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Lee G. Miller Discharge Points Do Not Interest 'Gen. V under furu' By I.EE G. MILLER WITH THE 35th DIVISION AT BAl.ETE PASS, Luzon (By Wire less) One of the most interesting soldiers in this veteran division is staff sergeant beg pardon, 1 mean Lieut. C:lcn?l Jay D. Van dcrpool, alio known (to Japs) as Major General Vanderturu. He is short and wiry there's no suet in his 140 pounds. He used to box and play football, and although his job here is primar ily a desk job he gets plenty ol exercise plowing around the front lines. Van is regular army. His par ents are d.ad and he is unmar ried. His grandmother, Mrs. Belle Smith, liws near Wetumka, Okla. Van's father moved around a great deal whin he was a kid, and his education was snatched in five stages. H enlisted ii 1936 ai 19 and wu assigned to the Hold oitil lry. It look him three yars to make Pic and his permanent rank is still only staff seigeant. Van has more than 150 points toward a discharge. But he is not intere.ii.-'d in going home ex cept for a brief leave. Soldiering is his profession. Van whh commissioned a sec ond lieutenant eight months be fore Pearl Harbor. He was at Pearl on that fateful day. The 25th division lost a score of men to Jap Uniting. The following October the division left for Guadalcanal, and Van began to show his stuff. Foi instance the lime ha won a bronze star for "being a damn fool." as ho says. His pijlol was empty when a Jao. armed with a grenade, confronted him. Van brandished th empty pis tol aid llw Jap surrendered. Ii he had bean a liltlo smarter or braver ho might have wiped out Van and tho five men fol lowing him. Van fought with the 25th through S'"M Ueoig:a and Vella Laivllu. But when the division was training in New Caledonia for the Philippine invu.sion they picked Van for a special assign ment. In October of '41 he embarked from New Ciuinea in a submarine with three officers, 10 men, and 20 tons of radio equipment, am munition, et cetera. He landed on Lu.oo Nov. 2 and proceeded to oigani.e the bickering and feuding guerrillas of Cavite, Ba tanga.s and western Laguna prov inces, He moved around boldly, in full army uniform, estal.-liHhing coast watcher st.itions and u courier network and discouraging the guerrilla practice of killing cou riers for their guns. He helped crashed aviators escupe. Me per sonally sue. iked into Nichols air drome at Manila to estimate the Nips' stie.ixth there. After lho Lingtiyoi invasion his guerrillas knock-id out com- - municalions and blocked high- - ways. In February ho com manded 10 guerrilla riflo com panies which shared with para troopers aid amphibious troops lho spectacularly successful lib eration of internes al Los Qanos. Dm iiij; those guerrilla upci a tiims the .laps capltueil a letter signed "V.'iiuh.'i pool major genei -al -staff "wi ps.'1 Apparently th;1 Japs didn't know what the gen eral staff corps was. They de cided tile mi'ililli r was a bigshnl. anil hulili'il haul hut vainly fui "Major :;:lii-i a! Vamlet turn" which was .is cilisf as Nips cmilll conn.- to piollwmicilig tile name. Van has .ins: received the le gion ol meiil tin thoti' opciatlmi... Now he spends milch ut Ills tnn. puiiii;; uvei niitps and .mti.iI pilutus and .lap iloi unu.'ilts, 1a(; llig trli phune reports ;iilil cnlleet ing all av ailable nilui tnal inn tor gindliln:.' .1 the tin Ilia, ins. lint he lilies In gel up flout ami sic the tenaili tin hiliiMit. He was with Hug. Urn. Dusty Dal lun wlii-ii a sniper k'llid the gen eial. "That will make an- a little llioie caleltil !m a illiilll'l nr mi,'' he said llin.ii;ni uilly. I was gel ting Urn oeti ,' But the nt l day he w ,t:, np theie ai;.un '. all ium; a in u H sku inish. Van sas army .liter ai my any . it. ii.s In- Alii ta in In.' tei- ' he- w .n - in unie is tile a a Ui' puis SOUTHPAW IS CHAMP HOl'STUN, Tex.. Jum.- ; t LT Tony Hi os, Ul-yem-oUl Mexi can southn.txc, was, tile new Texas lightweight boxing diampion to day a a i Milt ot a l--rounil de cision over Gen.- Spencer ot Chi- CitfiO. 