La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 22, 1945, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSypKgrfoois Pound Jap Wair Plsumfe ' ' j : ; 1 U ' ' So Column! .7 and ; Vn,;i mmmiKMvmmm! 'r . pr.dpii.tton' is t Utility ---rj;il.:nilj;il;l.li Forecast: Unsettled tonight, 1 7.'" ... "wiul"cwti" ' clem'ine Snlurday' ESTABLISHED 1K96 ; ,.A r,RANnR. OREGON FRIDAY KVKNINfJ IIJMR iq.i; '. - : : : ' : FIVE CENTS 14 . I TRUMAN WELCOMED TO WEST COAST President Harry S. Truman (right) is welcomed to Washington state by Gov. Mon S. Wallgren at McChord Field, near Olympia. Truman will enjoy a brief holiday in the Pacific northwest before he flies to San Fran cisco for final UNCIO session. Okin awa Japs Surrender Phil ippine Escape Blocked Holiday Visit to Mt. Rainier Is Made by President Truman OLYMPIA, Wash., June 22 (UP) President Truman today kept close tabs on the war in the Pacific as he continued his vacation in lh northwest. Today ho look a daylong motor lour to Mount Rainier, tho imposing, snow-covered trademark of Washington state. The president was in constant communication with world develop ments. He had special facilities to keep him in touch with the pro gress of the war even while he was driving through the great . forests of this section. The odds were belter than even Ihat Mr. Truirmn will go to the Pacific, himself, before the year is out particularly if condi tions are such that Philippine in dependence can be proclaimed in the early autumn. There also has been sonic diplomatic pres sure for a meeting as soon as feasible between til; president and Chinese Generalissimo Chi ang Kai-shek. Mr. Truman's first internation al dale is with the big three the middle of next month near Ber lin. Speculation was that the thief executive will include vis its to London, and possibly Paris ihc course of Ins European Story of Fatal Fight With Father Told By Bowman The trial of Albert Forrest Ilowman on a charge that he murdered his father, Albert f ' (Bert) Bowman, was in week-end ' -' recess today after the defendant . j told from the witness stand his I story of the fight at the North 'r- Powder ranch on April 22 whii-.h ri resulted in the death of the ae- '; cuscd man's patent. "i Under direct examination by j defense attorneys Henry Hess Ified that he was attacked by his i 1 father with a milk s'ool, and said ; Meantime, the president was Jin effect "it was his lire or mini'." ; enjoying the first real respite ') The parent was in an almtfve ! "V "?,pac, ot WhM ;ad belligerent mood, he tcsli- j Zl ' 1 f'""1 'fled, and became more highly in- ! "C f W,'" l,mu dm'f cxe;u- censed and vengeful when tin?- J&t April. . Vicl..,fl.., I... .....ni r son took the m ik strui nw:.v '. ""J '"- -". ie,i u iuiiu aw?y ' , from him. . In defending himself from his ' much larger and more powerful jji parent, Bowman said, h-j picked i j up a rock and struck blows on his ' father's head and shoulder. He said when he realized his ! ft blows had been fatal, he became ' hour fishing trip on Pugel Sound. Slight Increase Seen in Pig Crop WASHINGTON, June 22 (UP) The agriculture department to- parjvc 3tnicke:i, realizing that i day predicted a 1945 pig crop of Mass Surrender Marks Mop Up By American Forces Kyushu Landing Is Expected By Enemy Leaders OKINAWA, June 22 (UP) -Japanese officers nnrl thou sands of their men surrender ed to American forces on southern Okimiwn rnrinv in the first mass cauitulation of enemy troops ot the facnic war. ' Discarding the pr o p a ganda myth of imperial invincibility and Anvo-ican "cruelty1," long lines of Nipponese soldiers wav ing wiiite nags streamed up rocky Mabuni ridge from their caves and fortifications. The surrender parade lasted all day. Many of the captives said they have lost faith in Jap an's ability to win the war. Tokyo suffered a new attack of invasion jitters, speculating that U. S. force -. eventually will land on Kyushu and pos sibly the Amami group, 110 miles north of Okinawa. United Press war correspond