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VhE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON
Jalopies and Sewer Pipes Are
Latest Summer Play Equipment
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Playground directors nre beginning to give up foisting on chil
dren the sort of play apparatus they think they should enjoy, and
are installing gadgets youngsters really want unfinished founda
tions, steps, sewer pipes and old jalopies. Child psychologists and
'recreational leaders enthusiastically endorse the odd new play
props. Not only do they afford excellent means of developing
muscles and imagination, but they are as inexpensive as they are
Indestructible. Overton park In Memphis, Tenn., is one of the
many playgrounds around the country which has installed these
unusual gadgets. Above, youngsters from 2 to 12 climb ithe walls
of their "pink palace," the most popular spot in the park. In the
background is a sewer pipe "cave." lfclow, children desert slides
and swings 1o climb aboard an old Heo touring car, which is
chained to the ground.
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HERO OF DAREDEVIL EXPLOIT Ono of lhe most spectacular
oxploiis of the soa war in tho Pacific won for Comdr. Eugono
Fluckoy tho congrosBionnl modal of honor, as woll as a presidential
uoit citalin for tho entiro crow of the submarine Barb. Slipping
into a Japanese harbor jammed with enemy ships, in wator so
shallow the "pig-bont" could not submerge, tho Barb let go with
all its torpedoes, did tremendous damaga of extent known only to
the enemy, and then, by sensalio.ial "broken Hold running" dur
ing which it was oxpo&od to enemy fire for more than an hour,
escaped without tho loss of a man. Above, Mrs. Fluckoy fastont
on tho modal, which was awarded in March,
Back bif the Headlines
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE, UP War Analyst
The war against Japan will be divided Into Ihree principal phases
lhli summer, all in progreti ai the same time,
Now that the bloody battle of Okinawa it over and the clean-up
of lhe Philippines near, American strength will be directed increas
ingly toward the central goal, Japan itself. Nevertheless there will
be other widespread operations, the progress of which, day by day,
will provide a true chart of lhe course of the war. ' '
The fnaitt phases ;6f the cam
paign are as follows: '
Mi Tightening of the blockade
against Japan and the destruc
tion of her war industries and
communications by aerial bom
bardment. 2. Expansion of allied supply
lines, rapid development of air,
sea and land bases, and the trans
fer of full allied strength from
Europe. :. '
3. ' Military operations on on
increasing scale over the vast wor
theater from th? Asiatic mainland
to the central Pacific.
The invasion of Japan nroper,
like tha' of Normandy, will come
when' the allies have - amassed
sufficient land. ea and air power
in striking position to ensure its
success. For the Japanese, little
remains but to speculate on
whether it will come this summer
or later, and to make passive
nrenarations for defense. It is
highly improbable that lhe Jap
anefs will be' capable of any of
fensive action which could dis
niDt or seriously delay the al
lied time table: ' ' 1
- "Fronts" are Widespread
Apart from the home islands,
the chief "fronts'1 oh areas where
important military operations are
in prospect may be classified for
convenience as follows: 1
(1) Southern and eastern China,
perhaps us far north as Shang
hai; Manchuria and Korea only
possibly, depending mainly on
Asiatic developments; (2) French
Indo-China, Thailand and Ma
laya (Singapore); the Dutch
East Indies; (4) the central and
southwest Pacific islands still
held by the Japanese.
Operations In southeastern
China may well involve allied
landings to open a sea supply line
to the Chinese. A sign of expand
ing activities in China is evident
in Lt. Gen. Albert Wedemoyer's
plan to establish American tac
tical headquarters in Chungking.
Occupation of Formosa, or at
least its complcto isolation, is pos
sible in connection with the
China campaign.
Singapore Area Menaced
The' French Indo-China, Thai
land and Singapore area, with
which for tactical reasons the
Dutch island of Sumatra is link
ed, is threatened by the allies
from the west and from Borneo
in the cast. Singapore commands
Malacca strait, between Sumatra
and Malaya.