4V, INFANTRY IN ACTION Three members of the "Here's Your Infantry" troop which will appear on the high school alhletic field here Juno 15 are shown above as they go into action with auto matic rifles. Their demonstrations and exhibits w ill give the oeople of this region first hand infor maton on how their war bonds go into action ag ai-at the Japs. SERMCE mi mm Cpl. and Mrs. Lyle Crouser ar rived last night from Gulfport field. Miss., for a two-week visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crouser of lmbkr and Mrs. Nell Thacker of La Grande. Cpl. Crouser is attached to the physical therapy department and Mrs. Crouser is a civilian em ployee in the convalescent train ing office of the base. Lt. Scott Payne, son of Mr. and Mis. E. C. Payne, La Grande, is hue on an extended sick leave from Barnes general nospilaJ Vancouver, Wash. Lieutenant Payne sustained a broken leg and ankle injury when shot down over Germany, lie was listed as missing, and was found in a German hospital by allied troops who tuuk that territory. His wife is the former Lillian Hillhouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W H. Hillhouse, La Grande. Pfe. Walter Gene Garrett, mar ine signal cuips wrote his mother, Mts. Walter Garrett, formerly of the Pleasant Giove district and now uf Portland, that he visited four days with Lloyd German, also of the Pleasant Grove areu, un Okinawa. German, of the fleet marine hospital corps, and Carre it, were con.s I a nl companions from the lime they entered elementary school until entering the set vices. Both attended the rural school and the Imbler high school. Four soldiers from U n 1 u n county mid one from Wallowa county were among I'.iii overseas veterans from all branches of the army who were announced yesterday at Fort Lewis, Wash., to he en route huute on rotation furloughs. The Union county veterans are Sergeant's Oscar tjiaper and Donald K. KvhIiImmi, both of Un ion. Staff Sg'- Cliiford Ii. Nt d hain, Cove and Sgt. Howard W. West of Ninth Powder. MaMer So geant lialph. M. .lu.slice of Kntetpnse and Pvt. Hugh A. Johnsc.n of Joseph were ihi: olhei mcml; 'is ol tile group. Second Lt, Ariel S, Bean, 22, of La Grande, eo-pdol on a B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awaid imI thi air medal, according to a message today fiom the HI h an Ion .' b,iM- whiMt. he is stationed. Lt. Be. in, the son of Mr. and Mi s. George A. Bean, is a tin in ber ul the loiuh hombaidnirnt W'oiip, which i rceived the pi 'm deutial citation for bombing Ber lin, and shar- -s another similar eitation lor England to Allien liuIHe b o ni h i it g of aircraft plants in Get oianv. Amoiiji it? l.'lr;un VH ;e Hum the l toiiay at wmler v.n itni- 'AlUbtJ lllM'tai was annoane Lewis. V;i,lr. .n toy Koi t in o vision of the aev demobilisa tion pioiain weie thi; lulhmine, tiom l.'nion and Wallowa coun ties; Mas'er St. Mat van Ii. Smith, L'mou. Start Su'- Clar ence 15. Wulman, Ktum, and T I Lee ,1. ix Knioi pi i!v Cant. Louis H. Caipenlcr l La til auiie, now w eat s an uak Nat chiMel mi hi.s distmeuiieo tin it citation liade, Mine Itih .''Att lighter timi o I he Mtli an tot ce wa.s aw ai ued a caui Mu h honor .it the imc in Kn; 'ana. Capl, Caipenter is coin- Add Now Beauty tu Hiiiini Inleniiis With SI PICK Ml U l. IONIC lNI'KltlOK. l'ONT Handy tmtt (mm, thins with water. l)ii;.s. in III n 1 1 nun No pmnl mini. One c ml eov i.i It s v .limine. Ail new color Mi.idi'N in ,u,i. t and gal lon culltiulh l;.. Teel s Paint Store 1308 Adams Today We Pay Tribute to SkL Javw Clin tint Walkvr. :I7, iin air force mechanic. He is the .son of Frank Walker of Hei iniston. Before entering; the armed service in March, 191-'. he was eniraeed in fai ntimr near La Grande. He attended gnide j schMil at K I k i n and hih ; school at Knterpri.se i 'it; Jtir ': K tiili' ti ii iff i '.ifi'i vii-" i i 1912 to V'iola L. G'oodwin, who ! ,KX' of the troop, was now resides at .Rafter, GaJif.!"-' y-'y con erring with . Sims and other local citizens on mandiny officer of the hoadnuar ters detachment of his group. The new citation was IxMuw ed upon his outfit for assisting in clearing the ground for the allied airborne invasion of Hol land last September. The distinguished unit citation badge is blue and gold and is worn on the right side of the soldier's uniform blouse. aiaii oi. biuoii a. ouwic. uie s. , "V'8, " - ,i.cie oi i.m ii avenue, is - vi.'llicu 111 a eoiniiiillliuiiuiiii irjin i the headquarters of the lilind in- ; of C.llllurniiI-s wnlrai vuHt.y pr. faulty in northern Luoii t.) be t the recipient uf the good conduct j " Th(l whje) WJlltfS up rcg " iulaily with tNich new interior In the service since .January. ,j, im, ,u iippropriations bill U-2, Steele has seen action in u n.