La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 13, 1945, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text! Baptists to Camp At Anthony Lake; 12 Churches In ; Tho summer camp organized to serve I he Baptist churches of the i Grande Ronde association will be held this year from Aug. 1 to 10 j at Anthony lake, i i The Grands. Ronde association : 'includes Baker, Cove, Enterprise, '.'(Haines, La Grande and Ontario. 'jit also serves the Umatilla asso j ( tation, Athena, Helix, Hcrmis- Hon, Milton-Freewater, Pendle 'jnn and oiher Baptists isolated in i. (areas where-no church is locat ed. TIk- purpose of the camp is to provide an understanding of the Bible, and a wholesome recrea r tionai program. The camp is ,; made possible through the co ii .operation of tha churches, and . the voluntary contribution of time and work by the camp fac ulty and leaders.- -' On the faculty will be Rev. J R. L. Haslam, camp pastor, whose ; home is in Portland. Rev. C. D. ". Honey ford will be the camp di- rector, Rev. R. E. Stanley Hunt K of the La Grande pastorate will $.' be the camp father, and Mrs J, Joidahl will be tho camp mother, assisted by Mrs. G. D. Hutchison Conducting the adult division will be Rev. MivHaslam and Rev. ; Mr. lloneyfojtd. Directing the youth section will be Rev. Clar ence F. Stuffer, Rev. Mr. Hunt, Mis. John Rickelts and Miss Rcita Murrey. In charge of the i children's section are Miss Elna ; Brown, Mrs. Harold Van Dukcr and Mrs. John Rickctts. ; li-'v. John Rickctts will be di rcctor of recreation and , Mrs. John Martyn will be the camp nurse. A life guard will super vise all swimming activities and other assistants will be secured to help on the camp program. 21 Ships in Third fleet Damaged in Tropical Storm GUAM, July 13 (UP) More "than 21 Warships of Adm. Wil liam F. Halscy's third fleet, suf fered damage June 5 in a trop ical typhoon as they steamed the ! Pacific between the Philippines and Okinawa, Pacific fleet head quarters disclosed today. Among thd damaged ships were three battleships and five carriers, the navy announcement said. The battleships were the Mass achusetts, the Indiana and the Alabama. Also damaged were the large carriers Hornet and - ; Benningtoni the light-carriers -San Jacinto and Belleau Wood, ths escort carrier Bougainville, the heavy cruiser Pittsburgh, the destroyers John Rodgers and Blue and three other cruisers and seven destroyers. (A dispatch from United Press war correspondent Earnest Hobe (jWleeht, dalelinod from Adm. Mc rCain's flagship, said that only one life was lost. "This was in it self a miracle," he said. "Many could have ,been washed over board or injured in the slamming the sea gave us.") i A number of other ships were 1 riam.igcd but the navy did not !: list the official toll. All except the heavily damaged Pittsburgh, wh it'll lost its entire bow-reclion about 1(1(1 feet back to the first turret, have now returned to ac tion. No vessels, were lost. . Last December in the waters east of the Philippines, Halscy's force, returning from a mission in support of the landings on Mitlilnrn, Inst Ihrrr destroyers. RATION CALENDAR Processed Foods: Hunk 4 Blue stamps T2 -.Ihi'iuRli X2 valid tlirmigh July WU- nine stamps V2, Z2, Al, Bl', CI valid through August .'11. Blue stamps Dl .through III valid through September HI). Jl through Nl valid through October 31. Meat, Butter, Fats, Cheese: ; Hunk 4 Red stamps K2 through P2 valid through July .31. Red stamps Q2 through U2 valid through August 31. Red stamps V2 through Z2 valid thin ugh September 30. AI through El valid through Octo ber 31. Sugar: Bonk I Sue.ir stamp 30 valid through August 31. Shoes: Loose stamps invalid. Bonk 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3 now valid. New stamp valid August 1. Gasoline: Coupons not valid un less endorsed: ' "A"-16 coupons (6 rallons each) expire September 21. Stoves: Apply local board for oil, gas stove certificates. Wood, Coal, Sawdust! Delivery by prion) ic-a baaed on needs. Fuel Oil: , Period 1-2-3-4-5 coupons valid through August 31. Waste Paper and Cant: Bundled waste paper and pro Tared tin cans may be left at the salvage depot, 1106 Jefferson street. ... '' !?v' .vC '' ' ' V':-S ! : c ..; f. ' :'. 