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DAMAGED SHIP IN FOR REPAIRS Workmen at Alameda,
Calif., ship repair yards look at the blasted compartments of the
USS Pinknoy. which was struck by a Jap suicide plane amidships
while off Okinawa. Although the Jap plane penetrated through
several decks, hitting the wards, the ship was able to return to
port for repairs.
Survivors of Shdngrai-La Crash
Are Rescued in Glider Pick-up
By United Press
WAC " corporal and' Iwo
army companions have been
rescued in a daring glider oper
ation from the floor of a hid
den Now Guinea valley where
they were isolated for 40 days
after a plane crash.
Safe at Hollandia, they re
ported in a short-wave inter
view today that they were
"feeling fine" and looking for
ward to shower baths.
They are WAC Cpl. Marga
ret Hastings, Sowego, N. Y.:
1st LI. John S. McColluni,
Trenton, Mo., and TSgl. Ken
neth W. Decker, Kelso, Wash.
Since their air transport crack
ed up May 13, they lived among
friendly primitive natives in a
veritable Shangri-la shut off
from outside world by 15.00U
fool peaks.
They were literally jerked
out of the valley in a glider
from a short airstrip built by
Hollywood to Be
Target of Probe
Of Subversive Acts
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UP)
Acting Chairman John E. Kan
kin, D., Miss., announced today
that the house unAmerican acti
vities committee has decided to
investigate "subversive activities"
on the west coast and especially
in Hollywood.
"According to reports, one of
the most dangerous plots ever
instigated for the overthrow of
this Government had its head-
ij quarters in Hollywood, Calit."
Rankin said. He said committee
investigators will leave tor i-imi-wood
"at once "
R.-inbln 1..M nn Hmiht IIS 10
what he thinks about the movie
capital.
"The information we get," he
assorted, "is that this is the
greatest hotbed of subversive acti
vities in the Unite States."
Rankin said that Hollywood
"individuals and il. conizations"
will be investigated. declined
to say whether any "big name"
Hollywood stars will be called as
witnesses, but said "some of them
probably will enter into it before
we're through."
den. Devers Named
('round Force Head
.WASHINGTON. June 30 (l'P
Gen. Jacob L. Devers. who
coordinated planning for the in
vasion of southern Franco, has
been named cofflmand: r .0 army
ground forces to repkuc
On
Joseph W. Stihvell who rcc
was assigned to head the
ntly i
lHtii I
army on Okinawa
n,.r 3 rnr. ntlv rf tlirr. Vl tO
'bis country from 'command of presumably operating in far east- Gortaza, who took over only
the sixth army group ill Euiopc. j ern waters, brought to 44 the j three days ago, would be sum-comp-isins
the U S "th armv, i number of submarines lost from moned to the foreign ministry
the French 1st arms' and several all causes in this war. It was the today and given his walking pa
other units j 320!h naval vessel to IJoJlost. pers.
American paratroopers.
The glider wai b.orno aloft by
a two-plane transport, which
swooped low over the impro
vised field to hook it.
To avoid the towering cloud
capped peaks surrounding the
valley, ' the tow plane was
forced to climb steeply over a
15,000-foot ridge. The return
trip to Hollandia with the glid
er was completed in 80 min
utes. Cpl. Hastings, McCollum and
Decker were the sole survivors
of a crack-up in which 20 other
army personnel were killed on
a mountainside.
They were discovered by ar
my piancs on reconnaissance.
Subsequently pilots dropped
supplies to the valley almost
every day, and doctors para
chuted with paratroops.
The three survivors main
tained contact with the outside
world by radio.
OPA Price Control
Bill Goes to President
WASHINGTON, June 30 UP)
The house today gave last
minute approval to legislation
extending price control for an
other year and giving the new
secretary of agriculture, broader
food contiol powers. The final
vote was 25.1 to 94.
The house vote completed con
gressional action on the measure.
Preparations were made to fly
ihe bill to President Truman at
Kansas City for signature before
the act expires at midnight to
night. Otherwise there would be
a tcmpoiary lapse in OPA, at
least technically.
Republicans were defeated in
efforts to retain original house
provisions to provide court re
views of OPA orders and give
the secretary of agriculture vir
tual food czar powers.
As approved. Rep. Clinton P.
Anderson, D., N. M., the new sec
retary of agriculture, will have
authority to veto all future office
of pi ice administration food pric
ing orders.
