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YANK FLANES HAMMER JAP SHIPPING IN MONSHU HARBOR Jap shipping in harbor of
Hachinohi, North Honshu, undergoes attack by carrier-based planes of Adm. Halsey's Third fleet,
July IS. One ship is sinking from direct hit, another (left) survives near miss during early stages
of attack. U. S. Navy photo via radiopholo from Guam.
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'Death of Japanese Fleet' in
Prospect in New Air Attacks
GUAM, Thursday, July 26
(UP) Superfortresses blast
three more of Japan's vital oil
refineries early today while
more than 1,200 U. S. and Bri
tish carrier planes blew the
Japanese air force from the
skies over western Honshu as
they swarmed back into the
burning Kure naval base to
finish the crippled remnants
of. Japan's Imperial fleet. .
, Between 76 and 100 B-29s
struck - in "precision" "demolition
raid near Tokyo shortly before
midnight as the U. S. third fleet
fnaneuvered offshore after its de
vastating two-day strike at Jap
an's great inland sea anchorage
which blasted at least seven
enemy warships.
Record Strike
Bombing at medium altitude in
their 12th strike at Japanese oil
Wineries and installations, the
Superforts smashed at the Mit
subishi oil refinery, the enemy's
largest producer of aviation gaso
line; the Hayama petroleum re
finery and the Asaishi Oil com
pany, adjoining each other in the
Kawasaki area.
The raid followed by less than
36 hours a record strike by 625
Superforts on seven industrial
targets in the Osaka and Nagoya
areas.
Thundering back for their sec
ond straight blow at the great
inland sea anchorage of Kure
yesterday the carrier pilots shot
their way through a blazing
screen of flak and enemy fighters
to get at the seven or more major
Japanese warships they had rid
dled with bombs and rockets.
Use Planes
The Japanese countered first
with a terrific anti-aircraft bar
rage that turned the sky into a
rainbow-colored hell. They sent
their hoarded fighter planes aloft
in a last desperate bid.
Earnest Hoberecht, U n it e d
Press war correspondent, report
ed from one of the attacking car
riers the enemy aerial opposition
appeared to have been smothered.
' By late -afternoon, American
Corsair fighters had won mastery
of the skies, clearing the way for
the knockout by the fleet's Holl
divers and torpedo bombers, and
were strafing the enemy airfields
almost at will. .
Fleet Dying
The Imperial battle fleet that
steame'd out to challenge the
United States barely three years
and seven months ago is dying
impotently in the bomb-churned
waters of the inland sea.
At least seven enemy battle
ships, carriers and cruisers vir
tually all of Japan's surviving
seapower were holed or set
ablaze.
This may well mean the end
of the Japanese navy," reported
United Press war correspondent
Richard W. Johnston from Ad
miral William F. Halsey's attack
ing armada.
40 FAMILIES HOMELESS
EUGENE, July M (UP) Forty
Eugene families were homelo
today after a early morning fir
swept through a court apartment
house near the business section.
So far as U known, there was no
loss of life. The property, valued
t approximately 40,000 was a
complete loss. Cause of the fire
was being investigated today.
Paris Joy Riders Rounded Up , . .
.
Stop 321 With Soldier 8, Comely Blondes
PARIS, July 25 (UP) Paris'
joy-riding jeep round-up contin
ued on an intensified scale today
with military police halting hun
dreds of army vehicles along the
Champs Elysees and the Place de
la Concorde.
Last night 1 a r g e" crowds of
G. I.s, surrounded by slightly be
wildered Civilians, gathered at
the MP's favorite "jeep traps"
and alternately cheered or whis
tled as car after car was waved
to the curb.
Nab 321
Military policemen have nab
bed 321 vehicles in two days of
tracking down all military trans
port being used for such non
military purposes as carrying
about beautiful blondes.
The highpoint last night came
with the halting of a brigadier
general's staff car. The general
was accompanied by a titain-hair-ed
French girl.