1 STOLEN BABY BACK HOME Mrs. Phyllis Lanman, 29, (left) who confessed to talcing tiny Jean Eileen Creviston from her crib in the Marion, O., city hospital Sunday night because she couldn't have children of her own, is shown in hospital bed. Family nurse Mrs, Dirna Laucher it shown holding baby, who appears none the worse for her abduction. Culinary Arts of Prisoners Produce Wonderful Cake - " . ? PORTLAND, July 13 (UP): LI.' Charles R'. Stafford, of Port land, a prisoner-of , the Germans for 18 months, offered his culin ary abilities' to ration-weary" housewives across the nation to day. While irt a German prison er of war camp in western Ger many, the AAF' pilot picked up some revolutionary ideas of cook ing. One of Stafford's favorite reci pes, cooked up through the inval uable aid of Red Cross packages, was a sort of fruit cake a la stal agluft, which lie says, "Is enough to last six hungry Yanks until they get tired of it." "You grind up 12 boxes of service biscuits they are the K ration wafers of whole wheat, soy beans and vitamins and you add a pound of dissolved pow dered milk. You stir this up into a thick paste. Then you add a pound and a half to. two pounds of German beet sugar, 'three pounds of raisins, a pound of slewed prunes. : Then you grind up a dozen bicarbonate of-' soda pills, tricked from the Germans, and dump them in the batter to raise the dough a little." "After you bake the cake you melt some chocolate, bars taken from D ration packages and you have a-eiiocolatc-. frosting," Staf ford said.' ... Stafford said the results tasted like fruitcake a real heavy one at that. In fact the cake; which measures about 18 inches long, a foot wide and four inches deep, weighs just about 25 pounds. Chinese Advance On Former Air liases CHUNGKING, July 13 (UP) Chinese troops are moving on Japanese - held Kweilin and Kanhsicn, formerly two of the main American air bases in southern China, and have com pletely isolated the big cast coast port of Anioy, a Chinese army spokesman said today. The spokesman said four Chi nese columns were closing in rapidly on Kweilin, in northern Kwagsi province, and that the air bases city is now directly threatened.- Kanhsicn, mole than 300 miles to the east, has been practically surrounded by other Chinese for ces, the spokesman said. Japanese operations along the China coast around Amny have l:cen restricted to local forays, he added, reporting that the Anmy garrison is now cut off from all land communications with the main Japanese forces ill China. Killer's Mother T o Have Monument DENVER. Julv 13 (UP) A modest monument soon will be Dl.'lCed over the lnni.iinm:irkprf grave of Mrs. Nellie Potts, a last tribute to the finer sentiments ol her errant son, Howard, described by authorities as the most "cal lous" murderer ever to die in the state's gas chamber. 1 Mrs. Potts died in the summer I of 141, shortly after Howard I (Sonny) Potts was charged wi:h I heating his wife to death to- i cause she had not cooked a promised chicken dinner. Warden Roy Best said Potts : always had been conscience strickcr because he had not elec ted a marker lor his mother's grave and before his execution, last June 29, had directed prison officers to purchase a monument. HYPERACID STOMACH rv DISTRESS lrItilliTBiIaiTef lecuve miterable ditoorofort. 01 information on TEBBfN Grande at Paylest Drug Woman Hoped Baby Would Enable Her To Get Divorce MARION, O., July 13 (UP) Mrs. Phyllis Ann Webster, told Sheriff Lcroy Letcrrcr today she kidnaped week-old JcaR Creyjs tp'n. Sunday nihl because she be liqyed if she could get a baby she could divorce her soldier husband and marry a former employer, Leterrer said sho wanted, to marry Estol Lanman,; Mansfield,. O.,- candy ' machine, salesman whose name she used, during an actual and a subtcquently feigned pregnancy. "I was a dope," Leterrer quot ed her as saying. . Aussies, Dutch Close on Japs MANILA, July 13 (UP) Aus tralians and Dutch troops armed with flame-throwers and power ful" grenades, tightened their