La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 19, 1945, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text1 Thursday, July 10,' 19 15 Yaiflis Operate Jungle Trains To Deliver Wily " 3 American railroaders of the army service forces operate a "MacArthur" locomotive at a jungle sid ing ot lne Bengal and Assam railway, somewhere ii India.. This metre gauge line runs into Assam near the Burma border, carrying vital war shipments. By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Staff Correspondent CHABUA, UPPER ASSAM VALLEY, India You've read of courageous pilots battling the Hump of the Himalayas, tower ing; treacherous mountains jut ting out frpm Tibet. You know about American trucks roaring over the Stilwcll road. But totally unpublicized have been the railroad men who made it possible, for America to get the goods to China. India has the fourth largest railway system in the world. Only the United States, Canada and Russia have greater trackage than India's more than 41,000 miles. Unfor tunately, however, India's rail way system was not designed for the requirements of military op erations in China and Burma. India's 'railroads have three gauges broad, metre and nar row. The broad gauge lines, best suited for the handling of large tonnages, run from the ports of Calcutta, Bombay and Karachi to form a chain stretching toward India's northwest frontier. China and Burma lie beyond India's northeast frontier. In that direc tion, up to the upper Assam val ley, where the allies. had to con centrate their efforts, ran only the Bengal and Assam railway. This single-track, metre-gauge line had to bear the brunt of al most all the military traffic mak ing its way toward the front. Designed',' for nothing more than " carrying" 'the peacetime needs of the planters of Assam, one of the world's leading tea growing and jute-producing cen ters, the Bengal and Assam rail way could not meet the wartime loads of vital supplies which had to pour over its right-of-way when the allied armies began to push into. Burma and the air transport command began to lift tonnage over the Hump. The equipment could not han dle the large quantity of supplies. Native personnel simply couldn't railroad at required capacity. , It took as long to get the stuff fiom Calcutta to the upper As sam 750 miles as it did to ship it from the port of Los Angeles at Wilmington, Calif., and around Australia, a distance of 15,000 miles. Something had to be done. Again the old world was to see a miracle of American methods. Recruit Railroaders Railway operating battalions were recruilcd in the United Slates. Every member was an ex perienced railroad man. Ameri can lend-lease "MacArthur" loco motives and rolling stock were shipped to augment the limited equipment!', American troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Paul Younl took over the operation of the Bengal and Assam railway, on March 1, 1944. Again the British asked: "What is it? What have the Americans got?" For in the first month of American operation, the tonnage carried over, the B. and A. in creased by more than 40 per cent. The tonnage for March of this year showed a 158 per cent in crease over that for February, 1944, the last month of civilian operation. Taste for yourself the fresh JrP ) Vt crispness made possible by ) J f&l sSl tP. I llH JLjf jjji J jLlIrl -jlV new method of making potato .!u 'vA is?!, WTVWi ' chips-Test hem ,oday and ViNvv' 72eWk ' STUSi - draw your own conclusions. AJl j ' Vfl X 'fth ."'''-" " V l""! oJ "' If your grocer it temporarily out h f HAUtJ v"IUy of Blue Bell chips, pleo.e moke iJ "yt -Nb"W ol'owonce, for worlime condition.. (J Supplies to China I'tiK is "tT VII HTsre American methods increased the efficiency of trans-shipment, cut down the turn-around time of freight wagons, as freight cars are known over here. They elim inated the bottle-neck at Am ingaon where the cars are put on barges and ferried across the Brahmaputra. Three months af ter taking over they had in creased the daily average car capacity of the ferry by 88 per cent and by the end of their first year had swelled it by 204 per cent. Mixed Tongues Assam has a population of 10, 000,000 in a 55,000 square mile area. It is a tough, jungle coun try where the malaria mosquito forces you to sleep protected by ti net. It is mountainous and hotter than a furnace. It is flood ed by monsoon rains which reach from 200 to 280 inches a year and this is the monsoon season. About 4,500,000 Hindus, 3,500, 000 Moslems and 2,500,000 assort ed tribesmen inhabit the prov ince. Slightly less than half speak Bengali, about 25 per cent Assamese, the rest Hindi, Uriya, Nepali and other tongues classi fied as Tibeto-Burman. Thus in the language department you are mixed up to a greater extent than you ar elsewhere in India, where it is bad enough. In this strange and little known country American rail road men wrote another brilliant chapter in. .the., history,, of. this war. From' out-of-the-way - Ledo and Chabua American trucks carry the sinews of war over the Stilwcll road and American planes lift them over the Hump to China. It's the-back way to China the hard way but until the al lies have a port, opening the door to satisfactory means of trans portation in that war-weary country, it is the only way. Presbyterians See One-third Increase In Church Giving PORTLAND, July 10 (UP) The Presbyterian synod of Ore gon, now convening in an annual session at Portlad's First Pres byterian church, was told today an increase of nearly one-third in total church giving has taken place in the past year. Rev. W. L. Killian, slate clerk, said a total of $48,7(15 had been given in denominational btnevo lences. Communicant members of the church have gone up to 23,.')