ent Russell Annabel reported the American flag was aised form ally over Okinawa at 10:15 a.m. Firiday, Okinawa time. Veter ans of the bloody 82-day battle stood aj attention and warplnnes roared overhead us the stars and stripes were put up at luth army headquarters. Stars and Stripes Raised At the flac-ralsinc. rtrin n,.,i r-awrenco Schick, assistant chief oi staff to the late Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, read orders de claring enemy resistance at an end. The Japanese, refusing lo ad mit the complete loss of Okinawa, icporlcd that a "vast area" of mo island was being leveled for many, many more air fields and lumvays." There was partial confirmation of that enemy re port here, where it was revealed that still more air skips were being laid out on Okinawa in ad dition to six already in Ameri can hands. Day's Sales of E Bonds Hit Low Mark of $8,775 War bond sales hit a low point yesterday when a total of $8,975 wero issued by all selling agencies, bringing the total sales for the 7lft war loan to date to $745,230.75, and leaving $218,769.25 to bo sold during final eight days of tho campaign. ' Despite the fact that a considerable amount of bonds purchased by men and women in the armed services, through purchases by union couniy resiaenis working in shipyards, and aircraft plants, and through payroll savings purchases, there remains a net amount of nearly $150,000 in bonds yet to be sold if the county is to reach its $964,000 quota, of which $741,000 is in E bonds. t soarp reuuciion was Other members of the family would be drawn into the cue, and while excited and ovcr- wrought he put the body into a nearby well, where it was found the following day. f C. R. Eberhard, district attor- j w n-in, uuu uni:" . yocnran nan noi completed ineir cross examination of the accused inan when court was adjourned J lute yesterday. ; Their cross examination will he resumed Monday morning, and " the defense announced that it is , expected the defense and argu ments will be completed in time ; to give the case to the jury late . lucsday or Wednesday J,S87,000 head as compared with 86,753,000 in 1944 and 121,706,000 in 1943. The department said the spring ciop would be seven percent un der last spring's but added that a 17 percent increase was fore seeable in the fall crop as com pared to the fall of 1944. The spring pig crop will move to market in the form of pork from November, 1945, through February, 1946, while the fall crop will appear on the market as bacon, chops and roasts from about the end of March through next summer. Jap Balloon Rumor Lacks Confirmation Quick U. S. Okeh of World Charter Aim SAN K It A N CISCO. June 22 i Hill 11 , . . . ;n iZJ .1 '!'"-; reports that a Jap balloon had can foreign policy leaders were : i, ' . j i ui'kiii iiie-ir cam paign for winning y. S. senate WINNIPEG. Man., June 22 (UP) The Royal Canadian air j force No. 2 air command, in charge of RCAF operations west- n ntral Canada, said today that ! Ratification of the new United jJat.ons charier. 'I ' Sens. Tom Connally, D., Tex. and Arthur II. Vanricnbei B. R. ! Mich., will fly back to Washing ion next wcck lo oegin their rc- idian city had been re-ceived but that investigation failed to con firm that the balloon appeared at great height and that RCAF Hur 1 1 icanc fighter planes attempted interception. tun ne.i ftiTu in uefcin inrir re- . . ports to the senate less than two i ' I'UCK (lOS btailipH days after President Truman ! .1 l flilflhh' TllfQrlnil Closes the United Nations confer- ' " iLa"a(,'C I UCSUay ence. Bothc senators aie members of third ejuarter of Gasoline ration stamps for the in- u. a. aeieganon. Both hope this time to avoid the bitter par tisan strife of 1920 which divided the nation and kept the United States out of the old league of nut ions. " 1945 will be vailable to truck operators June 26. .Miss Nolle Grimmett, chief clerk of the board, announced to day the stamps may be obtained ;.t the ration board office. Stamping Out of German