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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1945)
Truman Inspects A Community Newspaper For Every Member of the Family 'Mil--a rv-r. twtt Rav ages . POTSDAM, July 16 (UP) President Truman toured the war-ravaged heart of Ber lin today while awaiting' the opening of the big three con- lerence Which was postponed until Tuesday by a delay in the arrival of Premier Stalin. Prime Minister Churchill also made a two-hour tour of Berlin. His party reached the chancel lery 10 minutes after Truman's left. ; For 28 minutes the 70-year-old p r , m c minister roamed through the ruins of the chan cellery like an experienced mountain climber. Views Wreckage ' Truman left Potsdam with an annorcd escort. For two hours he traveled through the streets of central Berlin, critically view ing the destruction wrought by the allied armies and air forces. It wasn't a victory tour with flashy ceremonials, but a serious study of destruction. -' Truman, Prime Minister Chur chill and Stalin had been expect ed to open the Potsdam confer ence of the big three this morn ing. But a day's delay was caused by tho. absence of the Russian generalissimo. His exact whereabouts are not revealed, but he is expected to arrive late today. Wont Part . The president wedged his Ber lin tu'r intp a crowded schedule, which included a formal call by Churchill and a steady round of conferences. The presidential party traveled to Berlin proper along the auto bahn or speedway from Potsdam and proceeded to the center of their city where the Germans made their last stand. Flunked by two carloads of secret service men and a halt track load of export army rifle men, Truman and Secretary of state James Byrnes motored through the worst rubble of cen tral Berlin. Terrible When he stopped before the shattered, bumfd-out shell of the chancellory the president ob served with a pensive shake of ins near,: "It's a terrible thing, but they brought it' on themselves." He looked up at the jagged re mains of a balcony where Adolf Hitler cnflumcd the world with his ranting speeches and said: H-s Just a ' demonstration of what can happen when a man ra readies nimsoit. i never saw such destruction. I don't know whether they'll learn any thing from it or not." As he looked and spoke, list less and ragged Germans stum bled through the rubble. The Germans pnid little attention lo him. When they did, it was' most ly in blank, sullen stares. Fred J. Smith, 81, Farmer, Dies Fred Joseph Smith, 81, farm er, of 1307 C avenue died Satur day at his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1864, in Ontario, Canada, and has resided in La Grande for 27 years. He was a member of the Catholic church. He leaves his wife, Rose Mary; five children, Mrs. Joe Burgess, Mrs. Ralph Corbctt, Rose Smith and Fred Smith of La Grande, and Joe L. Smith of Sheridan, five grandsons and one great granddaughter. Rosary will be said tonight, at 1 7:30 o'clock in the Snodgrass Funeral Home. Funeral services will bo at 0 a. m. Tuesday, July 17, at the Catholic chi ,'i with Rev. John Baumgartncr offering the mass. Caudle Appointed " Assistant to Clark WASHINGTON, July 16 (UP) j t President Truman today nom inaled Theron Lamar Caudle of fWadcsboro, N. C, to be assistant Htlorncy general, the justice dc ' fcartmcnt post vacated when Tom C. Clark became attorney gen eral. Caudle, 41, has served as U. S. , attorney for the western district of North Carolina since 194". He was graduated from Wake Forest college in 1D26 and immediately began private law practice. ' Truman also nominated Herald William Judson of Los Angeles to be assistant solicitor general, Succeeding Hugh B. Cox. Ration Value of Sutter Reduced WASHINGTON, July 16 (UP) The ration value of creamery butter U back down to 16 points a pound today. The old 24-point value came to an end at 12:01 a. m. Sunday. The OPA laid the move was . ! wade possible by reduced mili- tary requirement. But it warned jQints will be raised 1 again if tuppliei diiappear too J quickly. J Country butter remained at ? U pointa a pound. ESTABLISHED 1896 Psior Four More Japan Cities Blasted BLEW OUT 10 CANDLES AMONG THEM Celebrating their second birthday anniversary yetier day, the Diligent! quintuplets posed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Shown (left to right) are Franco, Maria Fernanda. Maria Ester, Maria Christina and Carlos Alberta. Wife Finds Her Husband Frozen In Refrigerator STAMFORD, CONN, July IB (UP) Saul H. Perry, 50, owner of the Pickwick ice cream com pany, tried to fight off death in the plant's 40 below zero refri geration room with a box of matches, and lost Police said today Perry entered the sub-zero room Sunday when no employes were around and let the door close behind him, forgetting the lock