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Legion, VFW Urge
Overhauling of
Veteran Hospitals
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UP)
The American. Legion and the
Veterans of foreign Wars today
demanded Immediate ' and drastic
reforms in the Veterans adminis
tration to avert an imminent
breakdown of veterans' hospital
ization, i . .'
In separate reports to the house
veterans affairs committee, the
veterans organizations presented
exhaustive documentary evidence
of the. steadily increasing handi
caps under which veterans hos
pitals have bc.cn operating.
It appeared that Gen. Omar N.
Bradley, soon, tb become veterans
administrator, will have a home
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onl job as lough as a battle as
signment in Europe.
n individual reports on veter
ans hospitals from coast to coast,
the Legion and VFW found serv
ice being impaired almost" uni
versally by overcrowding, staff
shortages, low salaries and red
tape. These conditions were hin
dering claims and legal services
as well as medical care.
The Legion, on the basis of its
investigation ol 80 of the 97 vet
erans hospitals, proposed a 10
point reorganization plan which
would establish a new post of
deputy administrator. Also pro
posed was a realignment of au
thority under six assistant ad
ministrators instead of the three
now functioning.
; The Legion called for a com
plete overhauling of the medical
division under an understanding
medical man with the title of, or
status equal to, assistant admin
istrator. The other administrat
ors would handle insurance; fi
nance, loans, guaranties, read
justment allowances; vocational
training, rehabilitation and edu
cation; adjudication of compen
sation, pension and retirement
claims;-construction, supplies and
contracts.
Clarence Coombs established a
ew world's record on May 1,
V20, when he climbed an Oren
Tu Tourister biplane to C000 feet
in eight minutes.
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INTERESTED LISTENERS-
during public session of Commission II of UNCIO, San Francisco,
are the Earl of Halifax (upper left), Britain's ambassador to U.
S.; Jan Masaryk (upper right), Czechoslovakia's minister of for
eign affairs; Miguel Apgol Gargano (lower loft), Argentina's am
bassador to Britain; and Joseph Paul-Boncour (lower right), for
mer French prima tninistor and UNCIO delegate.
Hospital Notes
Grande Rondo hospital:
Admitted Mrs. Luella Castel,
La Grande, broken hip due to
fall; llo Field, La Grande, medi
cal; Fred Peterson, Union, medi
cal; Martha Hansen, La Grande,
medical; Harold Cantrell, La
Grande, surgery; Norman Punch
es, La Grande, accidentally shot
in loot; Harold Shumate. Aber
deen, surgery; Beverly Gale Bul-tei-field,
Cove, medical; Jess Rees,
Union, medical; Thomas E. Slog
gy. La Grande, medical, and
Mrs. Alpha Cunliff, Pendleton,
surgery.
Dischaiged Garry Rahn, Star
key; Mrs. Ray Hartley, Cove; Al
len While, Elgin: E. C. Rees,
Cove; Carol Shumate. Aberdeen;
Joy Rose, Binghamton, New
York; Wayne Davis, Enterprise;
Claude Franklin, Ontario; David
Hutchinson, La Grande; Mrs.
Mary Winters and son, La
Grande.
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-Listening intently to discussions
Potato Grower to
Have Open House
Day at Corvallis
Potato growers of Union coun
ty will be able to learn Ihe latest
developments in certified seed
production and handling at an
"open house" or field day sched
uled at Oregon Slate college June
18.
County Agent R. W. Schaad
said by that ditto, official read
ings will have been made on 160
seed potato plots grown from
samples of eight varieties furn
ished by growers in 12 different
counties. Certified seed growers
will be able to sec exactly what
prcentage of" disease, if any,
showd up in their own lots as
well as in others in the test.
Visitors will also have oppor
tunity to observe the greenhouse
disease trials conducted by Dr.
J. A. Milbrath whose work with
potato virus diseases is now wide
ly recognized as among the best
in the west. Most of the known
virus diseases bothering Oregon
growers are included in Dr. Mil
brat h's work.