Submarine is Lost
In Pacific Area
WASHINGTON; June 30 (UP)
The navy today announced the
1525-ton submarine Kete was
overdue from patrol and pre
sumed lost. Q
The skipper of the submarine
; was I.t. Cmdr. Edward Acker
man. 2'.), Cincinnati, O. He was
listed as missing in acuon aioiis
with the rest ot the crew, me
vessel had a wartime comple-
! ment of from 80 to Ba men,
Loss of this craft, which was
Jury Acquits Bowman on
Charge of SlayingTFather
A jury of three women and nine men early today found
Albert Forrest Bowman, 28, of North Powder, not (ruilty of
the murder of his father, Albert (Bert) Bowman, prominent
North Powder stockman and rancher.
While the jury was not polled by the court upon the vote
on the acquittal verdict, the members advised Circuit Judge
Green upon his questioning: that ten of the members voted
for the acquittal. The votes of the other two were not i'e-
vealed.
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assume rosi in
President's Cabinet
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UP)
Four new cabinet members
take office today in the biggest
single shakeup in a president's
official family since the late Pres
ident Roosevelt first took olfice
in 1033.
Their inauguration is regarded
as a step toward reorganization
of the government's executive
agencies with emphasis on im
proving administration of food
supply and labor problems.
The incoming cabinet members
are Lewis B. Schwellcnbueh of
Washington who replaces Fran
ces Perkins of New York as sec
retary of labor; Robert E. Hanne
gan of Missouri replacing Frank
C; Walker 'of Pennsylvania as
postmaster general; Tom C. Clark
of Texas taking over from Fran
cis Biddle of Pennsylvania as at
torney general; and Clinton P.
Anderson of New Mexico suc
ceeding Claude R. Wickard of
Indiana as secretary of agricul
ture. Anderson also replaces Marvin
Jones whose duties as war food
administrator have been com
bined with the agriculture de
partment in one of the major re
organization moves.
President Truman still has one
cabinet vacancy. He is expected
to send the nomination of James
F. Byrnes to the senate Monday
or Tuesday for secretary of slate
to replace Edward R. Stettinius,
jr., who resigned to represent the
U. S. in the new world security
league.
Youngsters Please
Large Crowd at
Band Concert
Approximately 300 people en
joyed the third annual conceit
of the summer band students of
La G'rande public schools last
night in the high school auditor
ium. The entire program was well
received, but the numbers most
applauded were the overture
"Energy" and the march "Auin
Hannah," both played by the en
tire band, and the selections
played by the brass quartette,
composed of Duane Hamlin. Hob
by Quinn, Charles Brackett and
Dick Johnston.
The band, which was created
and has been directed by Leroy
Darling, high school band direc
tor, is divided into three groups:
beginning class, intermediate
class, and junior band. Exper
ience, rather than age. has been
the determining factor in the di
vision. Highlights of the program in
cluded selections by the clarinet
quartette, Barbara Detrick, Mary
Ratliff, Delpha Morehead and
Dale Vaughl; cornet solos by
Franklin Seward; selections by
the cornet quartette; fMo solos
by Maurine Gerards and baritone
horn solos by Dick Johnston.
Panamanian Break
With Spain Looms
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rn.m.Mn tin, June ao 11.17
anama was expected to break
lelations with Spain today ac
cording to reliable sources.
It was believed the Spanish
ehaige d'uffairs, Joaquin Manuel
ratten
LA GRANDE. OREGON SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE
tne ease was given lo me jury
'at 2:30 p.m. yesterday, and the
verdict was returned at 12.30 a.m.
today.
In his instructions, Judge Green
told the jurors they were per
mitted under the law to return
one of three verdicts, first degree
murder, which might involve the
death penalty, second degree
murder, the penalty for which is
life imprisonment, or munslaugh -
ter, which would entail a prison
sentence. He also advised them
a unanimous verdict would be
necessary to find him guilty, but
that as few as ten of the jurors
could bring in a verdict of not
guilty.
Since the opening of the trial
on June 11, the case has attrac
ted wide attention and a packed
courtroom at every session, duo
to the prominence of the Bow
man family.
Thd elder J3owman was killed,
-.it his ranch in the North Powder'
district April 22, and his son was
arrested a few days later after
admitting to officials that he
struck his parent with a rock
and threw the body into a well
after a fight in which he said
his father was the aggressor.
Throughout the trial both sides
laid particular emphasis on the
attitude of the elder Bowman,
the state seeking to bring out
See BOWMAN . . . Page 3
Top Quality Beef
Slaughter is Cut
For Next Quarter
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UP)
The office of price administia
lion has .reduced maximum per
centages of good and choice grade
cattle that may be slaughtered
within the next three months.