Dominance 01 Europe Urged WASHINGTON, June 22 (UP) Financier Bernard M. Baruch today called for the removal or cicsiruciion of all German heavy ...uuouj, io DrcaK once and for all Germany's dominance of Eu rope." Recently returned from Ger many, Baruch told the senate military affairs committee that anything less drastic would fail completely to provide the basis for lasting peace. He declared "Germany's war making potential must be elimi nated, many of her plants and factories shifted east and west to friendly countries, all other hnw industries destroyed, the Junk ers estates broken up. her ex ports and imports strictly con trolled, German assets and busi ness organizations all over the world rooted out." Baruch denied Unit his pro gram would mean destruction of ine "German r:opJc. He cor ceded that they would have a comparatively low standard ,, living for a lime but said it would not be as low as Germany im posed on occupied countries or Sec STAMPING . . . Page 7 Home Town Gives Royal Welcome to Gen. Eisenhower ABILENE, Kan.. June 22 (UP) Gin. Dwight D. Eisenhower urged today that all returning soldiers be 'accorded the same friendly, whole-hearted welcome the folks of his home town gave him. "I am not tne hero," lie said, soaking from "General Dwight D. fciscnhowcr Park. "I am the symbol of all the heroic men you sent to war." General Ike, asserting Ihat the life of every one ot those 3.000.- 000 Americans he commanded was precious to him, said those soldiers did not want special treatment, nor care for life, but are anxious for the "same friend ly spirit with which you received me." Tho parade which preceded Ihc brief talk was one of bands, smartly marching military units, veterans, tractors, wheat com bines, trucks and floats depicting the history of this country. Thousands Turn Out made recently in tho estimated amount of bonds to be credited to the county through purchases out side the county, which increased the amount that must be sold to people in the county, a situation explained by W. C. Perkins, coun ty war finance committee chair man today in the following state, mcnt: "Some have asked why the amount needed lo m a k e our quota in the seventh changed some $50,001) on the 20th of Ihc month. "We were advised bv the treas ury department when we were given our quota of $741,000 ih.il $120,000 (which was the amount credited to us on the sixth war loan) would comn in os fi-nm n,,,.. phases of bonds at issuing agnn- eies ouisicie or union county, and from payroll deductions from large employers, such as Union Pacific, state of Oregon, U. S. army and navy, etc. "Wc tare now adviifed this amount will be nearer $70,000. "Army and navy purchases are up! Our men and women in all branches of the iirmv nnrl n,, are buying bonds In the seventh, .ui, uenevc u or ot, their pur chases to date are greater than in mo sixui. in the s xth. Ssnnni Guerrillas Sever Enemy Forces In Cagayan Valley Counter-Thrusts Balked Filipinos Take Capital MANILA, Juno 22 (UP) fiiipino guerrillas seized the heart of the Canityan valley today, blocking tho escape of a Japanese force which bat tled the Americans 35 miles to the south. The Filipinos led by Col. Russell W. Volckmnhn cap lured Gugfgiuao, capital of Cag ayan province, as tho Japanese finally turned lo fight the 37th division in the lower valley. The Guerilla force, driving across the Cagayan river in a sudden sweep down from the hills, also split enemy forces in northern Luzon, estimated at two divisions. The Japanese threw two eoun- tci'-atlncks ut the American force in the area two miles north of Ilagan. The counter-attacks were hurled back with the 37th knock ing out nine tanks, eight of them the flame-throwing type. This was the first enemy armor met in the drive along tho valley proprr. On Borneo, General Douglas MacAilhur anounccd today, the Australian ninth division made a now landing at Lutong, oil refin ery center on the west coast 110 miles southwest of Brunei Bay. The landing was unopposed. Front