After much heated discussion
he stalked off in one direction
Road on Mt. Emily
Closed This Week
Because of work being done
at Gumbo point on the Mt. Em
ily road, the road will be clos
ed to traffic every day from 6
a, m. to 5 p. m. the rest of the
week, the U. S. forest service
announced today.
"Anyway, the huckleberries
aren't ripe yet on Mt. Emily,"
rangers reported.
South Forty Club
Plans Annual Tour
Annual crops tour and picnic
for the South Forty club will be
held at the Eastern Oregon ex
periment station at Union Sun
day, July 29, it was announced
today.
H. G. Avery, superintendent of
the experiment station, will con
duct the tour for the club, which
is composed of young Union coun
ty farmers. The club, organized
in 1935, meets every month to
study technical, economic, and so
cial problems.
The committee in charge con
sists Clayton Fox, Arthur McCall,
Robert Becker, and Cletus Hohs
tadt. Sgt. Lewis Johnson
Succeeds Foster In
State Police Post
Sgt. Lewis Johnson of the Or
egon State police arrived in La
Grnnde yesterday to take charge
of the state police office here,
succeeding Sgt. Walter (Shorty)
Foster, who is b;ing transferred
to the Baker district Johnson
has been assigned to Pendleton
for the last 4fl months as investi
gator for that district. ,
Sergeant Johnson s family, his
wife and their two-year old
daughter, Roberta, will join him
as soon as he can arrange for liv
ing quarters.
while the girf left in the other,
calling, "I'll see you later, Dad
dy." The provost marshal's office ex
plained that the' impounded cars
could only be released by the
"next highest authority.'.1 This
means if ar "rriajor )08t a car, his
colonel would have to get it back.
No Gas?
Twice within 41 minutes two
colonels, accompanied by comely
civilians, "were halted and escort
ed to the marshal's office.
Sgt. Guy Richard of Thibodaux,
La., said, "one of those colonels
was madder than hell."
The provost marshals office
said the hunt was prompted by
a letter to the army daily, Stars
and Stripes, in which the writer
said he had counted 104 army ve
hicles occupied by "officers and
mademoiselles."
The writer asked, "don't they
need any gasoline in the Pacific?"
Germans Tried
For Killing Yanks
DARMSTADT, Germany, July
25 (UP)' Eleven German civil
ians went on trial today on
charges of forcing six American
aviators to run a hajf-mile gaunt
let of death last August.
This was the .largest mass trial
of war criminals yet held in the
European theater. The govern
ment charged that the aviators
were beaten and stoned until
they collapsed and! then were
thrown into a common grave near
Russelsheim.
Two of the defendants are
women, stony - faced sisters,
Kathc Reinhardt, 38, and Mar
garet Witzler, 50.
One defendant, Josef Hartgen,
tried to kill himself by slashing
his wrists last night.
The names of the victims were
withheld, because their families
were informed only they died in
action and the government wants
to spare them the knowledge of
the actual circumstances.
Ideas, Opinions on War Memorial Asked
A living war memorial.
A proper tributa to the heroes
of World War II. .
A tribute, however, which will
live whioh can be used by grow
ing youth and adults for develop
ment of physical fitness.
What shall it be in La Grande?
The living war memorial com
mittee for this area, part of the
state and national programs,
meeting this morning for discus
sion of the local project, has de
cided to take the problem of de
termining the most fitting and
usuable memorial to the public.
Four Objectives
Projects may be of many kinds.
However, fully to accomplish
their purpose they must conform
Truman to Inspect
American Troops
During Recess
Churchill To Go
To Receive News -Of
Election '
POTSDAM, July 25 (UP)
President Truman will fly to
Frankfurt tomorrow to., confer
with Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower
and review American troops dur
ing the brief recess in the big
three conference, it was an
nounced today.
Truman will inspect the 84th
infantry division and the third
armored division at Frankfort.