OPA said the action was taken
to keep percentage figures in line
with the smaller proportionate
supply of good and choice cattle
during this period when there is
a big movement of lower grades
to market.
The percentages refer to pro
portion of good and choice cattle
that a slaughterer may kill com
pared with his total kill.
The new perci ntages in the
stales from the Pacific coast to
and including Wyoming, Mon
tana, Colorado, New Mexico and
the western pait of Texas lying
directly south of New' Mexico,
lire: July, 80 per cent; August,
70 per cent, and September, 00
per cent.
The maximum in effect in the
past three months, OPA said,
was 75 per cent.
The revised percentages take
into account the usual increased
marketing of lower grades during
the next three months, the agency
added.
Zone A consists of states from
the Pacific coast to and including
Montana, W y o m ing, Colorado,
New Mexico and the western
part of Tews lying directly south
of New Mexico.
Vacation Travel 0
Reservations Curbed
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UP)
Vacationists who normally de
pend on Pullman or chaif reser
vations will face possible long de
Lays (Hi returning home under
new office of defense transpor-
t.ltlon
regulations which went
into effect last midnight.
Climaxing a campaign of warn
ings against civilian travel, the
OUT in an order aimed ot vaca
tionists imposed a five-day ad
vance limit on railroad passen
ger reservations. The order does
not cancel reservations already
made under the prveious 30-day
limit. r
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Security Charter
Hearings to Start
Monday in Capital
Former Foes of
Foreign Tie-ups
Drop Opposition
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UP)
The senate foreign relations
committee will begin hearings on
the United Nations charter on
Monday, July 0, under rules de-.
signed to hold testimony to a
minimum.
This was announced today by
chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex.,
after a meeting of the committee.
The hearings will bo delayed
for one week after President Tru
man presents the charter for
ratification next Monday. The
committee agreed that it could
make better lime in 'the long run
if it awaited the arrival of state
1 department documents which ex
plain the churter. These docu
inents include commission reports
and minutes of the San Francis
co conference containing inter
pretations of various phases of
the charter.
A subcommittee of five was ap
pointed to draft the rules for the
hearings. The members ure Con
nally, Sens. Walter F. George,
D., Ga.; Arthur H. Vandenberg,
R., Mich.; Theodore F. Green,
D:, R. I.j and Warren R. Austin,
R., VI.
..Connally said that former sec
retary of state Edward R. Stet
tinius, jr., will be the first wit
ness. Asked if there was any indi
cation of opposition to ratifica
tion, Connally said that "strange
to say" the committee has not
yet received any request for per
mission to testify either for or
against the charter.
' Sen. Hiram W. Johnson, R.,
Calif., a leader in the fight that
kept the U. S. out of the league
of nations and the world court,
told reporters lust night he might
"possibly" vote for U. S. partic
ipation in a new world league
to keep the peace by force if nec
essary. Already most of the really for
midable opposition to the char
ter has metlcd away. Sen. Bur
ton K. Wheeler, D., Mont., looked
on as probable leader of an anti
ratification fight, told reporters
during the week that as far as he
is concerned there will be no or
ganized oppostion. He said he
had not made up his own mind
yet what position he will take.
Two other senators, expected
to battle vigorously against U. S.
entry into the projected world
league, signified they arc for it.
Sen. Robert M. LaFoIette, P.,
Wis., said he definitely intended
to vote for ratification. Sen. C.
Waylund Brooks, R., III., said as
matters stand the charter might
also get his support.
Army Price of
Mutton Increased
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UP)
The office of price administra
tion today authorized an in
crease of 25 cents per 100 pounds
in maximum prices for all grades
of lamb and mutton carcasses
sold to war procurement agencies
or assigned to buyers of set-aside
Tamil or mutton.
A similar increase in maximum
pi ices was granted for lamb and
mutton carcasses sold to the war
shipping administration.
OPA described this action as
part of the government's overall
program to assist lumb producers
in the form of increased subsi
dies and price adjustments. The
increases will not affect civilian
ceilings.
Byrnes Named for
Place in Cabinet
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30
(UP) President Truman an
nounced through his press secre
retory late today that he would
send the name of James F.
Byrnes to the senate Monday as
his choice for the post of secre
tary of state.
30, 1915
Chinese
Border of Former
Colony of France
PEAIU HARBOR, June 30 (UU) The Chinese invaded
French Indo-China today and enemy broadcasts indicated
two more allied invasions were approaching; or already un
derway. The Chinese high command announced that its forces had
smashed across the border to take the town of Chungchingfu,
northeast of Caobang. The Japanese recently took full con
trol of the former French colony because they feared an
invasion.