net today around the Japanese stronghold on Mount Batocham par after linking up a point sev en to citht miles north of Balik papan. . . . - Gen. Douglas ' MacArthur's headquarters announced' tihe juncture was made by. Nether lands troops pushing up tho Ka ringo peninsula to meet the Aus sies who advanced 'from Panda sari to, lake the pipeline, bridge across the Soemter river. '' Battling fierce resistance, stub born Aussie troops have -driven a small wedge into the eastern area of Balochampar, Other Austfat.an units driv ing three miles north of Sepig ganketjil used flame-throwers and tanks against strong enemy positions. ' ' New, Fast Planes :. With More Fire Power Coming Out GUAM, July 13 (UP) Rear Adm. D. C. Ramsey, USN, newly appointed chief of staff to Adm. Raymond A. Spru)incc's fifth fleet, said today a greater num Ut of faster fire-powered planes, with 20 to 30 percent .more strik ing power, will be used in future operations over the Japanese homeland, Ramsey, who has been chief of the navy's bureau of aeronautics since August, 1943, will assume his new post July 1(1. Ho succeeds tear Adm. A. C. Davis who has l.-ecn chief of staff since August, IM44. . "The air war is going extreme ly well," Kamsey said. "Better results are expected in I he near future with our 'new 'plants. Great attention has been paid to jet-propelled aircraft." Oregon V. Coach lieturns to Job EUGENE, Ore., July 13 (UP) University of Oregonfe basket ball and baseball coach, Howard Hobson, returned to the campus after a year leave and left im mediately with Athletic Director Ansc Cornell on a tour of the state. SKIRT CLEARANCE S3. 50 Gaberdine SKIRTS $5.95 Wool SKIRTS $2 $3 Sizct 24 to 32 DIAPERS All Kinds! lIADTnU'C KIDDY SHOP 1114 Adams Phone 202 reiiei wim TEBSIW tram year montry otcfc. Got free Powder 01 Tablet 1 in La Store, - . Presbyterians tq Camp at Wftllbiya; Start July 23' The Presbyterian Youth camp will ta conducted i Wallow'a lake from July 23 to July 31, un-' der the Auspices of the. Presby tery of eastern Oregon. Recreation will include swim ming, horseback riding, baseball, volley ball, hikes and. camp fire activity. The courses to be of fered will include interpretations of the Bible, the development of personality, the church' and church membership,' boy and girl relationships, and the missionary enterprise of the church. ' Rev. Sydney A. Walker of Baker will be the camp dean, and Rev. Mark A. Talney, La Grande, will be camp manager; with Rev. John Walpolc of Pilot Rock as assistant. Rev. Earlo P. Cochran of Pendleton1 will con duct the recreation. House mothers for the outing are Mrs. Lyle Johnson, La Grande; Mrs. E. P. Cochran, Pendleton, and Mrs. S. A. Walker,. Baker. ' On the faculty are Dr. John Anderson of the College of Idaho, Lyle Johnson of La Grande, Char les Eble, Pendleton, MrS. E. P. Cochran, Rev. Fred Swanson of Burns ,and Mrs. J. Moser of the foreign mission board. Special speaker at the fireside hour will bo Dr. LeRoy Walter, supervisor of Christian education for Ore gon. . Young people will be present from Baker, Pendleton, Tutuillu, Indian Mission, Pilot Rock, Burns, .La . Grande, and Dayville, The local delegation consists of 26 young people from the Presby terian church. Oregon State to . Investigate Effect Of Metal Fumes ' PORTLAND, July 13 (UP) Oregon State college experiment station has been asked to invest igate possibilities of pot room fumes affecting cattle or agricul ture produce in the vicinity of the Troutdalc plant of the Alum inum Company of America. Dairymen in the district have been concerned over the fluorine poisoning problem since the rtou ble was reported near the Van couver aluminum plant, where 10 dairymen received financial set tlements for cattle affected by fluorine dust. Dean William A. Sihoenfcld of OSC said the experiment sta tion hasn't decided what the in vestigation will include or. how extensive it will be. Johnston Confers On Job in Movies HOLLYWOOD, July 13 (UP) Eric A. Johnston - of Spokane, president of the U. S. chamber of commerce, today started 10 days of conferences with movie moguls to help him decide wheth