LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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Today We Pay
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Strawberry Crop Nearly Non-Existant
Shortcake, Jam Supplies Hard to Find
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i Sgt. Arnold M. Malone, 21,
son of Mrs. William Malone,
70S M avenue, La Grande,
who served in the south Paci
fie area.
i He attended Riveria ele
nientary school and graduated
from the local high school in
1942. Before induction, Feb
I'uiiry 17, 1943, Sergeant Ma
lone was employed in a shi
y'ard.
, Him wife, the former Vio
leltu McMurran, and their
younc son, Ronald, reside at
708 M avenue.
.Return of Tech. 5 Donald E.
Uvirlr f I .n 'Hrnndp to tho Unitod
Ktiili-s for discharge after servini;
overseas lor .13 monins, is an
nounced in a message from Hon
.ii1, i
He entered tho army in March,
11J4U ana wns wim me coasi nrm
lery in the Marianas and Volcano
island- campaigns and has been
stationed o Iwo Jima.
(Corporal Shade is the son of
Mrs. Perry, E. Lofton of La
Cjrande. His wife, Thelma, and
tjicir children, Franklin, 11 and
Ssan Mary, 10, live in Boring.
i He wears the American defense
ii'nd Asiatic-Pacific campaign rib
lions with two bronze battle
sjlars. He has a total of 124 dis
charge points'. ' ' .
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. Official anouncemont was re
ceived here today from an eighth
air force fighter station in Es
sex County, England of the award
or the air medal to 2nd Lt. Wil
liam G. Spencer, 24, son of Guy
W. Spencer of La Grando.
Lt. Spencer, whose wife, Ina,
lives in Tallahassee, Fla., re
ceived the award for "meritorious
achievement in aerial flight over
enemy occupied Europe," during
which he destroyed three Ger
man planes on the ground and
shared in the destruction of a
loutrh.
Prior to entering the AAF Lt.
Spencer was a student at the Uni
veisily of Oregon.
George M. Carlson of La
Carlson of La Grande, has been
promoted to the rank of techni
cian lifth grade at McCloskey
general hospital, Temple, Texas
where he is a ward technician.
He has been in the service five
years and eleven months and has
served in Hawaii. His wife Alma
.esides at 1909 3rd St., La Grande.
Second Lt. LeRoy G. Rochester
of La Grande, has informed rela
tives and friends here that he has
been transferred to El Paso, Tex
as, from Sioux City, Iowa, where
he has been receiving instruction
as pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress.
Included in the transfer is his
assignment to an instruction class
in piloting a B-29 Superfortress.
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By Unlttd Press
Strawberries are going to be mighty scarce this year on the west
coast. -
The ordinary housewife will be lucky to get many berries for can
ning or to top off a shortcake.
A combination of black market activities, OPA ceilings, weather,
reduced acreage, labor shortages, and other factors are the main
reasons why strawberries will be limited.
Many growers are reluctant to
sell on the open market at OPA
ceilings when restaurants, can
neries or black market operators
will pay considerably more. Many
growers find city folks arc com
ing right out to the furm to take
the berries.
A United Press survey of prin
cipal marketing areas of the west
coast revealed a general reduc
tion of supplies .over previous
years.
Acreige Drops Drastically
In Sacramento, for example,
the normal strawberry acreage of
from 1200 to 1400 acres has drop
ped to 100 acres with evacuation
of the Japanese. There is no can
ning or processing reported be
cause the retail demand is so
heavy, and no appreciable black
market is operating. Prospects
for next year are a little better.
The Los Angeles strawberry
'crop has been extremely short
for two years. Growers dropped
acreage when this high labor cost
crop was not designated as es
sential. The OPA filed injunc
tions against four large growers
lust month for attempting to get
above-ceiling prices by elimin
ating brokers and selling direct
to retailers.
Northwest Supplies Light
The growing season is less ad
vanced in the northwest and
only the very early crop has
reached the market. In Portland,
the wholesale trade virtually was
blanked us the farmers failed to
offer tho berries for sale, prefer
ring to deal direct with retailers.
Black market activities were said
to be heavy and the OPA kept
a close watch on outlets. Some
stores reportedly bought berries
at retail ceiling and sold without
profit merely to accommodate
their customers.
Wholesalers in Seattle have re
ceived few berries yet and a re
tail grocers' spokesman said most
ire headed for freezers.