was under going rejiairs and the inside handle had been removed. His wife found his body when she returned from Boston where she had been visiting. Mrs. Per ry locked herself in tre refri geration room several days ago, but was freed by employes. Perry tried frantically to free himself. He tried to pick the lock, first with a pencil, then a fountain pen, dropping them on the floor in desperation. He tore a length of electric wiring from the walls, but that loo fail ed to trip the lock. Then he lighted the matches, one by one, trying to fight off the growing numbness. Finally they were ex hausted. Mrs. Perry returned by train. and finding her husband was not at the station to meet her, went to the plant. A red light above the door indicated someone was in the refrigeration room. She found her husband, frozen stiff. Ninth German Dies In Prison Hospital Of Gun Wounds FT. DOUGLAS, Utah, July 10 (UP) The death loll from a ber serk American armv uuurd's shooting orgy last week at the branch German prisoner of war camp at Sahna, Utah, today has risen to nine. Ninth service command offi cials here reported that German Pre rricdrieh Riltcr died Friday from wounds suffered when Pvt. Clarence V. Bertucei, New Or leans, turned a mounted machine gun on the POW camp enclosure, tiring wildly into the tents of the sleeping prisoners with a full belt of .30 caliber bullets. Eight prisoners were killed al most outright and 19 others were wounded. Military funeral serv ices will be conducted here to morrow for Ritter. liaker Boy Injured Here in Fall From Delivery Truck Jess J. Zemmcr of Baker, 13-ycar-old son of Mrs. Maxine Zemmer of Baker, is a patient at Grande Rondc hospital suffering a probable skull fracture which resulted from a fall from a de livery truck in La Grande Sun day morning. q w to visit for a short wjjlje, but will . now be conrinea to tne nospnar for some time. His condition. hospital attendants jfflvi. is good The bov had come to La CrandifDln8 u mutual assista.tc!) and LA Douglas To Speak Here About Sept. 1 Justice William O. Douglas of the U. S. supreme court, now vacationing at his summer home on the south fork of the Lostine river, will "definitely" rpeak at La Grande about Sept. 1, it was announced today. Douglas had been tentatively announced as a public speaker of the chamber of commerce, here then under the auspices but lit was not definite until today. t. Truman Nominates Vinson Secretary Of the Treasury WASHINGTON, July 10 (UP) President Truman formally nominated Fred M. Vinson to be secretary of treasury. No succes sor to Vinson as war mobiliza tion and reconversion chief was named immediately. Federal Loan Administrator John W. Snyder is most promin ently mentioned to succeed Vin son as home front czar. Snyder, a close personal friend of Truman for 25 years, was appointed to the loan post when Vinson succeeded James F. Byines as war mobil izes He formerly was vice presi dent of the First National bank of St. Louis. The White House said it had received no information yet from Berlin on the president's selec tion of a new war mobilization ad reconversion director. Morgcnthau, who originally agreed to stay on until the presi dent returns from Europe, will step out as soon as Vinson is eon firmed, ending a tenure of more than 11 yeais as secretary of treasury. Wagner. Pleads For Prompt Acceptance Of Iirellon Woods WASHINGTON, July Hi (UP) Sen. Robeit F. Wagner, D., N. Y., opened senate debate on the Bretton Woods monetary pro posals today with a plea for prompt ratification. j He said their acceptance would ; 'inform the world that we stand j ready to cooperate in interna- j tional economic matters." To gether with tile United Nations j ehaiter, he said, the proposals "lay a f i r m foundation f')i ' peace." ! Wagner introduced the lint-: ton woods proposals in his cap acity as chairman of the senate banking committee. Overwhelmingly adopted by the house, they provide for United Slates participation in !), 1 00,000.000 world bank and an $li.UOO.0OO,Olll,internatiiinal mone tary fund to help world rccon slruelion and development and lu stabilize currencies. Wagner told his coKOicgiics the legislation now before them "will assist immeasurably in achiev general understanding na lions that are so esse nli,(T)lo the ! establishment of nn'V enduring ' r.nd preperous p(fi GRANDE, OREGON MONDAY EVENING, JULY 16. 