!I8, a gain of 1,010 during the past year. In a financial statrment approved by the synod, total value of Presbyterian property in the state was given as $3,334, 809 with Portland's Lewis and Clark college figured at $300,000. THE Petain,89,To Stand Trial Soon On Many Charges Only Defense is Said Secret Deal With Britain By HERBERT KING PARIS, July 19 (UP) Two of France's most colorful old men will match wits against each other July 23 when Marshal Henri Philippe Petain goes on trial to fight for his life, charged with treason. On the defensive which he preferred in war, will be 89-year-old Petain, Marshal of France, hero of Verdun. For the prose cution will be 72-year-old Gen. Andre Mornet, whose bull voice and biting intellect have carried him through half a century of legal victories including the con viction and execution of Mata Hari, famed woman spy of world war I. Many Charges Petain must refute testimony and attacks from at least 45 state witnesses including three former French prime ministers, Paul Rcynaud Edouard Daladicr, and Loon Blum. i Probably no man in legal his lory,"and' certainly no chief of statj, ever faced such a diver-J siiy ot ennrges. tie is accused ot having broken France's pledged word to Great Britain by signing a separate peace with Germany. He is accused of having collabor ated politically and industrially with the nazis. And, quite apart from legally framed acts such as capitulation, he is accused of a whole range of "psychological crimes" such as tolerating anti-British and an! i-American propaganda in the so-called "free zone" of France. Has Defcnso Ho is accused of making speeches favoring Frenchmen go ing to work in Germany, and of supporting Vichy's militia which worked in close contact with Ger many's gestapo. Petain is accused of preventing the Flench fleet from joining the allied fleets after the fall of France, and even of having of fered French trops to Germany. Pelain's defense appears to be based principally on the pur portc dsccret alliance with Great Britain, and his lawyers will make every effort to prove, the existence of such an agreement. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Oscar Poarch Can Make Anything Out of Wood (Continued from Page 1 going at right angles to the body of tho bowl. , Harder To Gel Wood is just coming into its own, Poarch says, and therefore it is becoming harder to got beau tiful wood. Three rooms in the state capitol building atSalem are finished in blue-stain pine, and more will follow. Poarch makes many of his pro ducts, such as candlestick hold ers and salt-and-pepper shakers, from burls. He now has a burl, four inches thick and four feet in diameter, from the. largest myr tlewood tree ever grown. Hurries Process He shapes the wpod on his lathe,' .and then puts on three coats of clear varnish, polishing by hand after every varnishing. The polishing, he says, is the most delicate operation of the entire process, for if the grinding is too heavy, the shape is ruined, and if it is too light, it isn't ef fective. The wood must be well dried to make good products,, but Poarch sometimes hurries the process by turning to within one-eighth of an inch of where he will finish, covering the outside with a coat ing of paraffin, boring a hole through the center and setting it aside for two or three months. It then dries from the inside, while the paraffin prevents crack ing. His inlaid articles are made by glueing strips or bands of wood together, forming any desired pattern. . Other Hobbies Poarch became interested in woodworking when, as a sawyer, he noticed the natural beauty of the wood as ho cut it into planks and boards. He started his hobby approximately four years ago, building it up into a fair-sized business. The Poarches do no advertising, depending upon .word of the mouth praise-shouting to bring them customers, a procedure which evidently has results. Poarch was born in North Caro lina, but lived most of his life around Spokane, Wash., until coming to Oregon 30 years ago. His other hobbies include arch ery, and fishing and hunting (with what he claims is the best bird dog in the" country.) ' He and Mrs. Poarch, married in 1912 in Potlatch, la., have one son, Donald, also living in Lu Grande. HAY FEVER SEASONS Hay fever is caused by three general pollen seasons. The first, in early spring, from trees; the second, in late spring, from grasses; and the last, in late summer, from weeds. A swarm of bees held up a British flight mission when they settled inside a bombing plane. Enjoys Schilling VACUUM C O F I f ' 'JWS' ir 'Sk. re; BAPTISM BEFORE INVASION Within striking distance of Japan, prior to Iheya Jima invasion, a coast guard manned LST drops her ramp in East China sea waters for baptism service for Coast Guardsman Semon Benglian of Philadelphia, Pa. Officiat ing is Marine Cpl. Robert L. Swafford, Nashville, Tenn., ordained minister of Church of Christ. Life-line may be seen tied to Beng lian's waist. Senate Refuses to Postpone Vote WASHINGTON, July 19 (UP) The senate today defeated, 52 to 31, a proposal by Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., that it put off de cision on the Brctton Woods monetary agreements until Nov. 15. Senate democratic leader Al lien W. Barkley, Ky., told the senate before it voted that "noth ing could do more to embarrass" President Truman, in his current big three talks, than a senate decision to delay ratification of the world money agreements. Two democrats Sens. Pat McCarran of Nevada and Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and progressive Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin voted with 28 re publicans, including Taft, for the postponement. Eight republicans voted with 44 democrats in opposing the Taft motion. The republicans were Sens. George D. Aikon, Vt., War ren R. Austin, Vt., Homer Fergu son, Mich., Wayne Morse, Ore., Levert Saltonstall, Mass., Alex ander Smith, N.