-thM- to build power lines to the Buna, New Guinea, Leyte ! cinpi-i c with the Pacific Gas campaigns, lor which In; lias also ami Khctriu L'u.. or permit it to ryecivui the silver Mai-, (list in- . i -tain its monopoly in '.he cen uuished mm badKe ami the Asm-: tral valley unchallenged will tic-iaciiic i ibhon. e voted upon lomorruw under a Oakley Miller. AH'V 1 C. son u Mr. ami Mis. I). l. Miller, ar rived taM muht to pemi a .'iU-dav ; leavi: with 'us family and fi lends. Me ha.-, be -n siatiom d at a naval base in Bi.iil for UJ months. Al j tile conclusion uf his leave he will iejoit In Brennilon, Wash,, fori i ea:;.i.;iune:it. Lyh: Divio Saili.ehl. ,on of : Mis, .1. !' SalUteld o I, Ui Grande, w;'s 'V .idualed i "even I ly tiom the o.:val ,iir Maiiiiiif; bases at Corpus Ghruti and was eoni m;:sioned a;i eiiu;n in the L!. S. naval air re.sei c. H ave finest beer ever by Roeseh Brewery? Ask tor ELK HORN BEER - ' BUI l ine liicicit or Doughboys Will Present Realistic War "Show" Here fCuntinut.''' from Puge 1) Juno U will be a combat team ul .'J!i overseas veterans, a 28-piece band of the 83rd army ground kuccs, why spent two and a half .vcais in Akiska. The overseas s-.'ivice of the members of the combat team by whuin the battle demonstration will be stjyed, ag gregates I.14J months, or an average of almost 'M) months. Cove Soldier is Member In addition to the combat team and band the group includes 13 ntl'icu's, technicians and other soldiers, all overseas veterans. Fifteen of the men are from Ore gon, one of them fc-.-ing Tech. Sgt. Uelmar C. Richai ds of Cove. Twelve the men arc former members of "Oregon's own" 41st division. Commanding the group is Lt. Heiman E. Daniels of Harlowton, j Mont., and Lt. T. Dak Ferguson i of Abbeville, S, C, is combat pat I rol leader. Lt. George P. Mooney ! ol Kent, Wash., is the announcer ; and Chief Warrant Officer Isaac C. Hall uf Ml. Vernun. Mo., is 1 band leader. (."apt. Carl M. "Melntyre uf Cor vallis, himself a veteran of long overeas service, and who is ad- arrangements for th" demonstra tion, and to arrange housing for the soldiers duriug their stay. - He announced arrangements were made to house thef over night in the gymnasium at East Lin Oregon college. California Power Vote Is Delayed WASHING TON. June 5 (UP). "'he senate has put over until Wednesday a decision in its an- ... . ti ,i,t ,,,,.. ,,,,,,. unanimous consent aKieenient leaehed at yesterday's session. Tm voto will come oil a sen ale appropi lahons c o m m it tee amendment which restore! two items stricken from the bill by Hie house. The amendment would appro-j:iiak- Si;r,;H(t) for planning of the Delta sit am power plant and iiil.iUMI tor planning uf transmis sion i nits .m thi: Sacramento I iiM w vl. in vvit.ei land, ami K umau, in IJohemia, wiml tin; n t arliei agricultural colleges o In- eMabliMic;!, in I7!)7. vou tried the produced i;oow i astic TDDAW SPCRT.PARAI By JACK CUDDY UP Stall Correspondent NEW YORK, June 5 (UP) Possibilities of the first super duper outdoor boxing show since Pearl Harbor rest upon the broad shoulders of Ike Williams, the 21-ycar-old Negro from Trenton, N. J.. who is recognized as light weight champion throughout Na tional Boxing association terri tory. To pave the way for this out door extravaganza, ypung Wil liams must beat Willie Joyce and his darting left jab at Madison Squuie Garden1 Friday night. Such a triumph would indicate the superiority of "Champion" Williams over challenging Joyce and pave the way for a title-deciding bout between Williams theNBA champ and Cpl. Bob Montgomery of Luke Field, Ariz. who is recognized as champ in New York and affiliated states. Promoter Mike Jacobs believes a bout to settle the title dispute could be arranged between Wil liams and Montgomery for a big outdoor show if Williams beats Joyce impressively Friday night. All thr?e principals involved are Negroes. The betting favors Williams at 12-5, although Williams was de feated twice before by fast-stepping, smart-jabbing Joyca of Los Angeles. Fight Results By United Press Balliitioi"; George Kochan. 