1915 B-29 Ghost Plane Speeds Toward West Coast GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., July IB (UP) Authorities scanned the skies today for a B-29 "ghost plane" reportedly speeding west ward after its entire crew bailed out to escape gasoline fumes but not before throwing an un conscious airman overboard. . The Superfortress, its automatic pilot subbing for its absent guic' .', cairiccl 4,000 gallons of gasoline, enough to fly il to the Pacific ocean. Ten of the 11-nian crew para chuted from the plane when a leaky gas tank engulfed them in explosive fumes. The decision lo abandon ship was not made until one man already had been ovcTcomc. His parachute was rigged to open and he was tossed out. It was believed he revived before landing. The men, picked up by forest ranger and farmers in the area near Napolean and Bear lakes in northern Minnesota, lold police officers they decided to jump when the fumes threatened to set the aircraft on fire. The Superfortress was on a routine round-trip flight from its base at Pyotc, Tex. Chaplin Ordered to Pay liaby's Support HOLLYWOOD, July 10 (UP) Cemcdian Charlie Chaplin whose attorney said he has a $3,000,000 fortune, was ordered today to pay $75 weekly for care of 21-month-old Carol Ann Barry un til the courts rule on his appeal that he is not the baby's daddy. Sporting an authentic mus tache, Chaplin was haled before Superior Judge Clarence L. Kin caid by the baby's attorneys, who claimed he failed to continue paying last April, after a jury de cided he was the father of red haired Joan Barry's child. Farm Hazard Check Urged A systematic safety check-up on every farm in Union county would mean elcmination of scoies of accidents or fires, injuries, and possibly deaths, says County Agent R. W. Schaad in calling .mention lo national farm safety wek proclaimed by President Truman for July 22 lo 20. "This is the second annual farm safety week in Oregon" stales Dean William A. Schocn !eld of Oregon Slate college, who again has been appointed a chair man for Oregon by the National Safely council. Checks SuMeetcd A farm safely check-up means Hiking a prepared list of ordinary hazards around the farm and home and checking to sec if they present or not, soys SchaaQ. Places to chee, include mach inery. buildngs Qind farm-, yard, fue Jiazftds, bv anlma s arc hanSWd, (gjeclrical installations, hand tols, sanitation and alth. ; nd the farm residence. F B-29s Follow Up Fleet Attacks; Emperor Appeals 434 Enemy Planes Destroyed By Third Fleet By WILLIAM F. TYREE GUAM, TUESDAY, July 17 (UP) Four task forces of 450 to 500 Superfortresses, carrying the prc-invasion atlack on Japan into its 42nd day, hurled more than 2,500 tons of fire bombs into four cities across a 475-mile stretch of Kyushu and Honshu early today on the heels of n shattering inl and sea bombardment by the U. S. third fleet. Tbo mighty sky giants raised to 43 the number of Japanese cilics scourged in the knockout campaign that began last March. The third fleet's week-end bom bardment meanwhile had wreck ed 10 northern Japanese cities and virtually cut Hokkaido off from the main Island of Honshu. Tokyo said 1hc fleet had with drawn but pre umably is still prowling Japanese waters. Emperor Speaks As the libmcland shuddered under gigantic aerials and sea bombardments, Emperor Hiro hilo personally called on his shadowy air force to strike back. Thus far it had not. Attesting the Japanese uir force's impotency. Adm. William F. Halscy's third fleet raiders destroyed 434 planes in its sweeps which started last Tuesday against Tokyo all but three of them caught on the ground. Targets for today's attack, the eighth this month by the Super forts, were: Numa.u, 32 miles northeast or Shizuoka; Kuwana, 12 miles southwest of gutted Nagoya; Hiratsuka, 34 miles southwest of Tokyo; and Oita, on the north eastern tip of Kyushu. Burned Out The giant raiders went in at low altitude to spill tons of bombs on all four cities for the first time, although Oitu had been hit by lighter planes from Okinawa. See B29s . . . Page 5 Interim Tax Study Commission Meets SALEM, July 10 (UP) The thirteen members of Oregon's interim tax study commission, created by the 1945 legislature to study a possible revamping of the stale's lax structure, held their first meeting here today. On Agenda were discussion of tile appointment of an executive director of the commission, and the possible employment of out-of-state expert aid. The commission has $20,000 to spend on its investigations, and the question of oul-of-tatc or local cxpesrt was one of the bones of contention when the legisla ture approved the study. The first request for the com mission's study was made by Gov. Earl Snell in his message lo the legislature on the first day of the 1945 session. Four-II club members are en - eouraged to make such eherk-ups on the farms where they live, whether they belong to regular farm safely clubs or not. Mi meographed che ck lists aie avail able for this as wi II as a printed 4-1! club bulletin on farm safety and fire protection. Copies may bo had at the county extension office. Largo Losses The accident "front" is one of the most deadly "battle fronts" loday, even with a world war not yet