Freezing weather in ths Ta
coma aiea ruined the smaller-than-average
crop expected. One
produce nouse reported ' many
farmers had plowed under their
berries and ther will be only one
tenth the former output.- An
other house said farmers can
black market berries for more
than the fruit companies pay.
Acreage is 60 per cent less than
1940 because of the labor short
age and cold weather.
Farmers Sell Direct
The trend or prices was cited
by one Tacoma fruit company
man who said he paid $1.56 for
a flat of strawberries but farm
ers were selling direct to con
sumers for $4 a flat.
Spokane school children are
being organized by the YWCA
into victoiy crop corps to begin
picking this week, weather per
mitting, and wholesalers admit
ted the trend started last year
lor customers to go direct to the
growers to buy berries. Supplies
will be more plentiful if the sun.
shines.
Salem retailers told a similar
story of farmers selling direct to
the retail trade, often right out
of the patch, eleminating need for
records, ceilings, trucking or low
margin of profit. The crop is
smaller than usual.
San Francisco has few straw
berries and ull go into the retail
trade. The lack of volume cut
down probability of black market
operations, although wholesalers
said it is possible that some
existed.
OLD TEST OF VIRTUE
A unique test of womanly vir
tue was used by the Bretons who
lived in northern Europe centur
ies ago. Powdered agate was
sprinkled in the beer of the
doubted one, and if she couldn't
hold it down, she was considerod
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Society Briefs
Miss Dolly Lawrence and Miss
Edna Sheperdson, Baker teach
ers, are among the summer ses
sion students at Eastern Oregon
college.
.Mr., and Mrs. James Schilling
Save returned from a week's va
cation in Portland.
Mrs. W. R, Moseley of Poca
tello, Ida., and Mrs. H. M. Allen
of Halfway stopped in La Grande
for a short time Saturday en
route to Salem where Mrs. Allen
will spend the summer. Mr. and
Mrs. Mosely are former residents
of La Grande. He was a member
of the police department.
La Grande Woman's
Mother Succumbs
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Olson, who
were called to New Plymouth,
Ida., Thursday night by the criti
cal illness of her mother, advised
friends hero yesterday that her
parent died Saturday night. Fu
neral services will be conducted
tomorrow in Payotte.
Publisher and USO
Chief on Honeymoon
SAN MARINO, Calif., June 11
UP) MaJ. George Palmer Put
nam, 50, publisher and former
husband of missing aviatrix
Amelia Earhart, was honeymoon
ing today with his fourth bride,
the former Margaret I. Haviland,
30.
Capt. Willard F. Learned, army
air forces chaplain, performed
the' wedding services yesterday.
The bride is director of USO
mobile service work in the Los
Angeles area. .
O RATION
CALENDAR
Processed Foods:
Book 4 Blue stamps N2
through S2 valid through June
30. Blue stamps T2 through X2
valid through July 31. Blue
stamps Y2, Z, Al, Bl, CI valid
through August 31. Blue- stamps
Dl through HI valid through
September 30.
Meat, Butter, Fats, Cheese:
. Book 4 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. Red stamps
V2 through Z2 valid through
September.
Sugar:
Book 4 Sugar stamp 30 ulid
through August 31.
Shoes: Loom stamp invalid,
Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3
now valid. New stamp valid
Aug. 1.
Gasoline: Coupons not valid un
lets endorsed:
"A" 15 coupons (4 gals, each)
expire June 21. "A"-10 coupons
(6 gals, each) valid on June 22.
Stoves
Apply local board for oil, gas
stove certificates.
Wood, Coal, Sawdust:
Delivery by priorities based on
needs.
Fuel Oil:
Period 1-2-3-4-5 coupons valid
through August 31.
Waste Paper and Cans: "
Bundled waste paper and pre
pared tin eans may be left at the
salvage depot, 1106 Jefferson
street. ,
am azmnsE
ANSWER: The same as the
problems of a full war. Half
a peace won't give us any new
buses to serve you. It won't
eliminate the need (or planes,
tanks and guns.
