La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 18, 1945, Image 3

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Pattons Are Honored
eat,PicnicP.arty
Of Church Group
The Men's club of Ihc First
Methodist church - entertained
their' wives Inst evening at the
country home' -Of Mr. and Mrs.
Rcnwick Clark, the occasion be
ing their annual picnic. ,
In obscrvano of the 20th "wed
ding anniversary pi Mr. and Mrs.
Fred J. Patlon, a surprise mock
wedding' was performed, with
Roy Skoen as the bride and Glenn
Wagner as the groom. Clark offi
ciated as the. minister, while Mrs.
Skecn and Mrs. McCullough sang
n novel- arrangement of "1 Love
You Truly." ,'.
On (ho program was a techni
color' Walt Disney production "on
K the Amazon river, its tributaries
and the .surrounding country, ac
companied by a lecture.
Veterans Auxiliary
Buys War Bonds,
Has Initiation.
The auxiliary to Veterans of
Foreign Wars at their Saturday
evening meeting in the K of .P
hall, decided-to. purchase three
$100 war bonds, and held initia
tion ceremonies for Mrs. William
Bnily, Mrs. E.-G Moore and Mrs.
Eleanor Farris.,
,M.rs...Williarfu Elam. hospital
chairman, reported that seven
afghans have been sent to Wallu
Walla veterans'- hospital. Mrs.'
Charles Slicwmakor, salvage
chairman, asked each .member to
kecp'lrack of-all salvage and ro
port to nor for the annual depart
ment. reporter, ! ' ;,.
, Mr's-Johrk'.. Ward, legislative
chairman, read a letter explain
ing.thc stale building proposal on
the' ballot at the June 22nd elec
tion'. A' social hour followed during
which refreshments were served
to post undi auxiliary members,
by. a committee including Mrs.
Elam, Mrs. Jack Daves, Mrs. J. L.
., Fro3t, Mrs. Harold Borinc, Mrs.
t Ward and Mrs. Otis Huff.
Thchcxl rhecting will be July
3. The' sewing group of the aux
iliary was invited to- meet with
Mrs v Frost, at. her . home, . 2003
Washington avenue, at 8 p. hi.'
Thursday.
Browntons Depart
After Visit Here
Capt. and Mrs. Wesley Brown
ton and their two daughters re
turned to Portland Sunday morn
ing after a visit in the home of
his parents, Dr. and. Mrs.. H. S.
Brbwnton. Mrs.Brownton and
thp girls will remain in Portland
for the summer,..'-. . "Y. .".
Captain Brownton, who before
entering the army February 5,
1941,.practiccd law in La Grande,
left last' night from Portland for
Chicago where he is attached to
the judge advocate general's de
partment. St Peters Guild .
To Meet Wednesday
Mrs. Clarence Kopp will enlcr
liiin members of St. Peter's Epis
copal guild with a potluck lun
cheon in her. home at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday. The afternoon will
be spent informally.
Meat is scarce
PORTLAND, June 18 (UP)
A survey by ,thc independent re
tail Meat Dealers association dis
closed here today that half of the
retail meat markets in the Port
land area arc not getting 40 per
cent of the -meat n.cndcd to meet
Ihc ration points of their custom
ers. .. .
O RATION
CALENDAR
Processed Foods:
Book 4 Blue stamps N2
through S2 valid through .hint
:iU. Blur stamps T2 through X2
valid through July 31. Blue
stamps Y2, Z. Al, Bl. CI valid
through August 31. Blue stamps
Dt through . HI valid through
I September 30.
. , Meat, Butter, Fail, Cheeset
Book 4 Red stamps E2
through J2 valid through Juiv
fill. Red stamp K2 through P2
Valid ', through July 31. Red
stamps Q2 through U2 valid
through August 31. Red stamps
V2 through Z2 valid through
September.
ugr:
? Book 4 Sugar stamp 30 alid
Ui rough August 31.
Bhoes: Loose tarn pi invalid.
Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3
w ' valid,-. -Wcw itviip valid
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asolinoi Coupons not valid un
ite endonedi
"A" 15 coupons (4 Oils, each)
pire June 21. "A"-16 coupons
gals, each) vajid on June 22.
ftove . ,
M Apply Ittfhf ttwrd for oil, gas
1 ftlovo certificate.
CoeB, UewduMi
(a Delivery by priorities based on
'feed. '. -. .f
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' Tenod Ml 4 5 coupons valid
Brouh. Augil! ;S;l. . J
tttle Papev aad Cans: f)
tmdlej waste pa iter and pre
pared tin cans may V loft at the
(jeilwigc depot. 1106 Jefferson
rfitct.
NURSE PW TELLS
By ALICIA HART
NEA" Stall Writer :
When skin is dry," rough or
bunipy and hair refuses to snip
back at your brush-or woise
still, falls out an army nurse
home after two and a half years'
Japanese imprisonment says thai
you might well turn a suspicious
eye upon your diet.
' Lt. Rita Palmer,' A.NC of Bos
ton, Mass.', claims that a near
starvation diet in Manila's San'.o
Tomas internment camp caused
her skin to grow' dryer by de
grees, and to break out with sub
surface bumps; that her hair first
lost Its electricity and then much
of it came out. During the latter
months of confinement, she and
67 other iirmy nurses lived on a
mere subsistence diet of rice,
mush, carabao milk, a gravy
made of talihum (greens indige
nous to the Philippines), and soy
bean husks from which the Japa
nese extracted the principal nu
trients ' before ' this protein food
was given to prisoners.
Liberated prisoners were put
back on a balanced diet to sup
ply all body requirements, in par
ticular one which stepped up in
take of -vitamin A and the vita
min B family, so necessary to the
health and beauty of skin and
hair, A few weeks of proper nur
ture, Lt. Palmer says, cleared up
her skin and fod, growth of new
hair.. .-, '.' ' ' ,
"Npw," she said, .beaming and
fingering -luxuriant' new- curls,
"my hnir showers electrical
sparks, like a Fourth of July .dis
play when it tangles with my
brush."- , '
You who tiik'c your cosmetics
for granted should listen to the
tales of deprivations told by Lt.
Palmer. When limited cold cream
OUR MEN AND WOMEN
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IN SERVICE
SOMEWHERE IN THE AT
LANTIC (Delayed), LI. (jg)
Wayne Arlo' Williamson, USNR,
of 1912 Oak street, La Grande,
was assistant officer in charge of
the prize- of a , destroyer escort
which boarded a German U-boat
I hnt surrendered just after V-E
day.
He helped bring the submarine
to the port where she was turned
over to the naval authorities.
Lt. Williamson entered the
navy in February, 1042. vHo at
tended, midshipman's school al
Northwestern University, and
tactical radar school, Hollywood,
Fla.' He served! for a time at the
nayal training .station, Miami,
Fla. He wears the American thea
ter and the European - African -Middle
Eastern theater ribbons.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Williamson.
Technician Fifth Grade Datus
A. Conklin,' of Imblcr, Oregon,
has completed' 11 year's service
overseas with an AAF ordnance
depot company. He is stationed
on Guam. ' ' "
Conklin is a carpenter with the
ordnance company, which is re
sponsible for maintenance, repaii
and supply of armament on com
bat airplanes operating against
Ihc Japanese in the Pacific ocean
aK-as.' ' , '
His mother, Mrs. M. A. Cnn
kiin, lives at Imblcr. He was
employed by the Mt. Emily Lum
ber company prior to entering
the military service in August,
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First Lt. Gordon II. Brown has
relumed to duly after spending
a leave with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Brown in Porlland,
former residents of La Grande.
He. has been reassigned to a sta
tion in Tcaxs. -
Lt. Brown spent three years in
the south Pacific.
Kcrmil R. McClain, teaman
second class, has returned to Bre
mrrlon. Wash., to be reassigned
after spending a leave with his
father, J. J.' McClain in Mcdfoid.
