La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 24, 1945, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text;f , Weather A Community Newspaper I For Every Member of the Family Da,la for 24 hours to V a. tti. Maximum 91 " Minimum 52 Forecast: Clear tonight. Wed nesday partly cloudy. liaiL'U!l!!WL,n!ni!t!l!!l!!!!l Decrease in farming? - See Editorial, Page i LA GRANDE. OREGON TUESDAY KVKMIW. JULY 24, 1945 FIVE CENTS wurt nuLiinii V4IJ j nun Reynaud Attacks Marshal PARIS, July 24 (UP) Pule and; trembling, Marsha Henri Philippe Petain heard himself branded in court to day bv Paul Reynaud as an arch-anostle of defeatism who for 10 years was in league with the nazis and sought to establish himself as dictator of France. Raynaud, who was premier in 1940 when France was collap sing, lashed Petain mercillessly for three and one-half hours in the stifling, courtroom. Preached Defeat He accused the 89-yoar-old marshal o. blocking his plans to continue the. struggle from North Africa, of plotting to seize pow er, of opposing an extension of the Maginotline along the Bel gian bordarnJwMere the Germans broke through;' and of preaching the gospel of Franco's inevitable defeat. : sv Speaking"' without notes, the wiry' Reynaud pitilessly flayed Petain' and' with him Gen. Max ime Weygand, Pierre Laval, and Camilla Chautemps as the men responsible for the fall of France. Reynaud testifying for the second day1 as' the state's first witness in the treason trial, laun ched a bitter personal attack on Pelain. The aged and nervous chief of state in the Vichy le giine eyed his accuser closely and winced occasionally. Myth Victor Dipping desp into the history of Petain, the "hero of Verdun" in the first 'World war, Reynaud thundered dramatcally: "The myth of the victor of Verdun is sheer piffle." He recalled Marshal Ferdinand Joffre had accused Petain of having no' confidence in the de fense of Verdun, and said Pe tain was preparing to withdraw his right flank but was prevented by orders 'from his superiors. . ';. He-tice'asetl'Petntn-of 'heading a "plot", to get France's separate armistice with Germany signed in 1940. Wheat Goal Of 68,000,000 Acres Set Up For 1946 WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson today announced- a national wheat goal of 68,875,000 acres for harvest in 1940. The goal represents the combined acreage for all' the wheat stales. It compares with 68,808,000 acres planted for harvest this year. It is in line with the recom mendation of 67,000,000 to 70, 000,000 acres made to state goal committees by war food adminis tration several weeks ago. The final goal acreage was determin ed after meeting of state agricul tural adjustment agency commit tees with farm leaders. Anderson expressed satisfaction with the decision reached by the states on the first farm produc tion goals for 1946 and said they "would continue the high war time production of wheat." At the. same time, Anderson announced a national rye goal of 2,572,000 acres for harvest in 1946. He said goals for other crops will be announced later, in "am ple time for farmers to plan their 1946 operations." Individual state wheat goals included: Arizona, 27,000; California, 600. 000; Colorado, 1,850,000; Idaho 1, 100,000; Kansas, 13,000,000, Mon tana, 3,900,000; Nevada, 20,000; New Mexico, 400,000; Oregon. 1, 000,000; Utah, 300,000; Washing ton, 2,600.000 and Wyoming 300, 000. . . Burton Wheeler To Vote For Charter WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) Sen. Burton K. Wheel er, D.. Mont., announced today he will vote "reluctantly" for ratification of the United Na tions charter. He served notice, however, he will make a fight later against delegating to any source other than congress the power to. send American troops afaread as contemplated in the new piaa for a world security organization. . He announced his position in senate pech in which he severely criticised many as pects at the charter. The "real fight," he warned will come on subsequent legislation imple menting the charter and put ting this country actively into it. r -v Im s. v:' i few H? kmi: 1 vta MISSION DELATED Broken and burning, this P-47 of an AAF fighter group in the Ryukyus crashed during takeoff for a strike against the Japanese homeland. The engine, foreground, was thrown ahead of the remainder of the wreckage, shown burning in background. Pilot escaped with minor injuries. Building Gain In June Doubles In La Grande La Grande showed a building gain of 100 percent in June, 1945, compared to June, 1944, accord ing to a survey by the Equitable Savings & Loan assocation of Portland. Oregon led the three Pacific northwest states in percentage increase of building volume dur ing June. Building in Oregon, as recorded by 15 key cities, reached $1,416,122. Washington increased 90 per eent over June, 1944, with $2, 912,130, and Idaho, 79 percent, with $4tll,840. i - Twenty bt.the' 40 cities; .sur veyed in the northwest