He. will lunch with Eisenhower
and his staff.
Truman will return to Pots
dam tomorrow night and it is ex
pected big three sessions will
resume either Thursday night or
Friday morning.
The big three held a final dis
cussion today after which Prime
Minister Churchill with Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden and op
position leader Clement Attlee
left by plane for Britain to re
ceive the British election returns
tomorrow.
It was also learned during
Churchill's absence the three na
tions' foreign secretaries will con
tinue to confer with Sir Alex
ander Cadogan, permanent under
secretary of foreign affairs, sit
ting in for Anthony Eden.
Aside from the British delega
gation members departing for
London it was understood both
the American and Soviet delega
tions will remain intact until the
conference ends sometime next
wek.
Can Sealing For
Overseas Mail
Will Continue
Tin can scaling service for over
seas mailing of food will be con
tinued as long as needed, Miss
Doris McWhorter, Union county
home demonstration agent an
nounced today.
Postal regulations permit over
seas mailing of tin cans properly
inspected and labeled. Air sealed
tins bearing the sticker, "United
States department of agriculture
label," signed by a representative
of the department, such as a home
demonstratio nagent or a county
agent, designating the contents
of the tin, pass the censor with
out being opened for further ex
amined. Sealed tins not bearing
this label are subject to further
inspection.
Foods such as nuts of all kinds,
cookies,, candy, and cheese may
ba takeh to the office and packed
there. To save space in the tins,
fruit cake may be baked directly
in the tin, and fudge may be
poured into the can and allowed
to harden, Miss McWhorter stated.
This sealing service, started
September, 1944, is available at
the home demonstration agent's
office for a minimum charge of
five cents a can, to cover the cost
of the can, freight charge, and
the label.
Office hours for this service arc
from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. every day
except Sunday.
Predicts Rising
Armed Forces Cut
Claims on Beef
LOS ANGELES, July 25 (UP)
Emperor Hirohito will meet the
fate of Benito Mussolini when the
Japanese people rise "in one of
the bloodiest revolutions in his
try," Rear Adm. Thomas Leigh
Gatch predicted today.
to four important obectives:
The project should be:
1. Suitable aad appropriils
as a war memorial.
t. Properly planned: first,
that it will 1m properly loceted
in the community; aad second
that it will be cosvestient and
satisfactory to use,
3. Pleasing to look at and an
inspiring civic asset.
4. Well built so that it my
be easy to administer and eco
nomical to maintain.
Examples are: Camps, reser
vations, trails; parks and play
grounds;.ficlds for team play; in
door sports centers; community
physical fitness centers; water
fronts; swimming facilities; win-
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VERDUN HERO FACES TREASON CHARGES Marshal Henri
Philippe Petain, marshal of France and accused traitor, sits in high
court of justice, Paris, on trial for his life. The 89-year-old hero of
Verdun told packed courtroom he surrendered France in 1940 to
save her, reminded his accusers he led France to victory in 1918.
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Sobbing Lebrun Avers Pelain
Sought for End of Democracy
PARIS, July 25 (UP) Albert Lebrun, last president of France's
third republic, sobbed today as he said Marshal Henri Philippe
Petain demanded his resignation, insisted on an armistice, and
fought a move to continued resistance from North Africa.
Lebrun was the third witness In Pctuin's treuson trial. He fol
lowed former Premier Edouard Daladier, who told the French
high court of justice Petain and his Vichy regime sought only the
destruction of the French republic and of democracy.
Quit Early - 7.
The session adjourned earlier by request of Petain's physician.
The 89-year-old marshal was showing the strain of the terrific ver
bal mauling he had taken.
Jittery and haggard, Pelain
bluntly refused at one point to
answer questions about a mess
age he sent to the Germans after
the Dieppe raid in 1942.
Lebrun told a dramatic story
of the turbulent last days of the
republic, the wrangle over the
armistice and the proposed move
to North Africa.