Oceupiflion of Singapore not
only will seal the fate of Sumatra
and later Java, but will open the
straits for co-ordination . of na
val operations between the In
dian ocean and the Pacific.
Occupation of all the Important
areas of Borneo appears in pros
pect. That is certain to result in
the acquisition of valuable oil
supplies for use against Japan,
and maybe some natural rubber.
It also will wedge off the remain
ing Japanese positions in Nava,
Celebes, Halmahera and north
eastern New Guinea.
None of these widely-separated
operations, some of them fro
far from the heart of Japan, can
be considered diversionary and
unimportant. They add up tho
the completu crushing of japan
and her stolen empire, in the
shortest possible lime, by tho
total application of allied power.
ANCIENT NORTH POLE STAH
When the Pyramids woro being
built 50(10 years ago, Thubun, a
star you probably never heard of,
was the Pole Star, but because
of the earth's 'wabble" it is now
far from the celestial pole, half
way between the bowl of the
Utile Dipper, and the middle
star in the Big Dipper's handle.
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MR. AMEHICA Army Dfe did
trs tJiHrs culling Pfc. Clarinco
W. Ben in porfeet shape. fttHs.
iorasinlr ' Oakland, Calf.,
and now stationed at Los Vegnu
army sir field; won the 1945
title m re out pii'fovtiy ayi-l
tjped man in the nnt mal A. A.
V, ra.ioc waiqhililknia (thatn
(qH)hipt(4l Amrtcan Legion
t(4dium. '
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finest beer ever produced
by Uoesch Brewery? Ask
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Nearly 100,000 Are
Idle as Strikes
Spread Across U. S.
By Unilod Press
Nearly 100,000 members of the
nation's wartime labor force were
on strike .today in a wave of
stoppages that hampered produc
tion in many industrial areas.
The newest flareups affected
the Pittsburgh plut-a glass co and
Libbey-Owens-Ford plants in ten
cities. Nearly 18,000 glass, ce
ramics and silica workers, CIO
employed in the plants left, work
lato yesterday.
Chicago's truck drivers' strike
went into its seventh day, with
soldiers taking over idle vehicles.
Many of the driver's began re
turning to work today. At the
same time, the war labor board
ordered 5,500 United farm equip
ment workers, CIO, to end a
walkout at tho McCbrmick works
of the International harvester co.,
Chicago. r. .,i i
Five major war plants were
shul down in Detroit. The big
gest labor dispute there a juris
uietional fight between AFL and
CIO unions had thrown 20,000
workers of the Packard main
aircraft motor plant into idleness.
Another 5,000 workers were idle
at tho Ford River Rouge plant,
three units of Chrysler corp., and
12 Detroit lumber yards.
At Toledo, O., strikes were in
progress at four Libbey-Owens-Ford
plants, the Akclin stamp
ing co., and the Mather spring
co.
The government continued
operalng the Diamond alkali co.
plant at Plaincsville, O., where
2,000 United mine workers were
on strike.
Other strikes were in progress
as follows: Akron, O., 13,000
United rubber workers, CIO,
were idle at the Goodyear co.,
and 16,000 at the Firestone co.
voted to strike; Ashland, Ky.
2..000I stcelwiorkeifs, (CIO); Bell
City, Ky 300 coal miners; Pitts
burgh, 200 brake shoe company
workers, and Seattle, 700 glass
workers.
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Friday, Jvne;22, 1945-1
TERRIBLE TRIPLETS OF SKY TO BLAST JAPS Uncle Sam is set for an aerial triple play against
the Japs with the shift to the Pacific of air power released from Europe. Liberators and B-17 Fort
resses, which played an important part in pounding the Nazis to defeat, now are Joining the mighty
B-29 Superfortresses for the final act of the Far Eastern war. Reports spot their base in the Philip
pines, Those rr.ighty triplets of the sky have approximately the same operating range 1500 miles
and all are four-motored, the chief difference being that the Supers can carry a heavier bomb load.
Bases close to Japan will enable the Liberators and B-17s to blast interior Nippon with huge cargoes
of destruction. Targets within effective range of the three sky giants are clearly apparent on the
map above. ... .
