or halt a hundred
Filipino carriers or a bulldozer.
Wa paused at a roadside aid
station of (he lirst battalion, 35th
regiment, and passed the time ol
day with C'apt. Demetrius Trag
gis of New London, Conn., in
charge of the station, and Capl.
Wallace Stark, of Oklahoma City.
ji chuplain who must have mis
laid his ra.or.
; Fuither on the mud got drop
jio we left the jeep and wulked.
' Jim Hutcheson of the AP
v.ent uhead while I stopped to
talk with u bunch of soldiers
squinting at the foot of a steep
hill, awuiting an order to move
forward. A brigadier general
came down the road and the sol
diers were curious about him so
j accosted him and he turned
out to be Gen. Janvjs F. Collins
of the first corps ottillery.
I rejoined the squatting sol
diers, and was putting down some
of the ir names TSgt. Joseph
Elmo, New Haven, Conn., and
Corp. Harold Kxbert of Chetvk.
Wis. Well, anyway, It looks like
Chetek in my notes. (Editor's
notu correct name, Miller).
The trouble is. when I was
halfway through writing the
name ol the town, a Jap shell
landed on the hill above ui,
and Miller hit the dirt. I fin
ithed scrawling Chetek while
llJ . on my belly among as
sorted soldiers and I g o r o t
laborers, huddling close to a
cliff.
Nobody got hint, although
several more shulls came ovei.
A soldier handed me a shell
fragment he had picked up a few
jiet away. 1 remember how the
nrintcis urod to enjoy handing a
greenhorn a slug fresh from a
linotype anil laugh whin he
ivuuld drop the hot metal. Mayhif
(hat's what this soldier hud in
mind with iiis fragment, for it
(wis still hot. linl I spoiled his
lun by lingering it the wuy a
printer (Ii js hot type an. I it's no
trouble il you keep moving your
fingers last.
Of cum so It might have linn
to html to handle if the Iragincnl
had originally hit me instiud ul
the highway.
The eninmaniling ofheor of the
35th regiment rami' along during
the shelling. He was Colonel
Stanley II. "Swede" Larson, I'll,
'ho.se wile lives in Talladega,
Ala.
A soldier moved back a liltle.
"Lot me get away from tho
brusi," ho said with a bearded
grin.
The colonel laughed and said
the Ju didn't usually luo
when ho was around,
1 can't say tin- same for my
i -It, although the day helme tlx:
Japs did wait until alter I'd It'll
tlx? third baUtiliun eiimiiiiin.l
post of the Itilst regiment helme
throwing in aitilluy that wound
id one man
S Sgt. Finest lYlli'ivay, of
Kinston, N. ('-, came along, and
Corp. Nestor Piuni'ilu ol Ihaclil.
Mass., and we hail a lot f talk
I. limit thi' new point syMcm foV
gelling out uf 1 1 1 1 1 1 l n l
Some of tin se hoys soiintteil
skeptical about points Some
hadn't even added up their scotv.
They'd lather go home on "tem
poral y duty'' and fret about
points later.
"Soft Pilch" Heats
Giants, Draws $300
Fine for Voisvlle
8T. LOUIS. June 2 (UP)
Mel Oil, ma mgr ot the New
York (Jianti, imposed one ol
the ililtenl fines in reoeM ma
jor league history today when
he attested his ace pitcher. Bill
Voiiolle. $500 for serving up a
soil pitch which led to a 4 to 3
defeat ajaintt the Cardinals
last night.
Oil said the drastic action,
was necessary because Votselle
"disobeyed instructions" l
pitching to Johnty Hopp, Car
dinal oullielder, In the ninth
Inning. The Giants were ahead
3 to 1 at the lime and Hopp
tripled io score oe run and
start a rally which led to a. 4 to
1 Csrdl.nl victory.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
I'hone 600
Complete Local Reports
Saturday. June 2, Ji)-l'
PETE'S PROUDEST ROOTERS Pole Gray, one-armed outfield
er of St. Louis Browns, had added moral support whei he made
first appearance at Yankee stadium. Sealed in stands were his
folks, shown above with fleet-footed flychaser. Peta was not a
stranger to New York fans, having played with Bushwicks ear
lier in career.
Yanks Heat Indians
As Detroit
NEW YORK, June 2 (UP)
Yankee statiium, the huge pincers-shaped
basi ball pal ce that
has caught many a pitcher in
its grip, would be just the place
to win an American league pen
nant, M'jnager Joe McCarthy of
the Bronx Bombers reasoned to- j
day if only his team could stay
just there. !