McClain is a graduate of La
Grande high school.
He wears 'the bronze star and
the Asiatic-Pacific campaign ril
bons.
Howard V. Duckrtt, bnilei -maker,
third class, USNR, of Lm
Grande, is now serving the pub
lic department of the naval air
.-lation at Barljar's Point, Oahu.
Hawaii.
Duckett's wife 1
Oid-
nance. Before inininn iho
vy
in August, IM.I, he was employed
in the Union Pacific railroad
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LT. RITA PALMES: Prison
Americans were coming, all lip
precious suds were applied.
When rumors spread that the
supplies disappeared, smelly co
conut .oil .was used in the hope
that lubrication would do its Lit
to' allay 'dryness of half-starved
skins.', Rags used to doll up hair
which, had long ago lost its per
manent wave were looked after
as 'watch fully as you guard bobby
pins rags were that scarce. Soup
was so Scarce that clothes had to
bo washed over and over in clear
water to- loosen up dill before
shops in La Grande.
Duckett was stationed ;it the
navy' training center, San Diejio,
Calif.,' prior to his transfer here.
He has two brothels in the
navj',' Richard L., machinist's
mate, .first clr.ss, and Kenneth,
apprentice seaman.
In a "recent letter Pfe. G-.orgc
E.r Evans son ot Mr. and Mxs.
Charles S. Evans, said he hopes
to be home in the near future,
before being transferred to the
Pacific' theater of war. He is
with an infantry division of the
third army in Germany.
He entered the service as a
paratrooper in December, 11)42
and. was sent to Foit Bcnning,
Ga., was transferred to the in
fantry and sent to Camp Phillip.';,
Kans.
He went overseas in August,
1044, and was present when Gen
eral Putton swam Ihc Rhine
river. He is now on guard and
Ann Johnson
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faro proved neod of vitamins.
slick remnants which had been
hoarded by individual owners
were pooled, melted down and
mixed with lard so as to give
every girl a "red badge of cour
age" to wear on her lips. i:
. Out of prison and free to' linger
in Honolulu, Rita Palmer says
one of her greatest thrills after
liberation was the visit to the
powder room of the service wo
men's center where she sat clown
in front of a dressing table and
gave herself the first' complete
beauty treatment in 30 months.
patrol duty. He has sent home
many interesting trophies, among
them being insignias, arm bands
and a large nazi Hag.
His wife, the former Dorothy
Price and small daughter, Nancy
Ann, arc living with her parent?
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Price, 1407
W avenue.
Evans has the combat infan
tryman's badgu. and also the pur
ple heart medal for wounds re
ceived in Germany last February.
With the lifting of censorship
on soldiers' mail from Europe1,
Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Brooks o'
Baker, former residents of , La
Grande, have received word their
son, Corp. Ballard Brooks, is sta
tioned in Allenkirchen, Germany.
He attended local schools and
has many friends in La Grande.
Elmer (Snap) McManus recent
ly received a long-distance tele
phone call from his son, First Lt
John C. McMaiius, from Bardley
Field, Conn., soon after his arriv
al in the United States. Lt. Mc
Alanus flew his combat ship, ;
B-24, from Italy where he has
been stationed since la.st October.
After a few days processing, lie
will be granted 30 days leave,
during which he will go to Mil
waukee to join his wife, who re
cently completed her schooling al
Just Unpflckfid
Many New
Better
Dresses
$14.95 To $19.75
I'lintH aii'l ifilid.s Dull uri! sijrnificunl of
a gay Hiimincr. All bl.tcks alo. Im
pni'taiit styles . . slender lines . . drcHses
flaunting a bright color or undeiHcorcd
in Ijlack I'.'at'li one j ust right for Hunt'
nit:r. All sizes.
of Other Dresses
$8.95
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Veteran Member Is
Honored by Local
Relief Corps Unit
Mrs. Mary Horstman of Port
land was a guest ot the Oliver
P. Morton unit of the Woman's
Relief Corps Saturday afternoon
when the meeting was held in
the IOOF , hall, and with- the
members celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of her membership
in the organization.