News and
Engagements
Social
Monday, June 11, 1945
Legion Auxiliary to
Nominate Staff at
Wednesday Session
The American Legion auxiliaiy
will meet at 8 p.m. In the Saca
jawea hotel, to nominate officer
for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Lee Thomas, president
will preside and members of the
refreshment committee will be
Mrs. T. B. Lumsdcn, chairman,
Mrs. J. D. Meyer, co-chairman,
Mrs. Harry Moon, Mrs. Elmer
McManus, Mrs. Ed Maybcrry,
Mrs. Stanley S. Mills, Mrs. Chris
tine Neilson, Mrs. K. H. Williams,
Mis. Harry Turner, Mrs. Lloyd
Jones, and Mrs. J. B. McLaugh
lin. The committee has asked
each member to take a cup, sugar
and spoon. ,
Delmer Denny and .
J. E. Lawrence Wed
Delmer E. Denny became the
bride of James E. Lawrence at
the home of George II. Currcy,
justice of the pence.
Mrs. Hazel D. Stevens and Joe
Lee Stevens and the groom's
mother and sister were the only
witnesses. The couple will make
their home at the Mt. Emily
camp, Sturkey.
Eastern Star Will
Honor Past Officers
Hope chapter 13, Order of East
ern Star will honor past matrons
and patrons at the meeting at
8 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic
temple.
Mrs. Ray Winters, worthy mat
ron and Bruce Morehead, worthy
patron, will preside. Mrs. Nate
Zweifcl is the chairman of the
icfreshment committee.
More Meat To Be
Provided For Some
Areas of West
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WASHINGTON, June U (UP)
The office of price administra
tion today announced a tempor
ary plan to make more mea
available in sparsely populated
areas of California, Washington,
Oregon and Nevada where the
shortage is acute.
Effective June 11 through Oct.
15, tho action was designed to
bring more meat to rsetauranls
and commissaries serving laborers
ir. lisheries and lumber camps in
this four-state area."
"Many small towns and rural
areas have increased population
as u result of war," the announce
inent said. "These new people
work as farm laborers and in
fisheries and lumber camps
where they are almost totally de
pendent upon restaurants and
commissaries for their food."
The measure would allow the
OPA district director to desig
nate meat shortage areas of no
more than 25,000 population
"deficiency areas."
He also could authorize retail
ers in these areas to increase
their sales of retail meat cuts to
other retailers for resale and to
restaurants. The sales limit
would be 70 per cent of the total
monthly dollar volume.
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
You may be able to drive your
car from the American continent
to Russia and on to Europe some
day. Some modern engineers say
it is not too fantastic to dream of
a tunnel beneath Bering Strait.
C II K Y II O II N D BUS
H. A. Decker, Airritt
Sacajawca Annex
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Activities
. . . Weddings
Events
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Social Calendar
MONDAY
7:30 p. mt Camp and hospital
unit, USO center.
8 p. m. Townsend club pro
gram and business meeting, lOOF
hall.
8 p.m. Royal Neighbors, IOOF
hall.
TUESDAY
8 p.m., Woman's Benefit Asso
ciation, IOOF hull.
8 p. m. St. Ann's guild, Mrs.
Jack Hutmukcr, 1204 First street.
WEDNESDAY
8 p. m., American Legion aux
iliary, nomination of officers,
Sncujawea hotel.
8 p. m., Hope Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, Masonic temple,
THURSDAY
1 p. m., Lutheran ladies' uid,
Mrs. H. R. Voethcrg, Cove and
Watson avenues.
Economic, Social
Body Approved at
Security Parley
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11
(UP) The united nations confer
ence started its last lap today by
receiving a final committee re
port recommending creation of
on international economic , and
social council which will seek to
eradicate some of the causes of
war.
Commission II one of the tour
into which the conference is div
ided met publicly to receive
and consider tho report of its
technical working committee on
social and economic cooperation.
It was the first of a series of
open commission meetings which
probably will be held daily until
all of the 12 committee repot Is
are received and adopted. The
committee on security council en
forcement action one of the vi-
4al sections of the proposed world
charter is scheduled to report to
commission III tomorrow.
Field Marshal Jan C. Smuts of
South Africa presided at today's
meeting and Manuel Noriega
Morales of Guatemala read the
committee report. The latter is
rapporteur of the committee.'
The objective of the council
will be to promote higher stand
ards of living, full employment,
cultural and educational cooper
ation, solution of economic and
social problems, and universal
respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms.
Considered the latest and best
fighter in 1922-2-1, the Vought
VE-7 was equipped with two .30
cal. guns and uttained a top speed
of 110 mph.
AT ALL DEALERS
Overland Greyhound Lines are
not "reconverting" wc are
still doing a 'round the clock
war time job of transporting
manpower from where it is to
where it is needed most.
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