Coming home from a road trip
on which they won only two
games out of eight, they did an
about face and picked up 1U vic
tories in 12 i tarts, eight of tham
in a row.
Detroit was the only club to
cause tile Yankees trouble in their
home diamond, picking up two
victories in a series of three. Rut
New York gat back in stride
against r.cw opposition yesterday j
and defeated the Cleveland In
dians, 'J to 2.
Sox Win on 'Free' Runs
Two "free runs," forced in on
walks with the bases loaded, gave
the Boston Red Sox a 0 to 4 vic
tory over Detroit. Kmmett O'Neill.
Red Sox pileliei, assured his vic
tory with a Ihtce-itin homer lo
pace the winners.
Sigmund .lakueki turned in his
best effort of the season, blank
ing the Athletics at Philadelphia
for a 4 to 0 lliovwi victory.
Rookie pitcher Wall llolhorow
walked i.i the winning run in the
llth at Washington to give the
White Sox an II to !! victory.
Frank Met'oi iniek's thiec-ruu
homer broke up a 111 inning
maiallion with a ti lo :l victory
for the Hi ils over I lie Dodgers at
Cincinnati.
I'lllshiugli, helped by five err
ors of the Philadelphia defense,
beat the Phillies, ti to !i.
The Car ls rallied in Die ninth
to hand Streaky Hill Voiselle of
Portland Heavers
Shellac liainiers
For Two in Row
By Unilod Press
Pacific Const lelljille llllllel.
tllllli d 111 hu) shut outs last lllgltl
as the I'lilll.ind lleav -ls defeated
Seattle n to II and the Sacramento
Sulous .-.Il 'Hacked the Sap Ihee.o
Padres hy I lit- same seore
Southpaw Hoy II, U sir. 'ti lled
the lit avers' league leadership lo
n eoliitot tattle lout and one halt
rallies as he si t down the si .-olid
pi. ire li. linn is down with live
hil.- It w as He l.-el 's llltli v let.. i v
nt the season Hi ne llohbill ot
the Solons held the Padris lo
lour hingles, while in l.ns An
gelns HI ye. old Inn l. r K-'ii
llieks tinned m anottvi' tour
hitler for a !' to win ever Holly -wood.
In the lem.iintni: league eo:
IrM thf San Ktain-iM-o Si', K w
thtu touiih t:.iiK- in tiv, ,staii
with a IS lo 'Ji vu'loiy ti t-i
land.
Inluid fiitMs and a mult l
Sau hito pittliot llol Kt it;us,n
MVt thf Solons linn lnt run.
anolht r i iici ami hits b lallio
MtiiviKvi, NUI'.lii'ath ami !'t
tlun nhalli n -ttt .l Oh m thi i
mole III tin
GllN Sulu
I it I li St.m.'a
who ,;o tlwti
hits
alio
III a tn. Die linn s
Nelll Shellil.iu, u ho
the loin Hi scored tin
ol the liming, I'd
.i;aillt tnen foinie
Sam GiI'moi, vv ho vv
letue in the sev cnth
..... o ..
t hat
double II
M'l'Olld tll'.i
Hie attack
ti animate
a toned lo
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SPORTS
I'age 8
Totters
the (Jia'its his third straight loss,
4 to 3, at St. Louis. Voiselle had
won eight in a row prior to his
defeats.
Mort Coipcr, making his sec
ond stdit for the braves, was
leading the Cubs, 8 to 1, in the
fourth hon rain
game off the books,
-
washed the
Baseball Standings
By United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pel
2!) Kl liii!)
I!) LI .51)1
..111 It) .5211
.17 1(1 .018
.17 1!) .472
14 18 .4:111
.15 20 .42
14 22 .:ili!l
EAGUE
211 12 .b'H4
21 III .51111
21 17 .5511
21 17 .551)
III HI .52')
.1(1 IB .471
Kl 21) ,3tH
10 :)0 .250
New Yolk
Detroit
Chicago
SI. Louis ...
Boston
Cleveland
Washington .
Philadelphia
Ni w York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati . .
Boston
Philadelphia
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland :tll 22 .OM
Seattle 114 25 .5711
Oakland ....32 III) .Slit
San Francisco . 30 30 .500
Sacramento 31) 31 .402
San Diego 30 33 .470
l.os Ang"les 211 33 .450
Hollywood 21 30 .351)
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Ndine mid address will not be
published, if the writer so re
quests. However, full name and
address n.ust be signed to each
Icllor. Several letters huve re
cently been received, but could
not be published because of
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Thi i-ti'iaii.s uf Foreign Will's
.in.l uuxilimy vvih to lh;mk you
I'm lh; publicity yum p;iptr Riivr
tlirm lo,- the s;iU' ul "Untidy Pop-
plt'S."