er to take'a film industry job; The youthful executive told a press conference he is consider ing a post that will involve "ex ploitation and development of the common interest" of the in dustry. He said tho job is some thing entirely new, und he can't describe all the details himself. Mother Slain as Children Watch DAWSON GREEK, July 13 (UP) Byron Bruce Potter, 50-year-old American, was being held here today on charge of slay ing Mrs. Edna Rogers with a knife while her two children watched in horror. The woman was found slabbed to dentil i" the kitchen Of her home yester- Poller, who came to Dawson Creek, in 1042 to work 011 the Alaska highway, was arraigned before a magistrate this morn ing and remanded for eight days. The woman's husband, K. Enoch lingers, is in Albany, Ore., and was advised of the tragedy by provincial police. ITS EXTRA GOOD CRSWHAKES, PIMSRAfSNS tN ONE PACKAGE A SWELL NEW f(imyfJ CEREAL Itr good I tUUM'l KAISIN 40 BRAN VLMUat Made of extra-good soft white winter whett toasted to crisp toMen IUkcsthatUycrispcr Imitxr in milk. Whole-wheat goodness, plus - , . tweet n wirarftrt Cettfemta rM eiuwcts of neod ness. Try this delicious cereal -and -frost aeetbiantton. It'e rich ip irm. Nntuiatly weet. Saved iar vn.,'ii go for KELLOOO'S RAISIN tO't RAX PLAKEt with vim! CRALMC PRUIT IN LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 News and Engagements Social Friday, July 1,!, 1!M5 Navy' Mothers Make Scrapbooks For Hospital Use The Navy Mothers held their meeting at the USO rooms last evening and worked on scrap booka y send to the hospitals. More of these cartoon and joke books are needed for the hos pitalized servicemen. A number of cushions were displayed before being, shipped to the hospital, in an effort to stimulate interest in the making of these items. Many more t)re necessary for the comfort of the convallcscing soldiers. s : Punch and cookies were served by Mrs. Ray Ragsdale and Mrs. Amos Houlc. It was announced that tomor row will be the Navy Mothers day to furnish food for the Do Nut Hut. Women's Division -Of Country Club Has Luncheon The women's division of the Country club held its luncheon at the club house Wednesday, with golf and bridge filling the afternoon. Mrs. Marvin Blake joined the ranks of fame by scoring a hole in one on No. 6, und was also the winner in last week's sweep stakes. Mrs. George Dc-ckor won the spring handicap tournament by defeating Miss Madeline Spaeth one up on the 18th hole. Mrs. Charles Reynolds was a winner in the May eclectic. ' Mrs. Frank Ralston reported to the group on the activities of the local unit of camp and hospital. Forests in Three Counties Closed PORTLAND, July 13 (UP) The forests of Washington, Yam hill and Tillamook counties were closed today by order of federal and state forest, authorities be cause of fires in the areas. Oth er wooded sections in the state may be closed soon due to the current summer fire threat, for est officials said. While the Tillamook county fire remained under control, the acreage involved jumped from 2,000 to 3,000 acres because of the discovery of spot fires, on the fringes of the original blaze. But C. C. Scott, secretary of the Northwest Forest Protective association, said the fire is burn ing through burned timber for the most part. A second fire in Tillamook county was reported Thursday about a mile up the south fork of Wilson river and not far from Camp MacNamar, which housed WPA crews in the days of the depression. The bla.e coven; more than two sections. Insects form two-thirds of the food of fresh water fishes, -and about one-third of the food of wild birds. ir . ' 4 THE SAM PACKAGE ' Al Your Dcalt'is m 'yi 'hzzar atuaic.m Activities . . . Weddings Events Society Briefs A. L. Brown of Portland ar rived here yesterday and is 11 guest of his daughter, Mrs. Leo Moser, LaVclle Conklin of Baker is a guest this week at tho homo of Dee Ann Woodward. Bobby Becker and Carl Beck er, jr., plan to go to Walla Walla Sunday for the rest of the vaca tion. There they will visit their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Huff, ac companied by their' daughter-in-law, Mrs. Marion Huff and her small daughter, will go to Bre merton Saturday for 0 two weeks stay. - - Bessie Gardner has returned from Buell, Ida., where she vaca tioned. ' " . . , Mrs! Chris Miller, left early this morning for Parson, W. V., for an extended visit. There will be a family reunion sometime in August. , Mr. and Mrs. Bill Terry and Mrs. LeRay. Thompson spent yes terday visiting In Union at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. James Con way. " John Leffel left for Nainpa, Ida., Wednesday, and will spend a week there visiting their uncle. 