Other Chinese forces, 225 miles to the northeast, recap
tured the burning city of Liuchow, former American airforce
base taken by the Japanese last november. The Chinese also
captured Linhai in their drive along the China coast which
has carried within 130 miles of Shanghai at points,
Allies Continue
Pounding of Rich
Borneo Oil Port
MANILA, June 30 (UP) Al
lied ships and planes were re
ported continuing to pour explo
sives into Bulikpapan today in
one of the most shattering bom
bardments of the war, and Tokyo
said an allied landing was "im
minent." (A weak Tokyo transmission
in Italian heard in London im
plied that ' landing ' operations
already had begun at Balikpupan.
It appeared more likely, however,
that the broadcast merely was
reviewing allied activity off Bul
ikpapan and interpreting it as a
pi elude to an invasion, as Tokyo
has done on several previous oc
casions.) The Tokyo radio reported that
the allied fleet which, according
to Japanese reports, has been
shelling the Borneo oil port
ceaselessly for three weeks, has
been increased to more than 41
vessels, Tokyo said il now in
eluded five heavy ciulsers, three
light cruisers, 10 destroyers, more
than 20 minesweepers and sub
marine chasers, three tankers and
"a number of transports und
other craft." The Japanese said
an aircraft carrier also was be
lieved in the vicinity.
Starmer is Named
Chairman of City
School Trustees
W. B. Starmer was elected
chairman of the La Grande school
board yesterday at the reorgan
ization meeting.
C. W. Bunting was elected vice
chairman and Claude Berry was
sworn in as director for a new
five-year term. Other members
of thi' board ale Lester Kingsley
and Foster Sims.
Starmer was elected for the
fiist time in IH35. Bunting be
came a member of the hoard in
103(1. Berry was first elected in
1037 and Kingsley was appointed
in 1030. Sims was appointed for
a one-year term in 1041 and
elected for a five-year term in
1042.
National Forest
Area Use Curbed
SALEM. Ore., June 30 (UP)
All national forests in Oregon,
and protective ureas near them,
were closed to unregulated use
today by proclamation of acting
governor Howard C. Belton.
The proclamation, issued by
Belton in cooperation with the
state forestry department;; in
cludes the following national for
ests and adjacent ureas: Des
chutes, Fremont, Malheur, Hood.
Ochoeo, Rogue 1 rivr, Siskiyou,
Umatilla, Umpquu, Wallowa,
Whitman and Willamette nation
al forests.
Weather
Data for 24 hours to 7 a. ni.
o
Temperature: 'y
Maximum 68
Minimum 41
Precipitation Trace
Forecast: Generally clear to
night and Sunday.
FIVE CENTS
Penetrate
GUAM. June 30 (UP) Tokyo
said today that American de
stroyers und minesweepers were
reconnoitering the coast of Oki
noerubu, next major island step
ping stone north of Okinawa on
the invasion route to Japan,
The Japanese have been pre
dicting for some time that the
United Slates may invade one or
more additional Islands north ot
Okinawa before landing on Japan
proper. Okinoerabu is part of the
Amumi group and lies 40 miles
above Okinawa and 250 miles
southwest of Japan.
, The .report followed close on n
Pacific fleet headquarters com
munique announcing the blood
less American occupation of
Kume island, 50 miles west of
Okinawa and 10th Ryukyu islund
to be captured.
Over Jupun itself, B-20 Super
foiti'esses extended their aerial
blockade of the west coast of
Honshu another B5 miles to the
north In an attempt to prevent
large-scale transfer of bombed
and invasion - threatened indus
tries to Manchuria.
Russia May Get ,
Armenian Areas
Under Turk Pact
MOSCOW, June 30 (UP) The
essentials of a new Russo-Tur-klsh
agreement were believed to
be opening the Dardanelles to
Soviet warships in war time
while sealing the straits to enemy
fleets und a decision on the stat
us of the Kurs und Arduhnn
Armeniun provinces of Turkey.
The Kurs und Arduhun prov
inces belonged the Czarisl Russia.
After the Bolshevik revolution all
of Armenia was seized by the
Tuiks ul u time when the Red
army wus warding off the inter
ventionist powers und fighting
the civil war.
Later the Armenians formed u
Soviet republic and adhered to
the Soviet union. However, the
borders were fixed, giving Tur
key the two Armeniun provinces.