It vv ;is a r stint' uf kiiultii'S.
iiiwl tine spin! of loyally lo our
Ahum it-an way loi whii'h wt- wt'if
vt'iy giati ful.
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iVminainl.T nl 1'ost No, 2!MI0
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MAUR1ELLO KAYOKS DUDAS
NKW YOKK. .luiu 2 aH1.
Hi'UvyWiMjjhl la.-m Maum-llo
I"- 'inuktt viftovy of his
nnij fau't1" a 2;i fnst round
l-'ihnu-al Intukout ovrv Mmi:
Stovo Dud is last night.
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v liavooivnl now, luit cannot Kuaninfrv I'ltUim tUv
livcnes ghouL tviiiisvortiiMuli tie-0w mnkc it ilifti
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Galloping (Ihost
Says iro-Football
'Shaky'-He Quits
CHICAGO, June 2 (UP) Har
old (Red) Grange, a veteran of
football, today quit the game
w ith the warning that ' pro foot
ball is on shaky footing and any
thing can happen."
Grange, famed "galloping
ghost'' of the University of Illi
nois, officially announced that he
had resigned as president of the
postwar United Slates profes
sional football league. His rea
sons, he said, weie that (1) thf
game "does not know where it is
jioint," and (2) "1 want to devote
more time to my insurance busi
ness." Sti pping out of football "for
good, J think," Grange said:
"Professional football can nev
r be on a sound basis until it
owns its own parks or umil base
ball club owners organize their
own league and ' thereby use
their own parks."
The National football league,
he said, "is using baseball paiks.
All they ic-ally have are contracts
and uniforms and if ever basebaii
decides to forbid football teams
lo play in its parks, the Nation
al league or any league is
ruined."
NEW YOUK, June 2 (UP)
Club owners ol the National foot
ball league were expected to
vote on whether to rom w Elmel
l.ayden's contract as commission
er today in a closed meeting at
which other important matters
may be decided.
Also high on the agenda was
tin controversy over territorial
rights involving the New York
Giants and the owners of the
Brooklyn Tiger franchise, who
want to move their club into the
Yankee stadium.
Kay Breaks Digit
Jkit Heats Lane
CHICAGO, June 2 (UP) El
mer (Violent) Kay's climb to fist
ic stardom was temporarily halt
ed today js he nursed a broken
finger suffered in winning a 10
round decision over heavyweiglit
Larry Lane of Trenton, N.J.
Hay broke the little finger of
his left hand in the second round
of the fight. But he went on to
batter and maul Lane into a daze
and win the unanimous decision
and his 30th straight victory.
Cochrane Wins On
KO in Warmup Bout
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 2
(UP) Welterweight champion
Freddie (Hod) Cochrane from
Summit, N. J., scored a second
round knockout over Pete Lcllo
in a warmup bout last night.
Making his first appearance in
a professional ring since being
discharged from the navy, Coch
rane dropped Lello, a Chicago
boxer, for a three count in the
first round and sent him down
for the full It) at 1:12 or the sec
ond. Fight Results
By United Press
NKW YOUK Tami Mauiicl
lo, 200, New York, knocked out
Steve Hildas, 1!I2, Kdgrwak-i',
N. J., (I).
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Fred
die (lied) Cochrane, MVi, Sum
mit, N. J., knocked out Pete l.t I
lo. MH'i, Chicago, (2).
BOSTON Harry Jel'lra, Mil.
Baltimoiv outpointed Sammy
(iaieia, I2ti'-.., Quincy, Mass.,
I III).
WOUlT.STKIi, Mass. -- Johnny
Cool, 1H5, Worcester, oulpoint-'d
Francis (Corky) Davis, I'lti, Wor
cester, (III).
PKOVIDK.NCK. li. I. llol.l.j
Zollo, HV-'i, East l'roviitcni'e,
knocked out Tony Soavc, l-l-l.
11. S marines, IS).
CHICAGO Elmer (Violent)
liny, PH. Hastings, Fla, out
pointed Larry Lane, l!)2:li, Tren
ton, n. j , ("nil.
HAl.TIMOHE Yancey Henry.
202, l.os Ani.'hs, knocked out
Johnny Whit, 2 El Newark, (111.