- J., Charles O. Tobey, N. H., and Aitrhur H. Van denberg, Mich.- ORDER PLANT SEIZURE WASHINGTON, July 19 (UP) President Truman today or dered Petroleum. Administrator Harold L. IckcM to seize and oper ate the butadiene plant at Hous ton, Tex., operated by Sinclair I Rubber, Inc. wok PACKED FEE 'Keep Powder Dry' Story About WAC At Liberty Theater Make a bee-line for the Liber ty theater, movie fans, for one of the really stirring entertainments of the year. It's called "Keep Your Powder Dry" and its stars are Lana Turner, Laraine Day and Susan Peters, three of Holly wood's loveliest and most talent ed young ladies. "Keep Your Powder Dry" is the story of three girls from dif ferent walks of life who, through different '-motivations, . enlist in the women's "Ri my corps. As many as 50 percent of the children on Guam' were dying when the Americans delivered the island from the Japanese. One of the first problems of officers of the marine corps civil affairs section was to provide food. It was soon discovered that even on a normal diet most of these chil dren would have died so supple mentary meals were served. "Guam salvaged island" is a document showing the natives on the long trail buck. This latest RKO "This IS' America" film pro: duced by Frederic Uullman, jr., is now playing at tho Liberty the ater. i I . - - ' ' . '. They Never Stop Working . . . Cxcept when you re adleep! SoMEONE has said that with the exception of the heart, tho muscles of tho eyes are the hardest working muscles in the entire human body. Because your eyes never slop working except when they arc closed ! Mankind grew up out of doors where nature's own light was abundant. That explains why modern eyes are so overworked so often defective. And that is why science is working so hard to bring sunlight indoors. In the meantime here are four rules that will help reduce eyestrain conserve energy in your home m nth When the war is over we are all going to have Bettor Light for Better SigKl. Ia the meantime, let's conserve both eye. light and light. Take care of your eyes, but don't waste lighti Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. Fruit Growers Ask Colleges Open Late MEDFORD, July 19 (UP) Postponement of the opening of Oregon's colleges from Sept. 17 to Oct. 7 was urged today by the Jackson County Fruit Growers league in a move to keep fruit moving in the Medford area pro cessing plants. Backed by the Rogue River Traffic association, the league told the state board of higher education more than 300 skilled workers and many less skilled would be lost through the early college opening. League president Alfred Car penter said chambers of com merce in Portland, Eugene, Salem, Hoodriver, The Dalles and Pendleton had supported tho request. Cash or Credit Yon will find Joel's n satis factory place to trade . . . and remember ... we de liver at no extra charge. Nucoa, lb. ... 27c Nescafe 35c Schilling's COFFEE, lb... 32' Van Camp's BEANS, can I!! Crescent CREAM WHIP. .. 25 Marshmallow Whip, pint .... 35' PRUNE JUICE, Fine for Breakfast, Qt ... 29c MRS. GRAHAM'S HONEY, Half fiallon $1.19 SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER, Jar : 37c SHREDDED WHEAT, 2 pltgs. for 25c RAYMAI, PUMPKIN, 2 cans for .'.: 27c FRENCH AND CHUTNEY SALAD DRESSING LIMBERGER CHEESE, 2-lh. Brick, pound 50c 1812 Cedar St. Do all reading, study ing, iCwifiK, or game playing dote to a good light source, preferably a modern reading lampj Avoid thadnwi. Make sure you have good light directly on your book or work. Shadows strain eyes. rT?" A Have I Page Fi? Oregonian Run Over By His Own Auto ' KLAMATH FALLS, July 19 (UP) It's not every day you get run over by your own car. F. E. Leaphart was in a Kla math Falls hospital today after his own car ran over him, in flicting a broken leg. , Lcaphun said he had remov ed a rock from in front of his car where it was parked on a steep street. The car started up and ran over him. - Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH With More Comfort ' FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaHn (mm ftcid) powder, holdi false teeth mor firmly. To eat and talk In mora com fort, Juit iipritik.e a little KASTEKTH on your plntca. No gummy, gooey, patty taste or feeling;. Checks ''plate odor (denture breath). (Jet FA3TKETH at any drug store ( YOlfNGBERRIES RASPBERRIES and STRAWBERRIES for Canning MEATS. Loin of A Qc Beef, lb ....firO, Weiners QQc Pound OO Round A Qc Steak, lb. .......... StO Oysters d flje Pint 25c. Phone 759 Avoid glare from bars hulhs. Don't sit facing ihclighc Clare strains cycn i eyes examined regularly. It eyes are 2) defective, vision can be greatly neipea wan proper glasseu L8 $8$.'', ':'.'!