dispatches reported that natives told the invaders the Jap anese withdrew from the urea when the Brunei Bay landings were made June 10. Naval Arsenal, Plane Plants Are Targets ; Hit on Home Island1 GUAM,' June 22 (UP) U-29 Superfortresses, already credited with destroying 112 square miles of Japan's prin cipal industrial cities, bombed five aircraft plants and a naval arsenal on the main enemy home island of Honshu today. ' Upwards of 45P of the big bombers cascaded thousands of high-oxplosive dcmoltion bombs on the sprawling war -. plants from medium altitude. A. new censorship policy for bade speculation on the weight of the bomb load. Targets for the first six-way B-29 attack on the war were, the Kure naval arsenal on the Inland sea, main arsenal of: the shrinking Japanese navy; two aircraft i plants 20 miles north of Nagoya, two more in a town near Kobe, and another at Tamashima, 90 miles west of Kobe. . , .'; The raid was tho third major This town of 5,400 was claim- l Jda' in ll,e scv""l'. $21,108, ing its most famous son lo the I, ,orc' bc credited from tunc of a turnout of 50,000 fiom P''""'' . over ine Kansas n a ns t nil lice .. """K'hioii men becomes then known by his middle name ot David once roamed. He spent his boyhood on his parents' near by farm. On the program was u mile long parade of floats depiciling the general's early life and the history of Dickinson cowboys, steers, bulls, sheep, hogs and wheat combines all intended lo icveal that the Ilium- folk hereabouts haven't fniitniimi Ihat these are what "Ike" Eisen hower believes most wnrihiuhil,. In a nreliininarv ii... Mie lesponsioimy or tilt- people on the home front. Wc must lake up the slack which in this case is on jcm of $r)000n .. House Votes Down Move to Shorten OPA Continuance WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPl The house by a vole of 177 to i-u oeieaiecl n nim,hii.. crowd oi more than 3.000 r,,7- ,1 lcmpl lu0"y lo "lend th bee 11U.ME TOWN Page 7 'Swim For Ileal th' Week Proclaimed SALEM, Ore , June 22 (UP) Gov. Earl Sncll issued a state ment today calling attention to "swim for health" week, June 25 lo .10. Purpose of the campaign are to increase the number participat ing in the sport and, recreation, to co-operate with national phy sical fitness programs, and to teach swimming to all draft-age youths about to be called into military service. Lumber Production Down, Orders Up PORTLAND, June 22 (UP)A report for the week ending June 10 of comparative figures on lumber orders, shipments and production, was issued here to Jay by the Western Pine association. Orders for Idaho white pine, Ionderosa pine, sugar pine and associated species for the week ending June 16 totaled K3,223,oori feet as compared with 64,050,000 feet for the previous week and 74.778,000 feel for .the correspond ing week hist year. Similar com parisons of shipments are 57 ri'i'i - 000 feel, 64,381,000 feet and HI, 722.000 feet and of production are B4,53,000 feel, 5,343,l)0 feci and 83,564,000 feet. AN ADVANCED ALEUTIAN BASE, June 21 (Delayed) (UP) American planes based in the north Pacific area have sunk four small Japanese cargo ship-, probably sunk two more anrl damaged foui, others during the past three days as the intensity of the aerio! campaign in the Ku riles area has been increased, the army announced here today. These losses were inflicted on the enemy at a c'-n of only one Liberator lost. at- nrir-M comrol act for only six months. Republicans sought a short term renewal instead of the year asked by the administration on the grounds that it would assure a midwinter chock on OI" and give congress the change then to write any necessary new reconversion formulas. Democrats argued that the SU months extension would stimu late black markots, result in the holding back of civilian goods in anticipation of higher prices, and I OpA personnel to quit House Speaker Sam Hayb, made one of his rare speeches to help defeat the amendment, which he called "confusing" and destructive." llr- , ; "- aie always here and if ' they don't run things as we think ! "ley snould, then we can j unolher stitch," h.