HOLLYWOOD Lou Heinal,
LU, Los Angeles, outpointed Uert
White, EI2, Chicago itii.
SAN FRANCISCO Dan M. i
nlt. 202, Cleveland. IV. KO'cd
Huttling Monroe. 18tl, Los Ar.
geies l3.
Drawing
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Today's Sport Parade
By JACK CUDDY
NEW YORK, June 2 (UP)
A whirl on the sports-go-round:
A horseman whose dope is usu
ally out of the right feed bag im
ports from Kentucky's hard- boots
country Hint Col. E. R. Bradley is
so set on winning his fifth derby
with his well-named colt Burn
ing Dre'jm, that he is lining up
the services of the greatest money
jockey in the husiness, Eddie Ar
coro . . . dark and dangerous Ed
die has won the Blue Grass gal
lop Iwice before, in 1941 when
he set the derby record of 2:01 2-5
for the mile and a quarter on
Whirlaway, and in 1938 on Law
rin ...
If the Washington Senators
don't want rookie pitcher Walt
Holborow after his lapse in walk
ing home the winning run against
the White Sox last night, the New
York department of sanitation
will be gljd to have him back.
Holborow, who has appeared
three times in relief for the Nats,
was a star (linger for the white
wings and their big game with
the police department is coming
up . . .
In the first big league game
Mike Tresh of the White Sox ever
caught, breaking in with Chicago
back in 1918, he suffered a finger
injury. That taught him a lesson
about handling pitchers and since
that day he never has had an
other hand injury. He attributes
his luck to the big, well-padded
mitts modern-day catchers use,
which he says the pitchers don't
like because? the ball doesn't
whack loudly when their fast ball
zips in. But that doesn't bother
Tresh :is long as the "pillow" can
keep him from getting the gnarl
ed hands characteristic of veter
an catcher.! . . .
Pitcher Dave Ferriss of the Red
Sox, probably the most sensa
tional rookie ever to break into
the big time, may go at night for
the lirst lime when he seeks to
complete his cycle ot beating ev
ery club in the American league
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by facing I he Senators in Wush
ington. Ferriss, who hasn't met
the Senators, is a confident kid
who feels that the only thing that
may beat him is his old bugaboo,
asthma, which caused his dis
charge from the army air forces.
In his last two games, the dust
of the diamond caused him to
"choke up" physically but not
mentally. Manager Joe Cronin
was ready to relieve him bolh
limes but the youngster insisted
on finishing, winning one of tho
games with a grand one-hit job
Ike Williams, holder of the Na
tional boxing association light
weight crown who meets Willie
Joyce in a non-title bout at Mad
ison Square Garden next ween,
has something in common with
Bob Montgomery, besides a cham
pionship (Montgomery holds the
New York slate version of the
title). Both lost their last fights
b-'fore winning the crowns. Al
(Bummy) Davis dropped Mont
gomery .villi one of the quickest
kayo's on record 63 seconds of
the first 'ound shortly before
Baltlin' Bob took the title from
Beau Jack. Williams lost to Joyce
before taking the NBA title from
Juan Zurita in Mexico. So he'll
have a score to settle ...
Thin Man Picture
Hooked at Liberty
Nick and Nora Charles, detec
tives par excellence, return to the
Liberty theater screen tomorrow
in the r.orsons of William Powell
and Myrnu Loy in "The Thin
Man Goes Home."
Romance and mystery predom
inate in the Thin Man pictures,
and this is a 'ypical story of how
the suave jeleclive, assisted by
his atlraclivc wife, bring a mur
derer to hook.
Hairy Davenport and Lucille
Walson have leading supporting
roles and the cast also Includes
Gloria OeHaven, Anne Revere,
Helen Vinson and Leon Ames.
Sunday
Monday - Tuesday
Philip MIRIVAII
O'NIlll "
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m tiNi
ISEfclCE
Harold L. Beickel, gunnel's
mate Kcond class, on a ship in
the Pacific service has been given
a citation by the commanding of
ficer of the vessel for his devo
tion to duty, particularly during
the Iwo Jima campaign from Feb
ruary 'l9 to 25. It also commends
him for service at Bougainville.
Caoc Gloucester, in the Marianas
I und Philippine waters.
Beickel is the son of MVS. C. C.
Ellis of 3002 Oak street.
Mrs. Ellis' youngest son, Elmer
Beickel, who was assigned to sea
duty in April wrote his mother
recently lha he had met his
brothers, Harold and Jack in the
south Pacific area. He had not
son either of them for more than
2'i years, but met them soon af
ter going to sea.