Marshall Predicts
Speedy Knockout
By Huge US Force
WASHINGTON, June" 22 (UP)
Army Chief of Staff Gen.
George C. Marshall has promised
speedy knock-out oif the Japan
ese with a force of firepower aiid
men more overwhelming than
that which defeated Germany, it
was revealed today, "
Marshall warned .(hat, men and
supplies must be available to
carry out "additional operations"
not immediately foreseen. "For
example," ho said, "wo have the :
great imponderable at the mo
ment us to whether or not Rus-
sia will enter the war wUh Ja-'
pan. That ' presents' something
for us to consider in our approach
to final victory in the Pacific."
Marshall's promise was made
at a closed hearing of the house
appropriations committee which
today approved funds of $38,500,
000,000 to enable the War depart-,
ment to deliver its shares -of the
victory punch.
In making the recommendation
the committee warned against
"optimistic errors of judgment",
and pointed .to a statement by
Marshall that "it would be a
costly mistake, a hideous injus
tice to our men in the Pacific,
to relax now in optimistic esti
mates of the situation."
Marshall said that all men and
equipment possible to throw into
the fray would be used in -the
Pacific.
Cove News
Chinese Battle
To Take Former
Yank Air Base
i t.
CHUNGKING, June 22 (UP)
Chinese troops stormed the I.iu
chow airfield today, and a spokes
man for tho high command said
the enemy was-expected to eva
cuate the former American base
any lime now. - '
..A communique reported that
the Chinese columns attacking
the airfield already Jiad inflicted
considerable casualties on the
enemy. The spokesman said the
Japanese left less than 1,200
troops as a holding force. He
predicted the base would be
taken after a brief' battle.
The big airfield'' at Liuehow,
abandoned by the U. S. four,
teenth uir force Nov. 11, 1J44,
is on the outskirtsof the city.
Chinese forces stormed the field
COVE (Special) Mrs. L. M.
Lantz recently had as visitors
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Nolin,
friends of her daughter, Mrs.
George Kazanis in Egypt.
The Nolins and their four chil
dren came from Vaslon, Wash.,
while en route to Ohio to spend
the summer where he is educa
tional director and treasurer of
the American missionary society
in Egypt. The family lived in
Egypt for 20 years, and he will
to climax a sensational drive in
which they closed in on Liuehow
fotm three directions.
' Today's Chinese communique
also reported that Chinese for
ces, battling to break the Jap
anese counter-offensive along the
Kiangsi-Kwantung border, have
reached the vicinity, of Lungnan.
1 The Chinese also captured Tot
ang, in southern Kiangsi prov
ince, and claimed that the Jap
anese in that area were retreat
ing to the northwest.
One hundred and eighty-seven
pounds of salt are contained in
every ton of water of the Dead
sea.
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Aching Feet
Your tect may be so ore aching and
Intiatiutl tli.lt $uu think you can t no
another lc. our hoc may feci m if
they arc oil tins right into the rtesk. ou
feel sick all tuer with the pain ami tor
ture You'd Hive anything to net relief.
Try this- Two or tlute applications of
Moonc'a Kmi'ruM Oil anil in lit teen min
utei you get the surprise uf your life
now you'll know the way to solid foot com
fort. You p;iy a little more (or Kmerald
oil hut Oh. Hoy! the results you get
Satisfaction narantted or money back.
(Jet EmcuM Oil at any good drug store.
Moon Drug Co.
Brakemen
and
Switchmen
Urgently Needed!
Union Paesiic SO.
Earn While Learning
Steady Work
If you mo lietwrrn (lie siros of IS and .V. we
will employ you ns student Inalu'men. This is
an excellent opportunity to p!:iee yourself in
ii nod post -war occupation. Also openings in
shops, various classifications, ' skilled and un
skilled, boys 1(5 years of n.ue and oer to
work as mechanics a.-sistants during; school
vacation period can earn up to J'.'J."! per month.
Must have In'iih certificate.