finished, according to Schaad. More persons were: killed by ac cident); in America during the first two years of the war than there wire Americans killed in the war itself. While farm acci dents did not account for all of thee, they cause more than 25 Fercent of1 all the death in occu pational mishaps. The first national faint, safety week last year focused attention in Qm and home accidents and lesuiieo in some improvement, c I'' ' J. P. SHAFROTH, rear admir al, USN, commander of the bombardment forces which set the steel port of Hamt'hi eilsme in a two hour attack. Another attack Sunday, lho seond straight day of surface force blow):, combined with planes to wreck 10 cities and practically cut off Hokkaido. Wilson River Fire Farther Out of Control PORTLAND, July IB (UP) A raging and fast moving 7,000 acre forest fire along the Wilson riv er is roaring further out of con trol today, despite desperate ef forts of 500 fire fighters, includ ing 20 truckloads of soldiers from Vancouver barracks, to check the blaze. K Northwest and westerly winds were driving the rampaging fire eastward toward the crest of the coast range of mountains in Tilla mook county, giving Oregon an other gleal forest fire crisis rem iniscent of the Tillamook burn of 1035. Weather conditions were deem ed favorable lo combat foresl fires with some clouds and mod erate relative humidity, but for estry officials said the weather seemed to be having little or no effect on the flames. So far, little or no green tim ber has been burned, Billowing smoke poured over the Willamette valley all day Sunday, almost obscuring the sun in places. The brownish-red pall was over Portland, and the smoke plume was reported making work difficult for fire lookouts over the Cascade mountain forests, almost a hundred miles east. A logging operation in Ihe Wil son river region was believed In be the origin of the fire. Northwest Oregon's ofher for est fire along the Salmonberry river is reported under control with no spreading for tile last three days. Weather Data for 21 hours In 7 a.m. Temperature: Maximum B2 Minimum 50 Oirgon Scattered clouds to night and Tuesday. ! report shave shown. The .second is intended j rational observance to keep up lho good work and rave still more lives and property. Precautions Seen liny of Stale Hubert S. Kam ll listed the.se safely precau tions lor the avoidance of aeei I'enls involving the transporta tion of farm workers: I: Make fcurei vehicles are cotiipped with adequate side boards, at least four feet high. 2. Provide tailgates on trucks so passengers will be prok-cled. 3. Provide benches so passen gers will not he tempted to sit on tin' b'd of the triieje with their legs dangling over Hie end. Itear-end collisions are a serious hazaid in sueli eases. 4. Inspect vehicles regularly lo make sure brakes and oilier equipment are in good operating condition. 5: Observer traffic regulations at all times. 0: Encourage passengers to avoid horseplay enroute. O'Brien, Brody Held On Forgery Charges Carrol Jessie O'Brien and Bradley Brody, both arrested for forgery, Saturday niitht had smashed their way to free dom from the county jail where they were being held pri son nrs. Neither of the men has been city police, the shenlf, and his deputies, are hunting tnenv. The break was discovered early Sunday morning, when Sheriff Jesse Brcshears came to the jail to feed the men. ' O'Brien and Brody had pried loose two bars, which had been broken before, but had been repaired and braced; and with them had smashed a hole 10'a by 12 inches id the wall Deer Season In State Sept 29 Through Oct. 28 Not Dates Picked By East Oregon Sports Group Sportsmen in this are pro nounced themselves fairly well satisfied with the deer and elk reasons set for Oregon hunters this year, although the season fixed by the slute game . com mission ure not exactly those re commended by the eastern Ore gon sports council. Deer season was sot from Sept. 20 through Oct. 28, with the bag limit remaining the same as last year one deer with not less than forked horns. Antelope Limited Open season on antelope was set from Sept. 22 to 30. Only HOI) antelope will be permitted to be killed and these only by holders of speciul antelope tugs. The open season on ducks, gcosc and other migratory water fowl will be from Oct. 13 Until Feb. 1, unless the federal govern ment takes action to close the season earlier. For the first time in ten years, there will bo an open season on marlen, a fur bearing animal which has Increased from only u scattered few to an estimated 10,000. The open season on these animals will be from Nov. 15, to Feb. 15, 1040. Present market price of marten pelts Is around $35. ... Deer Open season, Sept. 21) to Oct. 211, inclusive, in entile slac for blaelttail and mule deer having not