Those attending the open house
arc asked to meet at agricultural
hall at !):,')0 a. m. Those p'lanning
to stay in Corvallis over night are
warned to make advance reser
vations. RATION
CALENDAR
Processed Foods:
ilncik 4 Hluc slumps Nl!
through S2 valid thrmieji .luiu
.SO. Blue stamps T2 tlinmgh X2
v a I i fi through July HI. lllue
stamps Y2, Z, Al, HI. CI valid
through August III. Blue stamps
Rl through HI valid through
September .'10.
Meat. Butter, Fats, Cheese:
Hook 4 Heel s t ,i in p s K2
through J2 valid throti;:1! Jun"
:ill. Heel stamps K2 through P2
valid through July 111. Hot!
stamps Q2 through U2 valid
through August ;il. Ri-d stamps
V2 ihrough Z2 valul through
Soplemtier.
Sugar:
Book 4 Sugar stamp .'Hi alifi
tiirough August HI.
Shoes: Loose stamps invalid.
Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3
now valid. New stamp valid
Aug. 1.
Gasoline: Coupons not valid un
less endorsed:
j "A" 15 coupons (4 gals, each)
j expire June 21. "A"-Hi coupons
(fi gals, each) valid on June 22.
: Sieves
Apply local board for oil, gas
slove certificates.
Wood, Coal, Sawdust:
Delivery by priorities based on
; needs.
Fuel Oil:
Period 1-2-3-4-5 coupons valid
Ihrough August 31.
Here's the Quick, Easy
Way to Make Marvelous
APRICOT JAM
4 Cups Ground Fruit
6 Cups Suaar
'i Cup Lemon fuic
1 Packa? M.C-P. Pexrtin
Wash and pit 4 pound lully np
co'i. grind. Do not pl Moas'ire -octly
4 leva! cups ot the ground fruit
(add water to fill last cup. If necessary)
TESTED
into a laiqo kettle. Add
Pectin and lemon juice,
RECIPES
brina to a boil, stirring
NOW. add tho sugar (which has been
previously measured), continue Stir
for all
POPULAR
ling, ana orina io a run
BOIL EXACTLY 4 MINUTES. Remove
from tii. let the boil subside, stir and
skim by turns for & minuies. Pour into
FRUITS and
BERRIES
itori'lBWi K7'"' allowing v.f.cn space
Who Gets How Much? Is Hot Question
Clerks' Pay Problem Perplexes Congress
By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
UP Staff Correipondent
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UP) This was the day for fingernail
chewing by n million government clerks; maybe more. There seemed
to be some argument about how many clerks there were.
While they ruined their manicures, congress debated whether they
deserved a pay raise and how much. Clerks, I hate to say it, but all
was confusion.
Rep. Edward H. Rees of Kansas counted 3,200,000 people on the
federal payroll. Rep. Henry M. Jackson of Washington said there
were 2,900,000. Rep. Rees said anyway you added it there were 500,-
000 too many.
Half of these workers are ship
builders and ammunition mak
ers. The other half make up the
clerks, who want more money.
Rep. Rees estimated that the bill
before the bouse would give 'cm
$937,800,000 extra a year; Rep.
Jackson said he begged pardon,
but the figure was $740,000,000.
. Raise Ideas Vary
Now we get to specific exam
ples. Take the $1,800 a. year
stenographer, who actually col
lects $2,100. Rep. Rees said she'd
receive $2,091 under the new law.
No sir, countered Rep. John M.
Vorys of Ohio, the way he added
it she'd get $2,730.
I listened all yesterday after
noon to the argument and pretty
soon half a dozen congressmen
were shouting different figures
at once. Rep. John Rankin of
Mississippi snouted the loudest
and what he wanted to know was
where was the missing report?
Seems that the civil pcrvic-e
committee's own investigators
brought in a report about clerks
in New Deal agencies being pro
moted too rapidly. The civil serv
ice commission denied It, the
committee suppressed the report
and oh boy; Rankin's going to
get a look at it, or else.
Movo-Ups Bring Boosts
The troubls seems to be that
in some New Deal agencies too
many of the head men have been
getting sore and quitting. Or
their bosses have been getting
sore and firing 'cm. So it is that
when the executive director of
the bottle washing division gets
the gate, his assistant takes over
with a raise in pay. The second
assistant becomes the first assist
ant and so on down the line to
the guy who actually washes the
dishes. He gets a helper to do
the washing.