- said Earlier, house Democrats had booed an assertion by Hep. H,n-- i "in itnuison, If., Minn., t, loon administrator in World War uiu a Doner job" than OPA with $8,000,000 and less than .iOO employes." 0 al-.e . ' "mm., inai ioi "t yuijft LiniUH l I (' I ; '"Toon Hoover us Sunk by V. S. Planes House Approves Food Control Switch WASHINGTON, June 22 (UP) The house today tentatively approved by a vote of 145 to 142 the so-called Hoover amendment to unmsfer control of all food at tivilics, except rationing, from OPA to the department of ojt.i. OPA Slaughtering Urder Menaces State Meat Supply SALEM, Ore., June 22 (UP) E. L. Peterson, slate director of agriculture, today telegraphed e protest against new OPA men: slaughtering regulations lo mem bers of Oregon's delegation in congress. Peterson's action followed pie sentation of testimony by meat eh alers and slaughterers at a con ference in his office to the effect Ihat the now regulations would dry up 00 per cent of Oregon's meat supply. Peterson blamed the situation now confronting the west coast on "the ignorance of the OPA" regarding slaughtering conditions in the west where most of the meai comes throuidi miinir, slaughtering channels. II. E. Carlson, of Portland, sec retary of the Independent Meal ".-..in.-, uBMieiaiien ioki Peterson that custom slaughteieis through out the stale arc refusing to oper ate under the new regulations which became effective a week ago. There are 100 custom f laughters in Oregon and only six ledirally inspected packing plants he said. The custom slaughterers have ouit business and the big pack ers have quit deliveiing in this area so there is no meat to sell. Hirl Edwards, meat distributor testified that there are more beef cattle on western ranges than ever before but no meal lo eat. Olll' only boon for sneeHv i... lief appears to be through ( on gross, Peterson said as he an nounced thai ,c was appealing for aid. B-21) strike at Japan this wee and raised the number of indiv idual industrial targets hit in that period to 13. In previous raids this month, the B-20s dropped 20,500 tons of bombs on Japan Attack Force is Large A Japanese army communique estimated the attacking force at .iOO and claimed that 28 had been shot down or damaged The 21st bomber command re ported that a "large number" o; B-2!s hit the Kurc arsenal, which spreads over an area of 3,600 by 33,000 feet. It manufactures guns up io 10 incites, shellB und torpe does. Two waves of Superfortresses hit the Mitsubishi and Kawasaki aircraft plants, :1,300 feet apart in is.agamiganura, north of Nagoya Two other formations bombed the Kawanishi' aircraft plant at nimcji, s nitres west of Kobe, and the Kawasaki factory at akusw, to miles west of Kobe At Tiimushlmii, tho Mitsubishi Misliima bomber plant was a lucked. ,. ; . .,...,,, Largo Areas Destroyed " Reconnaissance photo graphs, meantime, revealed that B-20s destroyed or damaged 00 per cent oi am.uoka, o ner cent of Tovo hnshi, 40 per cent of Hiimamutsu and half the commercial center ot Yokkaishi in raids last Mon uuy unci Wednesday. A week ago today, other nholo graphs revealed, Superfortresses ourncu out an additional 2.71 square miles of Osuka and three quarters of a square mile of nd jaeent Amagiisaki. Sixteen square miles of Osaka 26 per cent ot ine mint.. up area of Osaka now was in ruins. culture. Odd Lot Shoes to lie Ration Free WASHINGTON, June 22 (UP) The office of price administra tion announced today Ihat 4,500. 