Award of the distinguished fly
ing cross lo Flight Officer Lcnn
M. Pierson of La Grande is an
nounced by headquarters of the
India-China division of the an
transport command in India in a
communication received yester
day. The award was made upon
completion of 300 hours of oper
ational flying, over the famous
"Hump" of the Himalayas in
transporting supplii-s to ulliod
forces fighting the Japanese in
China.
The citation accompanying the
award commends the pilot for
treacherous mountainous coun
try, often under conditions that
necessitate instrument flying "re
quiring courageous and superior
performance of his duties . . . he
accomplished his mission with
distinction.''
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Fleshman
have received word that their
son-in-law, R. R. (Duke) Rohland,
infantry instructor at Camp
Houge, Texas, has been in the
hospital two weeks as the result
of a booby trap exploding in his
right hand.
His hand became infected and
an operation was necessary. Roh
land. whose home now is in Cali
fornia, was district manager of
the La Grande branch of thj Van
Petten lumber company for a
number of yeais. Mrs. Rohland
is the f irmer Blanch Fleshman.
Tech. Sgt. Donald Gentry, 23,
of La Grande, top turret gunner
of "Worry Bird," a B-17 Flying
Fortress of the 452nd bombard
ment group stationed in England,
has'be'-'n awarded an oak Iea(
cluster to the aii medal for "meri
torious achievement" while tak
ing part in eighth air force
bombing attacks on German in
dustrial targets, and on Nazi mili
tary strong points, in support of
advances by allied ground forces,
prior to V-E day.
Sgt. Gentry is a member of the
third air division, that received
a unit citation for its historic
England lo Africa shuttle bomb
ing of Mosserschmitt airchafe fac
tories at Regensburg, Germany.
His wife, Mrs. Lorena Gentry,
lives at Route 2, La Grande.
Willie Torrence of La Grande
LAST TIME TONIGHT
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Navy
The stirring story of a brave
a rul valuable corps produced in
ciS.'oration with the U.S. Navy.
Also
FOX
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NEWS
New Veterans' Club
Opens In Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., June 2 (UP)
A luxurious downtown club (or
war veterans opened today under
auspices of tho General George
A White's veterans club.
It will supplement, the facili
ties offered to service men in the
George A. White service men's
center.
Features include men's and wo
men's lounges, leading ajd writ
ing rooms, cardrooms, snack bar,
music room nnd library, worn
en's beauty salon, dormitory
quarters, nnd offices: of all vet
erans organizations. 1
Camp Adair To Be
Redeployment; Post
'CAMP ADAIR, Ore., June 2
(UP) Camp Adair rifficials are
anticipating housing's number of
troops, awaitinc redeployment to
the Pacific theater of war.
Capt. Douglas McKay, camp
public relations officer, said the
complete program, and the num
ber of men expected, have not
been made public, although ex
tensive construction and repairs
have been made at the camp.
An increase in the slaf( of the
camp, both military and civilian,
is planned to accomodate addi
tional troops, McKay said.
has been advanced in rating to
aviation metalsmith, first class,
at the U. S. naval air station at
Alameda, Calif.
Torrence, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Torrence, 1301
Monroe street, is assigned to the
assembly and repair department
at Alameda.
He enlisted in August, 1942,
received "boot" training at Great
Lakes, Illinois, and attended a
navy service school before being
transferred to Alameda, nearly
two years ago.
He is a graduate of La Grande
high school and the University o(
Oregon, where he received a BA
degree. He was prominent in
Softball, baseball, basketball and
track while in school and took an
active part in other school activi
ties. Prior to his enlistment he
was employed by the. Union Pac
ific railroad.
Torrence's wife, Dorothy May
Torrence and their two children,
Willie Raymond, 414, and Judith
Crane, four months, are now re
siding in Portland. . . . :
Award of the purple heart
medal to Second Lt., Robert C.
Spencer, who was' wounded
March 19, while fighting the Japs
on Luzon,, is announced in.-d
message from headquarters of
I the 43rd infantry division in the
Philippines.
Lt. Spencer, an officer of the
infantry division, has been over
seas 31 months and 'participated
in the campaign of Guadalcanal,
the northern Solomons, New
Guinea and Luzon.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Spencer of La Grande, have been
advised he still is in a hospital on
Luzon under treatment for an in
jury to his knee. , .
Sgt. Sammy Shorb, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Shorb, is here on
furlough after serving as a tail
gunner on a bomber in the Euro
pean theater. He made 35 mis-
sions over Germany.
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