18, Akron, O.. knocked out Red dy Evans, mrt, Hackensack, N. J., (). Philadelphia Wesley Mouzon, 137, Philadelphia, stopped Jimmy Joyce, i:j4, Gary, Ind., (8). Providen -v. R. I. Pete De Kuzza, 133, New York, stopped Ralph ZaiK'lli, ljl). Providence. R. I., ( l.i. Holyok", Miss. Marion. Oehoa, 184, Havan.i, drew with Joe Red dick, 105, Palerson, N. J., (10). i Miami, na. only Lima, wu, Havana, Cuba, knocked out Jack ie Blount, 124, Jacksonville, Fla., 13). Rescue Workers Seek Blast Dead PARIS, June 5 (UP) Rescue workers dug for bodies in the rubble of Bremen's American military government building, where two mysterious explosions yesterday killed at least 15 and injured 8U other Americans and Germans. A number of Germans still are believed buried in the debris. The military government office, until recently headquarters for German SS detachments, were wrecked. Camp Adair to Be Replacement Depot WASHINGTON. June 5 (UP) Camp Adair will be reactivated as an ove-seas replacement de pot. Senators Wayne Morse and Guy Cordon of Oregon said to day. The huge military installation between Albany and Corvallis has been used the past several months as a naval hospital. Cordon said the war depart ment approved the ronclivalion to care for 12,(1(111 to KI.OIMI men. The camp will serve as a prti ci'S.sinc nolllt hack;nu tin tlu: purls of Poitlaml and Scuttle. FREE TJIOVIE DAY t JUKI 6th , V . Any size type E Hontl purchiisiud Wednesday, .lime (i entitles you to a K It E E MOVIE at either the Liberty or (iittnada Theaters. I'resent your Uond or a receipt sliii" inu; it was put clmscd June 6 to the cashier and get yottr KREE MOV IE TICKET. I I ricnTi.Nt; L.vui and 1 1 "MY PAL 11 Granada I I "SHADOWS G-I Jo Says: "You Buy Ketft Em We 11 Fight Boat Kml" Turnstiles Click Merrily at Coast League Parks By United Pr:s With slightly more th in one Thc four Sunday gam:3 pulled the Pacific Coast league pennant chase has developed into a Poit-land-Seattle battle for first place but that isn't keeping fans away from the ball park3. The four Sunday games pulled in 47,642 paying customers, with San Francisco, as usual, drawing the largest crowd 15,042. The fourth-place men of Lefty O'Doul .ki,u Jn vprv well financially j again Ihis week when thev enter tain the seconajjspoi eeawe iers. The Portland Beavers risk their 'two and one-half margin when they invade the lair of the improving Los Angeles club. The series will not start until tomor row night because of travel con ditions. The Oakland Acorns, still in third place six games from the top, visit Sacramento, while San Diego gets a chance to "enter tain'' the t a i 1 e n d Hollywood Stars. GreshamToOpen Race Meet Tonight GRESHAM. Ore., June 5 (UP) Purses toialing $1900 were post ed for tonight's opening of the northwest jockey club U-night horse racing program at the Multnomah county fairgrounds here. Feature event vuli be the in augural, with $400 in prizes, and the last race on the eight-event program will carry a $300 purse, with $200 in prizes for each of the other events. The final event will be six furlongs, with the oth ers scheduled for five. Most of the horses entered are now to Oregon tracks. Post time fin- the first race each night is ! 8:15 p. m. Former Ruler of Ring's Lightweights Has 63d Birthday CHICAGO, June 5 (UP) The bell rang today tor the 63rd round in the- life of Battling Nelson, boxing's gallant lightweight champion of more than two dec ades ago. , Nelson, born 63 years ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, now is a postal clerk in Chicago's main postofficy. He rooms in a little, run-down Clark street hotel where he lives deep in the mem ory of former fistic glory back in the early l!)00s when he ruled the lightweight division over such famed rin warriors as Young Corbctt, Jimmy Britt and the re vered Joe Cans. "The fight game hasn't changed much," he said. "Great .fighters come and go and although there might not be great fighters in the lightweight division