showed 'building gains of 100 percent or better compared to June 1944. Those in Oregon were Astoria. Coos Bay, Corvallis, Klamath rail, Meuiora, si.s neien, suiem and Portland. War Memorial Committee Meets La Grande committee for living war memorials met last night to organize and Charles H. Rovn olds was elected chairman; Mike Lynch, vice chairman, and Free, J. Patlon secretary. Other committee members are Fred E. Kiddle, E. H. Ford, George Tiss and Bob Quinn. First consideration of the com mittee will be that of determin ing if the community desires to construct a memorial of any na ture and if so what character. Publicity committee, Ford, Pat ton, Quinn and Reynolds, will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday to determine and outline the pro gram to be followed in learning the public's wishes in the matter. New City Planned Near Portland PORTLAND, July 24 (UP) Plans for consolidation of a dozen or so communities in multnomah county into a new city were inaug urated today as preliminary meet ings reported tile new group will be tentatively called the citizens incorporation committee of south west Multnomah county. The proposed new city would include such communities as Multnomah, West Portland, Glen cullen, Maplewood, Collinsview, Ryan Place, Capitol Way, Hills dale, Dunthorpe, and parts of Garden Home. Funeral Friday For A. R. Biedler, Union UNION, July 24 (Special) Funeral services for A. R. Bied ler, who. died, Sunday at Medford, will be held here Friday. The body arrived here late Tuesday. A resident of Union during his boyhood and young manhood, he was well known here. His par ents were prominent, his father having been connected for many years with the Eastern Oregon railway, as was his fister, Mis. Helcne Stearns. His wile, three sisters and his mother survive. NEEDLESS CROSSHAULS WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) Sen. Hugh B. Vitcholl, D., Wash., charged today that freight is be ing "needlessly" cross-hauled on the west coast. eJtVJ.SW Morgenthau Admits 'Quit by Request' NEW YORK. July 24 (UP) Henry Morgenthau, jr., said today his separation from the office of secretary of treasury "was not of my choosing I would have ' preferred to stay along until V J day." Morgenthau told a luncheon meeting attended by members of the New York state war fin ance committee he did not want the impression ' to spread he voluntary quit his post while the war still was going on Geology Course Vpw Offered At , A geology course which stress es the geology of eastern Oregon especially and the geology of the west in general Is being offered at Eastern Oregon college of edu cation, it was announced by the college today.' The course is designed to meet the science requirements for grad uation and for help to those who will be teaching geography in schools. It is also interesting from the "leisure lime" or Hobby angle. The course gives three hours credit and js offered at 3 p.m. There will be films showing vol canic action, etc. Registration concludes Thursday afternoon. Rush on Packers Result of Decision PORTLAND, July 24 (UP) The Monday OPA directive free ing utility, commercial and cull grade lambs from the ration list, precipitated a rush on packers and wholesalers in the Portland area. Packers Immediately quickly bought up all lambs available at the Portland stockyard, totaling approximately 2300. About 80 per cent of the 2,300 lambs were of the point-free grade. The United States department of agriculture marketing service reported that all of the day's sale able lambs were sold, including top grade lambs which still re quire points. However, it was explained, it will be two or three days before the full effect of the point re moval would be felt on the mark et. Farmer, it was said, didn't learn of the OPA's plan until Saturday night or Sunday. 75,000 Railroad Workers Needed WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) Director J. Monroe Johnson of the olfiee of defense transporta tion tld senate war investigators today the railroads need 75.0U0 more workers "right now." Otherwise, he said, the army's 2,000,000-man lcdeploymcnl pro gram cannot possibly be carried out in the scheduled 10 months. "Extra engines and more equip m e n t are no salvation now," Johnson roared, pounding the ma hogany witness table. "Manpower is our only prob lem. If they will give me the manpower, we can get this job done. But if the? don't, we can't." At the same time, Johnson said if civilians keep on behaving as they are now he thinks "we can get by" without further travel restrictions. "The public has leally cut its travel," he said. Miriam Fires Coastal 'Critical' Stage in 3 States A climactic battle between man and the elements for con trol of raging forest, fires in three northwest states, en veloping nearly 150,000 acres of timber hind, is Hearing a critical stage today. Forestry officials reported thousands of soldiers, sailors and civilian