Now the Soviet press has given
major prominence to the demands
of Armenians in Amcricu und
elsewhere that the two provinces
be returned und incorporated in
greater Soviet Armenia.
President Signs
Pay Boost Bill
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30
(UP) President Trumun today
signed into law a bill giving np
proximalely 1,400,000 federal
government employes basic sal
aries and timu-'und-a-hutf lor
overtime over 40 hours.
It is effective tomorrow and
will cost the government obout
$700,000,000 a your under pres
ent conditions.
The new luw grants the work
ers affected n basic wage Increase
averaging 15.9 per con. This 13
graduated, dependrig upon the
total wage of each employe. It
is the first general salary boost
given government employes since
1023.
The new law applies to em
ployes Aovered by the civil serv
ice classification act. It does not
affect 1,600,000 remaining feder
al workers. Among these arc
postal employes, who arc to get
an increase under another bill,
and the large number of workers
in federal arsenals, shipyards and
Ihe like.
Sales Hit
Record in
Big Drive
Union county today achiev
ed its objective in the 7th
war loan campaign, setting a
record for the amount of
bonds purchased by indiv
idual buyers and finishing
well under the deadline set by
the United States, treasury
department. '
.The sales to noon today against
an overall quota of $964,000, the
largest ever set for tho region,
aggregated $1,136,857, ot which
$857,898 is in purchases by In
dividuals, with $778,667 in E
honds. . .,
With a quola of $741,000 in JE
bonds set for the county by the
treasuiy department, it was with
anything but optimism that the
war finance committee approach
ed the task of finding purchasers
for such as large amount of the
securities of smaller denomina
tions. - ,
Response Is Generous
However, the appeals of lead
ers of the armed forces for every-,
one to purchase to the limit pf
their ability to speed the war
against the nation's enemies,
brought an unprecedented out
pouring of support and during
most ot tne campaign the sales
indicuted readiness on the part
of the individual buyers to loan
their money and thereby help
speed the war to a victorious
conclusion.
Quolus were exceeded in every
phase of the campaign, and inr
asmuch as the treasury depart
ment has announced bonds pur
chased during the coming week
win be credited to the 7th war
loan campaign, a substantial In
crease is expected in the sales
totals recorded at the close of
business today in the banks and
post office through which the
bonds were ' issued.
' U. S. Drive Succeeds
The treasury department an
nounced today that the campaign
nationally was far over the top
it the, close of business yesterday,
except that the E bond sales are
nearly 2B per cent below the
quota of $4,000,000,000. Total sales
today stood at $22,210,000,000, or
58.6 per cent above the quota. '
In union oounty the sales rec
ord was announced today by W.
C. Perkins, war finance commit.
tee chairman, with quotas listed
ursi and sales second, as follows:
E bonds, $741,000 and $778,667;
individuul purchases (includina
series E), $708,000 and $857,508;
sales to corporations, $108,000 and
fzui.ZBB; totals, $964,000 and $1,
138,857.
Fixed U. S. Foreign
Policy Sought By
President Truman
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30
(UP) President Truman hoped
toduy thnt sennte approvul of the
United Nations churter would
leud to a bipurlisan foreign po
licy that will not have to be
changed with each new adminis
tration. Mr. Truman was studying pub
lic opinion and congressional
opinion for a go-aheud signal
on tho 000-word message he has
prepared for submission of the
charter to the senate Monday.
What he wnnts is overwhelm
ing public support for the char
ter us the keystone of an organ
ization which will keep the world
peaceful in the foreseeable fu
ture. Mr. Truman had completed
his message and was in the pro
cess of deciding whether to send
il to the senate, or deliver it per
sonally. The president's latest position
on international affairs was re
ported by Alf M. Landon, former
governor of Kunsus and the 1936
lepublleun presidentiul candidate.
Landon spent 45 minutes with
him yesterday.
Landon said Mr. Truman's gen
eral policy has his approval and
that he believes the president was
making muterial progress toward
a goal of no politics in the field
of foreign affairs.
Allied Troops to
Move Into Berlin m
PARIS, June 30 (UP) Su
preme headquarters announced
that A m e r ic a n, British and
French troops will move into Ber
lin to tuke, over their respective
occupation zoi.n; beginning to
morrow. At th same time Americans
and Brit&h troops will begin
withdrawing from the areas they
now occupy but which lie with.
In the permanent occupation zone
of the Russians.
SHAEF authorities said the re
adjustment of occupation forces
in Germany is expected to be
completed by July 4.