000 pairs of men's and women's odd lot shoes will be put on the market ration-free and ut mark- down price July 0 through Juljf The rule will be onfcpair to A customer. Prices mttft, be at least 25 per cent below June I prices. American, British Intercession Mav Be Sought for Poles LONDON, June 22 (UP) Pre- mier lomasz Arciszewski said today his Polish government in. exiite will apflfenl to Pi'.idonl i ruman and Prime Minister Churchill in connection with the conviction of Polish underground leauers in Moscow. n.. i il. u; juiu me cnarges were "loo laniasiic to be refuted at the mo mcnt in detail, but this will be done in due time." He particu larly denied charges that the nn. derground connived with tho Germans. Arciszewski denounced the Moscow trial as a dispatch from Russia hinted Ihat un official an nouncement of an agreement among rival Polish factions on the formation of a new unity government was imminent. WASHINGTON, June 22 (UP) Reliable sources said lodie mere was an "outside chance" the U. S. would seek freedom for the 12 Polish leaders sentenced lo prison terms by a Russian mili tary 'tribunal. American officials were said to feel that such a move, if cau tiously handled, might help the Polish political di.scussionii in Moscow. Extremely Light j Vote Is Cast In Special Election ! Voters of La Grande seemingly took little interest In the special' election today on the proposed' $10,000,000 state building fundi and 2-ccnt clgaret tax proposal, us at 1:30 p.m., only about seven per . cent had been to the polls in a group of selected precincts.' In six of the city's 13 precincts' only 157 votes had been cast at that hour out of a total rcgistra. Hon of 2,100 electors. ' Should this rate of voting ,be continued until the polls closo at 8 p.m., the total would be far1 below the expected 35 to 40 pet cent. However, it is believed a substantial increase may be rc- corded after working hours, when employed people and business men will have an ODDortunitv to cast their ballots without inter rupting their, ,. employment and,- , business,-. ' . , . The smallest perctntaeo of. , registered vote to be cast was in1 precinct 7, the polling place for which is at 230 Hemlock street. There only 31 ballots had been cast of a potential 627. Highest percentage at checking time was in tho city hall, polling place which showed 11. per cent of tho 237 voters hnd cast their ballots. ' Other precincts checked, with the number of registrations arid voles cast to 1:30 p. m., follow: No. 3, Second and Adams ave nue, 258 registered. 16 votes east; No. 8, courthouse, 425 and 29; No. I), Red Cross headquarters, Depot street, 271) and 23; No. io, Methodist church, 374 and 31. Dalles Restaurants Face Closure As Patronage Mounts THE DALLES. Ore.. June 22 (ffJ) Mrs. Finlev Richardson,, spokesmen for local restaurant operators, this afternoon chal lenged a stulemont made lo the united Press by MeDanncl Brown of tho Portland OPA office,' t"r the effect that additional ration points have been allocated to care tor several thousand udditionul workers now here for the cherry harvest. They said they must' close Monday unless they get' more red points. "Wc huve not been issued a single extra red point insofar as I know," Mrs. Richardson sard. 'We are literally swamped with -fiomers. Meanwhile, in Portland. Brown aid any restaurant will get art automalic adjustment on thej number of meals serviced Wn have always made it possible to secure these adjustments as thcy; go along, if they get caught on a spot with a heavy influx of cus tomers. I believe adjustments arc being made currently (at The Dalles.)" Jap Cave Blows Up, Wounding Newsman GUAM, June 22 (UP) K. G. Valens, United Press staff cor respondent, was wounrivd on Okinawa Monday while in the front lines with the sixth marine division, It has been revealed. Valens whs with iP group of marines wllo; blasted .an enemy cnv;which pftNently WW. '(tiled, with" 'ammunition. WhcH it blow up a large ptete of colli) hit hiftl on the sic of Jtts face, inflicW,(jj a severe wound' He will bo Hos pitalized about a week. . Baseball Results By United Press Amorlcan Leagiie R II - Philadelphia 0 4 New York 2 6 1 Gcrkin, Berry and Gcoi; Pevans and Garbark. Washington 5 7 2 B'ton io 14 0 Niggtling, Ullrich (3) and Fer rell, Guerim (5); O'Nal and 3tal-tei St) i&itt 5 13 0 -'- 2 S 0 BuWUttt 8hd' CVa: (flerrin- ,-r, 8rifcaj)f if, Chipmaig)(0), Stfttafti O; nnd LlvlngstonX