"In some cases," Rankin said,
"these people have had their
wages increased 00 per cent since
the war began."
The bill before the house would
raise the low paid worker 20 per
cent and the big-wig half that
much. It would put all hands on
a 40 hour week, but they would
work 48 hours and be paid for
overtime. This overtime pay is
on a sliding scale, too.
"So that the $1,800 man actu
ally gets a 45 per cent boost?"
demanded Rep. William M. Whit
tington of Mississippi.
"That's right," said. Rep. Rees.
"I don't think anybody represent
ing John Q. Public was repre
sented at the hearing on this
bill."
Many congress on the floor had
out their pencils, doing some ele
mentary arithmetic. Mostly they
seemed to conic up with differ
ent answers. Rep. Rees charged,
in fael, that two steiytgraphcrs
in the saint? department cotilU sit
side by side, typing the same re
ports and still receive different
wages.
Rep. Rankin said the bill should
go back to live committee and
that the civil service commission
should answer some questions.
So you see, clerks, how it is. My
suggestion is that you dip your
fingernails in quinine. It's going
to be quite a wait and why gnaw
'em to the quick?
It has bi'.'ii round that there is
an accidental death in the Unit
ed Slates every five and one-half
minutes, while someone is suf
fering an injury every three sec
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Camp and Hospital
Unit Asks Aid for
Wounded Veterans
The Union county camp and
hospital committee of tho Blue
Mountain council met last night
at the USO. Mrs. R. R Ragsdalt
reported on the recent meeting
of the council at Clarkslon, Ida.
Mrs. C. N. Palmer and Mrs.
Hazel Case gave a resume of the
trip taken to Walla Walla to visit
the McCaw hospital nnd the vet
erans' hospital now a tuberculosis
hospital for World War II with
the exception 'of one general
wind.
Individuals wishing to contri
bute records, vases, playing
cards, fish poles, large thermos
bottles, golf balls, magazine sub
scriptions, detective stories, pil
lows large ar small, yarn, large
size beads, may contact Mrs.
Ragsdalo or Mis. Louis Wetzel.
There was discussion concern
ing furnishing one of the 11 new
sun rooms at McCaw and replen
ishing ward 21 which Union
couty furnished over two years
ago, with second hand furniture.
11 was decided to appeal to
various organizations in the
county to help render this ser
vice to the wounded boys re
turned from battle. Since most
of the clubs hove dispersed for
the summer and the wards are
badly needed now, Mrs. John M.
Miller, publicity chairman for the
American Red Cross, was asked
to contact all clubs. Seventeen
organizations were represented at
the meeting, two from Elgin.
Aluminum Released
For Civilian Goods
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UP)
More than 100,000,000 pounds
of aluminum will be released for
civilian, production starling this
week, il was learned today.
The war production board al
lotted this amount for civilian
use during July, August and Sep
tember, two weeks ahead of
schedule because of the mounting
stockpile of aluminum and be
cause aluminum manfactrers fear
large clback,i are imminent in
war production. The allotments
represent more aluminum than
was used in a similar period be
fore the war.
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Cove News
COVE (Special) Mjsi Grace
Burdette has been having a fam
ily reunion. Her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Millan makes her home
with lur, and recently had two
dnughtcrs and two sons as guests.
They are Mrs. Warren Neese of
Fairfield, Calif., Mrs. Lou Lang
try of Kennewick, Wash., Claude
Weaver of Texas and Roy Wea
ver of Grande Ronde valley.
Ten boys and girls from Cove
are planning to attend tho 4-H
club summer school in Corvallis,
opening next week. They are:
Verna Towlc Gay C o n k 1 i n,
Jackie Stario, Donna Rees, Ar
deth Gorham, Barrie Gassett,
Donald Sands, Dickey Conklin,
Orvilte Williams and Clifford
Towle. '' ' .
Mrs. Eclitli Peas-2 is visiting
Mrs. Mao Antics for a few days:
she came Saturday from Calif
ornia where she has been spend
ing the winter.
Mrs. Everett Miiner of Walla
Walla, Wash., came Thursday to
visit her father L. D. Sutherland,
who has been ill in the hospital.