0 Major and Mrs. H. H. Bedke and their daughter were week end guests at the. home of his uncle and aunt, . Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Kiddle. Major Bedke, In China with Chcnault s air corps for more than two ycar.i, is now stationed at Walla Walla air base. ' A potluek picnic dinner was served to 25 members of the ladies auxiliary to the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen and their, families at Riverside park last evening. ' , , . . Mrs. Clyde L. Harrison and Mrs. Ruth Elam were heads of the committees in charge. Buy, Sefll9 lUai or Iasis (he low cost way Run Classified Ads i I Thousands or l'ciii!r Ke.ul l lii'iii i I Phone tliHb .... La (irande Evening Observer Girl Scout Troop 1 ' Hostess to Two v Other Troops Girl Scout troop No. 1, sponsored-' by the Christian church, last night had as their guests at their meeting the Girl Scout troops sponsored by the Catholic churches of Elgin and La Grande. Thirty-nine Scouts were pres ent for the meeting on the lawn of the. Christian church. - Nephi Combs talked on birds and highlighted his address with bird calls, climaxing the troop's outdoor activities. ' The 'first part of the evening was taken up with regular scout work: The closing of the meeting explained all that has been ac complished by .the troop. Ruth Gragg of troop No. 1 has completed all the requirements for a first class badge. At next week's meeting the girls will start tin can craft, the making of out-door cooking uten sils which will be used on their overnight hike. Next Thursday night will be the regular troop committee meeting. Hospital Notes Grande Ronde hospital: Admitted: S h i r 1 e y Knight, Horace- Knapp, Michael Hodge, La Grande, Ida Rcncr, Perry, Gordon, May Stanfield, Eloise Mathews, Portland, surgery; J. Gordon Morris, La Grande, Elsie Cole; Idaho, Mrs. E. F. Richter, Mississippi, Aldon Parsons, La Grande, medical. Dismissed Mrs. Mabel Wilson, Dwayno Wilson, Delmnr Stansell, Mrs. J. M, McKinncy, La Grnnde, Jack Starso, Cove, Mrs. Richter, Mississippi. - St. Joseph's Hospital: Admitted. Gladys Chapman, Lostine,-James Kain, Joyce Gra ham, Daisy Fox, Mrs. Ben Kra mer, Charles Balcom, Joseph Delton, Ln Grande, Barbara Bre 8iiears, Wallowa, Mrs. Arthur Bussear, Elgin, medical; Mrs. Harry Lavey, La Grande, major surgery. - Dismissed Henry McDonald, Elgin, Henry Bockelmann, Troy. "THE MARK OF THE lilCAST, THE MA UK OK SACRIFICE, AND THE MAUK OF SEUVICE" Sunday Evening at 8:00 P.M. Solo Mrs. G. D. Hutchison 9:I5 a.m., (he Church School y 11:00 a.m "CONSCIENCE" Defiled, Evil, Convicting and Purged." Solo r'ri.ncos Yoiuz Iiroadcast on KLHM li,' FIRST HAI'TIST CHURCH R. E. Slanley Hunt ' Sixth and Spring Minister MONTANA LEADS BOND SALE WASHINGTON, July 13 (UP) Montana led tho nation in sale of E bonds during the seventh war loan drive, with 110.2 per cet of its 'quota, the treasury fin- , anco division announced today. ' Iowa was second with 110 percent of quota, Alabama tlird with 118,89 percent and Wyoming fourth with 118.85 percent. JUST RECEIVED! Vnldiini Implement & Moor Paint in Qls. and (.ills. O GiilvHiil.cd Wire Screen 38, 38 & 48-in. Widths Disslott Steel Lawn Blooms Disston Grass Hooks Hell Dressing General Electric Lamps Lncite Knife Holders for Kitchen I'oifocliiin Oil Healer Lticilc Picture Frames White Outside Paint and Undercoitters Galvani.cd Tit lis (This Item is due in it few days) .Electric U.K. Lanterns 12-2 and 11-2 IOIectric Wire No. 7 Master Padlocks Night Locks Ilcvolvinjr Type Lawn .Sprinklers Bohnenkamp's J"