Mrs. Horstman joined the local
chapter and later transferred to
a Portland unit. ' . .
A generous offering was given
for Mis. Susan Clayton, Oregon's
only civil war nurse, who re
cently fell and broke her hip.
A contribution was made to
the cancer fund. Mrs. J. R. Dlek
crson, the president, presided.
Outstanding Books
Fof Children Here
Miss Mabel Doty, public lib
rarian, today announced the lib
rary has received two of the
year's outstanding books for
children.
They are "Rabbit Hill", by
Robert Lawson, which received
Ihc John Newberry medal as th?
outstanding book of the year for
children, and "Prayer for a
Child," by Rachel Field, illus
trated by Elizabeth Orton Jones.
It was selected for ' the award
that annually goes to the illustra
tor of the most distinguished pic
ture book published in the United
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Former Prisoner oti ,
Nazis Due Tonighti
Captain and, Mrs. James Kissol
burgh will arrive horc tonight
from Portland to spend part of
his leave. They- will ipako the
trip by plane and will; bo met In
Pendleton by Mrs.. Klssclburgh's
parents, Mr. und Mrs. Lynn Bohn
enkamp . , , ,. .
This will be Capt. Klssclburgh's
first visit to La Grande since his
release from a German prisoner
of war camp, where he was in
terned for a number of months
after his plane was shot down.
Social Calendar 7
MONDAY. .' .; .' ".:.'"'
7:30 p. m. Loyiil Sar lodge,
Neighborhood club house.
TUESDAY , , ' ' ?
8 p. m. Neighbors of Woodcralt,
IOOF hall.
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WEDNESDAY .
2 p. m. Northside Improvement
club, club house.
12:30 p.m. St. Peter's guild,
home of Mrs. Clnicmo Kopp,
1005 O avenue. ' .
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THURSDAY. . .,
' i p. m. Sewing group of VFW
auxiliary, Mrs. J. L. Frost, 2003
Washington avenue.
12 m. BRT auxiliary, potluck
dinner, Neighborhood club house.
Northwest university, and later
will visit in La Grande.
Upon the termination of his
leave, Lt. McManus will start
training on B-20s in preparation
fpr1 duty in the Pacific.
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LA GRANDE EVENING OUSEKVEK
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News and
Engagements
Social
Monday, June' 18, 19-l.V
Society Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Burns and
Ihcirvdaughtcrs, Patty and Peggy,
spefit two days visiting relatives
in Ejlgin last week.
-; ! BUI Garrison, Eddy Stone
breaker and Pat Knapp .returned
this I morning from a, weekend
trip'.to Ontario.
5 Charles Reynolds, jr.,' accom
panied by Miss Lois McConkey,
arrtyed here Horn Eugene, wnoie
both arc students at the Univer
slty.of Oregon. Miss McConkey,
a guest at the home of wir. anu
Mrs. 1 Charles Roynolds, at the
termination of her stay in La
qriitlde, will return to her home
in Portland.' , ; ' - . .
; MiW Mm-v Tnirln ni-rived yester
day, Irom Eugene whore she has
completed Jicr junior . year 111 un
University; of Oregon. . -
Mi-- i,nH Mm Flnvrt Sherwood
andson, Doug, and daughter Su
san, of Boise, Idaho, lormcr L,a
n,.A,iVln , i-ivsirlr'nls! nro ClIOSlS at
the; home of Mrs, Sherwood's par
ents. Mr. nnu Mrs. nenry lviuei.
Trial of British
Traitor Delayed
LONDON, June 18 (UP) William-
Joyce, the ranting Lord
Hnw'Haw of nazi radiolnnd, came
disheveled and staring into dingy
Bow-street police-court today unci
heard himself chaigcd' with high
treason punishable by hanging
His first public appearance in
his' native' land since he went
ovct; to. Hitler lasted only eight
miniites.'. . '-. '. . ',
Tljc preliminary hearing wtis
continued until' next Monay so
that- witnesses can be brought
front Europe! '
FACES FRAUD CHAHGE
'. De w c y Harold Rudie, Lf.