fire fighters had been given orders to prepare "last ditch" fire lines in face of steady advancing fires. . , Nearer Coast Week end rains ' temporarily halted the main blaze, the Tilla mook fire .in western Oregon, but rising winds today carried burn ing embers and set additional spot fires in rugged country near the junction of the Salmonberry nnd Nehalem rivers, extending the western batllefront four miles nearer the Oregon coast. Falling humidity and a north west wind threatened to spread the Wilson - Salmonberry fire. New wind direction tended to blow the Salmonberry - Nchnlem river fires away from green tim ber. Spotters flew over the area today to determine whether to attempt fire trails around each major spot fire or to ring the entire area. ,. . Roads Open ; The -Wilson - river and 'Wolf creek highways were opan to traffic despite smouldering snags and smoke. The Lodgson sawmill near Lor raine in western lane county was burned. State Forester Nels Rogers re ceived a delayed report the Van Fleet Logging company camp had heen burned at the north fork of Cronin creek, at the extereme northwest corner of the Wilson River-Salmonberry fire. The fire damaged donkey engines and considerable felled ana oueked timber. Pahc Trail The newest front was In an in accessible area reached only by pack trail. Other crews on the eastern side of the Oregon Tilla mook fire were trying to hold a line along the timber -Cochran railroad. Nearly 90,000 acres have been burned in the Tillamook blaze, between Portland and the. Ore gon coast. The fire was largely on the site of the 240,000 acre Tillamook burn of 1933 and has covered 140 square mites in al most two weeks. Firosl in western Washington covered more than 7,600 acres but rising humidity was helping firemen. Biggest blaze was in the North river area. WAR PEAK PASSED SALEM, July 24 (UP) Ore gon's pack in wartime industry ap pears to have passed, the state unemployment c o m p e nsation commission reported today. Up ward trend in payrolls for trade, financial and service groups con tinues, however. Conzelman, Riding Horseback First Time on Pack Tripwith Douglas, Has Mixed Emotion James Conzelman, first vice president of the St. Louis Browns baseball club, under the tutelage of Associate Justice William O. Douglas of the U. S.' supreme court has added sevedal more "firsts" to his career In the last week, he confessed on a brief visit here last night. Conzelman and his wife have been guests of the Douglases at their home on the Lostine; and Conzelman, former football coach, musician and much sought after dinner speaker, described with some enthusiasm and some rue fulness his'experiences. First Ride "I took my first pack trip, rode a horse the first time, caught a fish with a fly rod Uv first time and saw a mountain almost for Flames Still Planes Pound Japan's Fleet ; GUAM, July 24 (UP) More than 2,000 American planes pounced on a concen tration of Japanese warships at the Kure naval base today and left it a holocaust of burning wreckage. Japanese ground gunners and fighter planes fought back desperate ly. The invasion-marked Jupancse homeland rocked under unpre cedented aerial blows from 2,000 American warplanes. They in cluded a record armadu of more than 600 Superfortresses, which loosed a torrent of bombs on Nagoya, Osaka and five Japanese war plants. Direct Hits Fleet dispatches revealed the carrier planes swarming all day over Kure scored direct hits with heavy bombs on two Japanese warships and set fire to a num ber of others. Early ' reports indicated task force 8 of Adm. William F. Hal sey's third fleet finally had found a big part of the surviving Jap anese fleet perhaps the major part and was pounding it to pieces. . The air force hoarded by the Japanese for the showdown bat tle of the homeland was stung to action in the defense of Kure and its wurships. One Lost Airmen returning to their car rier bases reported numerous dog-fights swirling through the smoke - clogged skies over Kur e They said the anti-aircruft fire was. the most intense they ever saw. But the Helldivers pressed home their attacks. One veteran squadron alone tangled with 12 speedy Japanese fighters trying to intercept them as they came out of their dives over the Kure anchorage. One enemy plane was . downed and one U. S. plane was lost. Ensign Glenn M. Even of San Diego said he hit a warship with a 1,000 pound bomb on his sec ond run over Kure. JAPS TAKE OFFENSIVE IN KANGSI PROVINCE CHUNGKING, July 24 (UP) Japanese troops taking the offen sive in Kangsi province have swept to the Kan river, a Chinese communique admitted today, while American headquarters an nounced 14th air force planes had destroyed or damaged more than 120 enemy river craft yesterday. The Chinese said Japanese for ces have captured Wanan, 15 miles east of Suichwan and across the Kan, in an apparent effort to relieve pressure on embattled Kwcilin, 260 miles to the south west. The Japanese