AIT1.Y AT
U. S. Employment Service
, ; , Sacajawea Annex
Orvrifioate of Availability Hcrptiied
return there in the fall.
Misses Inez Towle and Shirley
Brazille, students at the Oregon
State college at Corvallis are
home for the summer vacation.
The summer school for church
workers at the Ascension campus
closed Thursday. The church
services Sunday morning were
shared by several of the boys in
cluding Roderick French, John
Badger, and Dan French of Ba
ker. The various classes present
ed programs each night. A fun
program termed "Horrible Night"
was presented Tuesday. Last
evening was given over to a pageant.
One-sixth of tho railway mile
age in the United States is owned
by companies which are insolvent
Serpent Monument of Iron
In : Dusseldorf, the Germans
built a huge iron serpent monu
ment to celebrate the taming of
the Rhine river, whose windirtg
flods ravaged the city in times
past. ' '
A REAL HOME FOR SALE
Six-room modern house with stoker, 100x110 lot,
fruit trees, berries, etc. An abundance of shrubs,
bulbs and perennials. One of the most scenic
views in La Grande. Located at Main and Oak.
Priced for Quick Sale . . . Furnished :
or Unfurnished
Mrs. Ed. W. Hackman, 407 Main
Saturday Night
Is the Night!
UNION COUNTY MUST GO OVER THE
TOP "IN THE NIGHTY 7TH BOND DRIVE
Dig into your pockets, dig into your
savings, come down Saturday nite pre
pared for an evening of fun and to
make the best investment in the world.
The following; public minded citizens have whole
heartedly consented to be sold "on the block" for the
sale of war bonds
VICK ECKLEY ED FORD
BILL WILKINS HARRY MCCARTHY
RAY GRAY
Every one of 'em will make good lawn mowers or baby
tenders . . You buy 'em with a bond take 'em
home!
Leroy Darling and his Junior Band
Girls tiams Fun Sheer Hose Gum
Excitement Bonds Music Cigarettes
Make it an Evening Invest in Bonds and Fun
8 p.m., Depot O Adams
Sponsored by La Grande
Jr. Chamber of Commerce
This and the Following Ads Have Been Paid
For by the Following Local Merchants:
Jones Shoe Shop
Spaeth Plumbing
Cherry's Florist
The Corner Club
Selh't Barber Shop
Club Cau
Zion's Men's Shop
Payless Drug
Radio & Music Supply
Williamson's Real Estate
ft Ins.
First National Bank
Zimmerman's
Cbri food
Gambia's Mors
Wintats Bafcotr
Tcel's f am Store
Gerards Jovelry Store
Modal Barber Shop
Red Cross Vtag
Rosas Shop
Ann Johmti&e
Culvert's City Shoe Shop
J. C. PTOny Co.
Bohnenkamp's
Falk's Dept. Store
Leisman's Drug
U. S. National Bank
Gift Shop
Central Club
F. W. Woolworth Co.
Grimwood Grocery
Barney's Mkt.
Normal Grocery
Slein Club
Choate's Cigar Si Ore
Glass Drug
H?pptrsH's Quick Print
Greenwood Qroctrf
Siatfas't Qroetty
Hoimt Grocery
Rut-Bits Grocery
Ouick Frees Mkt.
Oaves Mkt,
Imwial Lunch
Wimpf's Bur
Kfeler's Taxi 7
Evans Grocery
Rauwoli's Vertex Service
Hackman's Grocery .
Randall's Place
Smith Log Cabin '
Hoffelmeyer Service '
Kingsley's Grocery ..;
Top Notch Cafe . 5
Stockman's . :
Fountain Wholesale
Cornsr Cupboard . .
Joel's Greco ry ' 'w
Desilit Barbers
Helena's Lester-Cream
8aeb's Slaiiouery '
Meea Drwe t.
Monroes Mobil Servicey'
Turlsy's Sexvlte
Modem Lauodry
La Grande Eitttrlo
AmetUan Optica) 0
Grande Ronse Hospital
Interior Grocery
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