A. V. Fisher was taken to i
hospital ill with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Right of
Longview are visiting with his
brother, Neil Kiglil, and family.
Mrs. Albert Honne is visitim
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. CI.
Archil' at Chinook, Mont.
Miss Besse Kolley entertained
lh-2 Ladies Guild Thursday after
noon in her home. Mrs. J. E.
Mills presided at the devotional
and the business meeting and Ihe
afternoon was spent In playing
bridge.
Mrs. Mills won high score and
Mrs. L. M. Laird low, and Mrs.
Jack Melntiro was h i g h for
guesls. Others present were Mrs.
R. J. Allen, Mis. R. S. Comstoek,
Mrs. Merrill Conlcy, Mrs. T. R.
Conklin, Mrs. A. G. Conklin, Mrs.
H. S. French, Mrs. Lester John
son, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. A
H. Orton, Mrs. Claude Puckett,
Mis. J. R. Prio-', Mrs. T. C. Hefty.
Mrs. Allen will be the hostess
June 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hurt are
leceiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter, born May 28
in a La Grande hospital. Mrs.
Kurt is living with her sister,
Mrs. Lester Robinson while her
husband is in the service. He
lias been stationed at C a m p
Lewis, but was sent overseas thr
day the baby was born. Their
home is in Indianapolis, Ind. Tho
1-aby is named Amanda Sue. and
was born on her small brothers
birthday.
Cove Cemct.-iy association
members will hold their annual
meeting Thursday evening in the
.school building. Reports will be
made and officers elected.
A new, compact turbosuper
charger, no bigger than a hatbox,
has been developed which en
i'blc airplanes to flv faster, more
cheaply and quietly.
Where the eagle's brood is hatched First step toward a bomb
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News aqd
Engagements
Social
TiifKility, June 12, 1'9'I5
Wesleyan Service
Guild Will Meet
The Wesleyan service guild of
the Fir street Methodist church
will hold their regular meeting
in the church parlor tonight at
7:30 o'clock.
Pinochle Club to
Meet Friday Night
The 12 Aces Pinochle club will
meet Friday night at 7:30 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. John Fclir
with Mrs. .1. L. Hungerford as
co-hostess.
VFW Auxiliary to
Conduct Initiation
New nu mbers will be initiated
by the auxiliary of Veterans of
Foreign Wars at a meeting at 8
p.m. Saturday in the K. of P. hall.
Refreshments will Le served.
High Court Upholds
Slayer's Conviction
SALEM, Ore., June 12 (UP)
The Oregon supreme court today
upheld the Multnomah circuit
court conviction of Andrew W.
Dennis, Portland, on a charge of
murder.
Dennis will be rc-senteneed in
the Multnomah cuurt to the lethal
gas chamber at the state peniten
tiary. He was convicted of
stninglinc his mother-in-law,
Anna Belle McNalcn, on Janu
ary 30, 1944.
So fragrant
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VACUUM
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run over Tokio, a first solo at Rankin Aeronau-
tical Academy and a flight that's powered by
Chevron Aviation Gasoline. More than ten thou
sand flying cadets have won their wings over
Kankin Field, at Tulare, California each of them
learned to fly on Chevron. You can bet they'll
he strong boosters for the highway version of
Chevron we're planning for your car.
STANDARD
" fr-.
Activities
. . . Weddings
Events
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Social Calendar
TUESDAY :
8 p.m., Woman's Benefit 'Asso
ciation, IOOF hall. -i
8 p. m. St. Anns guild,. Mrs.
Jack Hatmakcr, 1204 First street.
WEDNESDAY - .
8 p. m., American Legion aux
iliary, nomination of officers,
Saeajawca hotel. - '
8 p. in., Hope Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, Masonic temple.
THURSDAY
1 p. m. Riverside Ladies" aid,
potluck lu.nchc.on, Mrs. Donald
McLnin. i
1 p. m. White Rose club,
Neighborhood clubhouse. .
2 p. m., Lutheran ladies' ; aid,
Mrs. H. R. Voetberg, Cove , and
Watson avenues.
SATURDAY ' . -' ,
8 p.m., VFW auxiliary, initia
tion; K. of P. hall.
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beautiful pastels, plaids and
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