were driving on Taiho, 25 miles north of Wanan, when they were intercepted by hard-fighting Chinese troops 10 miles from the city. JAPS IN BORNEO FLEE IN CONFUSION MANILA, July 24 (UP) Jap anese forces in the Mount Bato champar area of southeastern Boineo retreated in continued confusion today. Their columns pulling out to the north were mauled by seventh division Aus tralians, who knocked out sev eral truckloads of enemy units. the first time," Conzelman re vealed. Justice Douglas added another "first"; "Since Jim had never ridden a horse before we made things even and got him a horse that had never been ridden before." Walked Conzelman admitted somewhat ruefully he had Walked part of the way lo Francis lake. They also visited Baker and Eagle creek. Fishing, the Justice said, was good in most of the areas ex cept they were too early for Francis lake. Douglas has been in the su preme court for six years now. He has bw-n familiar with Ore gon country for many years und his wife is the former Mildred Under Anderson Says 'No Soap Rationing' $ $ j - $ - "S , . Appeals to Housewives to 'Stop Raids' WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) Secretary of Agri culture Clinton P. Amloisdn .said lori'iy there will lie no rationing of soap. Me also promised civilians a 100,000,000 pound in- -crease in their next year's supply of heavy duty laundry flakes, chips and granulated soap. "If we were to have soap rationing," Anderson said, "It would be necessary for me as secretary of agricul ture, to authori.e it. And I do not plan to issue such -atilhori.a(ion. . Me explained a recent statement hy Herbert Helmuil director of the United Nations relief audi rehabililulion administration, describing large soap needs of Europe apparently led to rumors that soap soon would be rationed. . , Anderson appealed to American housewives to buy soap in normal tiiantities and stop "raiding the shelves . of stores" as soon us n new shipment arrives. Girls 4-II Club Camp at Station Set For Aug. 7-8 Four-H club girls' enmp will be held Aug. 7-8 at the Eastern Ore gon experiment station at Union, Miss Doris McWhorter, Union county home demonstration agent, announced today. The program is being organ ized now, Miss McWhorter said, and if any girls or leaders are in terested in having some particu lar item' on the program, they should contact the home demon stration .office within the nexj few days. ' ' The program will probably con sist of taking some 4-II club proj ect for the coining year, and dis cussion groups will he organized to see "what can be clone to make the best belter." Plastic leather craft classes will be organized in order to enable the girls to make souvenirs, and there will also be swimming, it was announced. Had Weather Blamed For Tuna Deficiency ASTORIA, July 24 (UP) Bad weather off the Oregon coast was blamed today for small de liveries dining the current Al bacore tuna season here. Dogfish liver catchers were coining in, however, and the heaviest catch of the season was registered at 37,000 pounds. Hu bert Ursich, skipper of !)2-font Liberalur, was credited witli the catch. Dallas Dealer Out Of (hade A Skunks DALLAS, July 21 (UP Mrs. Sadie Heddekopp of Dallas is fresh out of grade A deodorized skunks. All nine of her charges have been sold to buyers who promised tile certified scentless kitties good homes and loving care. Now she's looking for more of the little stinkers lo deodorize and domesticate. The publicity, given her unique way of making the world a better place in which to live has swamped her with mail, she says. Kiddle from La Grande. For Charter Although Douglas is on vaca tion and did not discuss serious mailers much, he did declare he is highly in favor of the San Fran cisco charter and hopes the senate will ratify it. Conzelman was enroute to Port land, where he will speak tmiigh'. He has beni a member of the Browns' staff fur a little over two years. Before lliat, he had been coach of the Chicago Cardinals fuutball team and had coached al a university in St. Louis. He has written many magazine article and like his fellow Missuiiiian, Harry Tiuman, is an accomplish ed pianist. Justice Duut;lits will speak here in La Grande cully in September. Contro Spreading Paper, Tin Scrap Pickup on Weekend Householders west of. Fourth street are being requested by Lynne Bohnenkamp, county scrap drive chairman, to h a v e their scrap paper packaged and their tin cans flattened and packed in strong cartons and placed on their curbs by Friday morning ready lo be picked up. Househoulders east of Fourth street are asked to have their scrap tin and papers ready by Saturday morning. The truck and drivelf which will be used to gather the bundles is being contributed by Wayne Shu ster of the People's garbage dis posal service. Mrs. McKennon Of Cove, 86, Dies Adelaide Rachelle (French) Mc Kennon, HO, of Cove, died today in a local hospital following a .shut t illness. She was