less than forked horns; and in Douglas county only for white tail deer having not less than forked horns. Hag limit, one deer having not less than forked horns; provided that the bag limit is one deer of either sex in that part of the Canyon deck game refuge lying cast and north of Cunyon creek, which area is reserved by statute lo hunting by means of long bow and broad arro wonly. Special Doo Door Soason Eight hundred permits will be iiswd for taking of doc deer irom December I to December 5, inclusive, in the winter range Sec DEER . . . Page 5 Furniture Group Director is Dead PORTLAND, July 111 (UP) J. King Hryon, managing direc tor of Hie Retail Furniture Deal ers of Oregon and the Gas Ap pliance Society of Oregon, died Sunday after 35 years resilience in Portland. Horn in IJrooklyn, N. Y., he was for many yeais associuled with the Laclel and Tilton hank. In 1021 he was president of the Oregon chapter, American Insti tute of Hanking. He was presi dent of the Progressive Business Men's club in 1033 and a leader in boys' work fostered by that body. In liiail he organized the Furni ture Di'iileis association which lie since had nianagerl. Medium Dies on Appointed Day SEATTLE, July 10 (UP) Mrs. Sarah J. Adams, 01, and Seattle's eldest spiritualist medium, told her daughter a week ago yester day: "You will have lo visit me i lily one week more, then I shall be gone." Death kept the appointment. She died at 3:03 p. n yesterday. Mrs. Adams came here from Tolcdieo., in 1008 to display her strange gifts at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. She re mained here and her Income f i om readings made her finan cially independent. FIVE CENTS J found yet, but state police, which separated the jail irom tne county treasurers office, escap ing from there by the simple pro!; ccduro of opening a window. ; t.. Break Plant O'Brien, in the county jail since May 24, and Brody, a pri soner since July 32, evidently had visited other offices in the deserted courthouse. Al Harlow, county treasurer, is mourning the loss of hs pet rub ber plant, broken off at the base as tho prisoners squeezed through the hole in the wall, but noth ing else in the office was harmed, Third Break Plaster dust had been tracked from the treasurer's office through the courthouse halls, pieces of mortar wore lying in corners of the room, and leaves of the rub, bcr plant were on the floor, de spite hurried clean-up efforts. '." This was the third break in the last 18 months, and was similar' to tho one achieved in May by George Washington Durham, who picked the. lock on. his cell, and tore a hole in the wall with a piece of his iron cot. In Febru ary, 1944, two 'teen-age youths were aided in their escape by two girls who hid in the courthouse, broke into ,thc sheriff's office, took the jail keys, 'and released the youths. , Teachers Should Apply at Once For Certificates Teachers who ure plunning lo use cmeygency ccrtificutes should apply for them immediately, Miss Ethel S. , Hansen, county superintendent of schools, an nounced today. Teachers who need renewal certificates should also apply immediately, it was also 'announced. According to school law, all teachers must file three papers in the office of the county super intendent of schools before they receive their first month's sal ary. These papers are: tcachcrs's certificate, toucher's contract, and health certificate. The health certificate must be countersigned by the county physician, A. L. Hichardson. Counties Need More Stale Taxing Help SALEM, July 10 (UP) F. U Phipps, executive secretary of the association of Oregon coun on tax study meeting here today tics lold the interim commitlci; Ihe counties must have more help from the state if they are to meet their increasing responsibilities in the post war periods. Either the 0 percent constitu tional limitation em property lev ies must be lifted or the state must divert more funds to the counties, Phipps told the com mittee. The state legislature is con stantly heaping additional de sponsibilities on the counties, such us the compulsory herd testing act of the last session, but never provides any means for fi nancing these new duties, Phipps declared. Orchid Lei Sent to Mrs. John Garily Tho exotic orchid lei now on display in Cherry's florist shop is the gift sent Mrs. John Gar ily by her son, Envign William ' Floenor, who is now in the Pa cific area. t The lei, composed of 26 per fect little spray orchids of a bright lavendar color, presum ably was sont from Hawaii, where that arrangomcnt oi , flowers is the symbol of friend ship or affection. Seldom is this arrangement of blossoms seen in this part of the country, though it is a fa miliar sight in the Islands where each new arrival Is pre-, sailed with a lei as tho ship reaches port. KSSK-.,' rw.AY' aw" 5