today, there will be af'er the war." Although he's slightly stooped, and gray at the temples, Nelson still weighs in at 133 pounds the same weight at which he rose to ring glory from 1905 through 1!WB. Baseball Standings By United Press PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Team W. L. Pel. GB Portland -'HI 24 .lilt) Seattle .'IK 20 .SHI 2'i Oakland ;I4 :il .52:1 fl San Francisco. :i I .12 .4!I2 II San Dii-un :I2 .'14 .4115 (I'i Saci-aincnto ...31 :i:i till 8"- Los AnccluH .... :il :i:i .1114 H. Hollywood 21 2 :.:.YA HI DAY Hl T.I.I Victory and cam miiiNill am W Ih. ftMlttt t9mtt In th. hiitrv f An.wfca'1 r1hllftfl niMil lur .a arm l.eid en D0rf 'in and Till We LA GHANDK EVKNINC OUSERYKK Phone 600 Complete Local Reports " : Tuesday, June .", 1915 Stars Are Plentiful In Major Circuits By CARL LUNDQUIST ': United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK June 5 (UP) There'll be no major league all-star oame this year for the first lime since 1933. but that little detail today isn't bothering a host of player, in both major circuit, who are playing as if their lives depended on being named for the an- nual baseball extravagania. Granting that the standard of baseball is lower than in peace time, it is hard to deny that there are more individual stars than usual, probably because those of major league caliber that remain are able to dominate the rookies, oldsters, and minor league fill ins, who have absorbed the gaps in the ranks. On the basis of play to date it would be interesting to see what the following teams, selected on the basis of all-around excellence at bat and afield, would do if the all-star game went on as scheduled in Boston in July. American League Player, Team, Pos. Bat. Ave. Cusp. Senators, of 331 Krrevich, Browns, of Moses, White Sox, of Cuccinello, White S. 3b G. Stirnwoiss, Yanks, 2b Stephens, Browns, ss McQuinn, Browns, lb .289 .299 .355 .313 .317 .233 .274 Tresh, White oox, c Games W-L Dave Fcrriss, Red Sox, p Borowy, Yanks, p Gromek, Indians, p Christopher, A's, p National League Player, Team, Pos. Bat. I Holmes, Braves, of ! Olmo, Dodgers, of I Mel Ott, Giants, of Kurowski, Cards, 3b Stanky, Dodgers, 2b Marion, Cards, ss Cavaretta, Cubs, lb Lombardi. Giants, c Games W-L W. Voiselk. Giants, p 82 M. Cooper, Braves, p 3 0 C. Barrett, Cards, p 5 3 Derringer, Cubs, p 6 3 Diamond Czar To Aid Service Men NEW YORK, June 5 (UP) Baseball's new commissioner. Sen. Alber' B. (Happy) Chandler, said today he would work with a committee of 12 from the ma jor and minor leagues to help readjust returning service men to the best oossib'e positions in the post-war period. "I intend to exert every influ ence to sea that bail players re turning from the armed services get a chance to remain in tho game," he said. Chandler,, meeting New York siiorts writers informally for the first time, said he has not decid ed when to giv up his United States senate post, but that he already has begun active duties in his new job as successor to the late Judge K. M. Landis. 7 t) 7 1 61 8 2 I Ave. HlNWlWI ' CKBAT 1IAVS WMMB Wednesday I .t. f i 20h Century-Fox MA THE dA mem. i HH Ml 5 . ' f J A MAMA Of j. Ijli CtflCI J Ty. Jf MLmr Photoniophed to of M I Sj "'a IOUIS 01 OCMtONf si 1 w" r.o., AT 1 " BlIrt, J n Cppt Action on Aircraft -" I Carrier! c, -v. WL'5ir) PP' Horoic pilots crash- Off 7CV land criplod pianos! 7 Li I ..-. Cpf Secret Jap bases blasted JJ ft ,3KK' to Kingdom ComolQ I '1 I f ", TOOfTHfR V W rV AOAIM IN " SHARYN MOFFETT J It O "It UN 0'COVNOK sem osg aimwo . wus SPORTS l'ftge 6 62 Horses Named For $100,000 Race ARCADIA, Calif.; June 5 (UP) General Manager Gwynn Wil son today announced 62 nomina tions for t:ie eighth , running of the worlri'j i'leVesi. horse race the $lG00,fl-'.G 3z.i.U Anita handi cap June 3d. Most of i he horses entered for the mile and one quarter classic already are on the ground. These Dayton, champion of all Mexico; include Burt and Denton's Gay Louis B. Mayer's Busher, winner of the Santa Susanna, and Thumbs Up, winner of the San Pasqual; Dun Ameche's Sir Bun, winner of the San -Felipe, and Happy Stable's Issue, winner of last winter's Hollywood park gold cup. 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