born July 12, 1R59, in Cincinnati, O., but had been u lesident of Union county for 45 years. She came lo Cove in 1868, where she spent the greater part of her life. She was married in 111(18 to Harris Fronch, who, with their two sons, Harris and Stuart, preceded her in death. She was a member of the East ern Slur and Episcopal church. Surviving her are one son, Rob ert S. French, Covb; one grand son, Stewart French, La Grande; two gn at grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral services will be held 2 p. m. Thursday in the Cove Kpisrnpal church, under the aus pices of Kastern Star of Union. Auto Caravan Will Commemorate Trek To Great Salt Lake Automobile caravan will com memorate the trek of the pio neers across the plains at the an nual July 24 Pioneer day Latter Day Saints picnic at 6:3U p.m., Bishop Walter A. Lindsay an nounced today. Various sites will be used to indicate the aclual places where the pioneers stopped in 1847. Direct descendants of the pio neer will give speeches at the .stops, and verses of songs sung by the pioneers then will be sung hy their descendants tonight. First stop will be at "lndc pendenc"," where David B. Stod dard will speak, Ernest B. Wood wind will speak at Fourth and Depot streets, which will indi cate "Nauvoo," Mnry Anne Black will speak at "winter quarters," Kdwaid K. Whiting at "Fort Brid get'," and C. Lloyd Walsh al Salt Lake" (Riverside park). The caravan will Ik followed by politick picnic, program and dance, PREPARE MISSIONARIES PORTLAND, July 24 (UP) With preparation of missionaries for postwar work as the aim, a graduate school of missions and evangelism will be started this fall at the western Baptist theo logical seminary, Rev. Harold C. Etter, founder, announced today. Nmallor Bldzes in Check Fire on the Little Minarrr river and on the Minam river' near Elliott creek have been brought under control, U. S. and state forestera reported; here today. The 800 acre burn on the Little Minam had been brought under control by fire ditches by late yesterday, Charles Arlington, fed oral fire control assistant at" Baker, said this afternoon. Many of the 200 man who have been used to fight the blaze have been rclea&ad but will "be available if the fire should break out again. No More There have been no more fires reported in the Whitman national forest, which,' was the scene ot the blaze. High humidity yester day helped' to bring the fire in, hand but hot dry weather would !irtcreiie the danger, Arlington. , said. .- Today, the crows are "mopvu ping up" in the burned over area, extinguishing smoulder ing patches and live flames, -i The state forestry department, said the 100 acre fire near Elliott creek ori' tHe Minam river had. been controlled yesterday, as had a two acre fire near the mouth of Squuw creek. Both started Saturday and were near large slash area's. " .-,. Used 20 Men . The first was reported at 3 p.m. and the men were, on it at 4 p.m. The other didn't show up until 10 p.m:'but by Sunday both were controlled and are now mopped up. Even terrain per mitted use of bulldozers in throw ing up firo breaks. , About 20 man were engaged in' the opera, lions. . i. , S. Ft. Weimer, technical as sistant In the state forestry de partment, again urged caution upon people in the forests. He said neither of the fires were from natural causes. Cannery Workers Under WLB Order PORTLAND, July 24 (UP) Cunnery employes of Libby, Mc. Neill and Libby who walked out 1 1 days ago in protest of a work er's dismissal, today are under national war labor board orders to return to work. WLB authorities in Washing Ion, D. C. said the strike was "seriously interfering mlth nm. cesing of critically needed food." Meanwhile, A. F. Hartung, CIO director, said tentative plans have been made for a meeting of strik ers tonight. Efforts are being; made to settle the dispute he said. Fire May Close Up Deer Hunting Areas PORTLAND, July 24 (UP) It was a possibility today some 100, 000 acres of the best deer hunt ing grounds in Oregon may be closed soon due to destruction wrought by the Tillamook fire. Oregon state game commisison authorities hinted if the deer hunting tireas are closed, the clos ed territory will include thou sands of acres adjacent to the fire-blackened Tillamook sections. John Snider, game commission biologist, who led a survey into the fire area, estimated practi cally the entire crop of fawns has been destroyed, or about I,, alio animals. maritime Union Maintains Pickets WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) The national maritime union (CIO) maintained its picket lines at tho war shipping administra tion today despite an appeal from Chairman George W. Taylor of the war labor board for its re moval. Union members indicated the pickets would not be withdrawn until the WLB acts on their de nt a n d for a 55-cents minimum hourly wage for able bodied sea men to compensate for the re cently reduced war risk bonuses.