Grande," Was . arrested here by
stato' police ' Saturday on'- lh
ehaVgcs of defrauding s an inn
keeper in Enterprise.. Sheriff
Milter of Enterprise came to
La.' Grande yesterday, to take
hinito Enterprise.'
Buy War Bonds
Use Your Savings
Lose No Interest
The Japs must be finished off! That is our first
job. "We can accomplish it by putting over the
Mighty Seventh in a blaze of glory. So, buy the
biggest bond you can afford today. Take out
your savings if you have to, but BUY THAT
BOND! For the safety of America, for the
boys in the service -wt urge it.
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GAY DECEIVER Whon It ap
peared iho aitracuvo charmer
(top) might win a queon-of-tho-ball
contest al Pennsylvania
Slolo college, off came "her"
wig to rcvoal Robort S. McClin
toclc, jr. (bottom), of Marianna,
Ark., army specialized training
corps student. But boforo the
deception was revcalod, "shu"
dancod with the colonel and
gonorally was the bollo of lho
ball, Barracks buddies entorod
McCHntock's photo as a gag.
Maryland farmers trapped 273
tons of Japanese beetles in a few
weeks' time in 1040.
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Savings deposits that arc entitled to in- ,
tercst credit on June 30, 1945, may be
withdrawn now for the purpose of pur
chasing war bonds at this bank without
loss of interest credit for this period.
GsxsrJe Branch
Offiw of Th
States f ' sfional Hank
t RANCH OFFICtS IN Ofttftptf
MtMBtn r. d. i. c.
Girl Joins WAVES
To Even Personal "-'A
Score With Japs i;
SEATTLE, June 18 (UP) Pat
ricia Muriel Chittick, 20, of Ynki'-..
ma, Wash., Joined the Waves to
day to settle a personal scoro
with the enemy. .
Imprisoned by the Japanese in
Manila for three' years, she be'
came, in the opinion of 13th
naval district officers, the first
rr palliated internee to join the
Waves. :.
Miss Chittick returned to the
states aboard a Dutch ship the ,
day after V-E day. . She has re
gained most of the 23 pounds she
lost during internment, but has
not forgotten her hatred for her
Japanese captors. . . vitrei '.'-
'Id like to see every : one of
them dead," she. said. "Wc know
the Japs planned to kill us all at
the last minute. A civilian inter
prefer confessed that to our of
ficers. But if we had been there
six months longer no one 'would
have been able to crawl out alive
anyway. We. never had enough
food or the right food."
Superfort Chief
Makes Record Hop
WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP)
Maj. Gen. Curtis E. Lcmuy,
commander of the 21st bomber
command, was in Washington for
conferences with high army air
officials todny after a record non
stop hop from Hawaii to the cap
ital. . v..
Lemay, who flew in one of the
B-29 Superfortresses ho com
mands, piloted his huge ship most
of the way to complete tho 4,840
miles in 20 hours and 1 5 minutes:
The epic Hawaii-Washington
hop was tho lust leg of an 8,472r'
mile flight from , Guam. The
2,700 Guam-Hawaii - flight wan
completed in IS hours and 43
minules. ., . .. . V
The big superbomber's average
speed on the Hnwaii-Washington
flight was 229 miles per hour.
Army Takes Over
Strike-Bound Trucks
CHICAGO, Juno 18 (UP) Sol
diers begun ' driving civilian
trucks today when a striking in
dependent union members failed
to heed a government warning
to return to work.
Members of the independent
union refused to mount thoir
cabs at the sturt of work and two
soldiers each a driver and a
guard were assigned to the idle
vehicles.
Some 000 drivers of the Inter
national brotherhood of teamsters
(AFL) were buck ut the wheels.
They refused army offers of
protection but were guarded by
police squure cars which tailed
the trucks.
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