Violated Pledge
Lebrun said France violated u
solemn pledge not to make a sep
arate peace with the Germans,
but "wo had had talks with Ihe
nritish, and they knew we had to
conclude an armistice. Their
minds were prepared."
It was July 11, lMO, Lebrun
said, weeping openly, Petain de
manded his resignation after the
resignation of Paul Reynaud as
premier had opened the way lor
Petain to form a cabinet make
up of which he pulled from his
pocket the instant Lebrun asked
him to undertake the job.
Asked under cross-questioning
whether he thought Petain de
liberately betrayed France, Le
brun said:
"I cannot understand how he
allowed himself to do such
blameworthy things."
Leonard Huntley,
73, Retired, Dies
Leonard Huntley, 73, retired
railroad machinist, died shortly
before noon today apparently of
a heart attack while he was en-
route to a hospital in the city's
first aid car.
Huntley collapsed on Y avenue
and the car was called immediate
ly. He was pronounced dead upon
his arrival at a hospital. Further
information as to his survivors
and the time of funeral services
is not immediately available.
i ter sports centers; stadiums and
auxiliary projects, such as night
I lighting for parks and play
grounds. Too Question
Question is: what is best for
La Grande, most wcessary, and
what will accomplish best our
local objective.
This question the committee
wants the public to answer.
Do you have rtcfinit ideas? IM
we need a swimming pm l moif
or is a winter snn.tg corner the
proper project? Shall it be Kin-
struirWd in the city.? or m somo
nearby arej? -1 u
It you have, write to the editor
of the Evening Observer? dfi tu,
the memorial committee express
Development Of
Radio Discussed
Developments in radio during
the 25 years of its existence were
discussed by Lee Jacobs, man
ager of Inland Radio of Baker
and La Grande, today noon dur
ing the regular weekly meeting
of the Hotary club.
On the eve of its 25th anniver
sary, radio can say that it has
acted according to its charge, in
the public interest, convenience
and necessity, Jacobs said, citing
its (ctivity in sponsoring war
bond drives, recruiting, Red Cross
campaigns and other war born
and war necessary programs.
Old Laws
First broadcast was in August,
1920 over slation WW.I and the
first commercial broadcast was
made from station WEAF two
years later. Radio equipped
homes numbrr more than 31,000,
000, he said and there are in the
nation lodiiy, 900 standard com
mercial broadcasting stations.
Despite the development of the
industry, it is still operated un
der antiquated federal acts ori
ginally enacted in 1924, which to
day need revision, he stated.
Visitors
He discussed KM, (frequency
modulation), television and fac
simile broadcasting, declaring
that in his opinion television will
first be brought to the public
through television theaters in the
smaller communities.
Jacobs was introduced by H. E.
Dixon, chairman of the day.
Visitors were Warren W. Grothc
and Rev. Logan Pruilt. Kenneth
Schilling, formerly of La Grande,
was a visitor. Frank Schiro pre
sided. ing your ideas.
Shortly, boxes will be placod
in downtown stores so thai you
may exoresa your opinion. Let
ters and iiivsn need not be
signed. Simply determine vhai
you believe lo ba the pvopor
living war memorial for our
community and than expront
yourfftlf.
This is a community project to
rnmnrirriet;itu tho nolivlty and
hcrMSTi of our youth in the serv
ice of their nation and their com
munity. Here is your opportunity
tn partiipate in Iho establishment
of a living,) grateful tribute for
thei sacrifice of theirfjives and
the horror they have enSiiired.
Write today,
Petitions For
Soil District
To Circulate
Committee Will
Meet Friday To
Discuss Matter
Petition's for organization of a
soil conservation district in the
Hot Lake, L a d d Canyon and
Union district will be assigned
for circulation to various mem
bers of the Hot Lake soil conser
vation committee at 8:15 p. m.
Friday in the Hot Lake sanitar
ium, it was announced today.
The territory will be divided,
and tt will be decided which
members of the committee will
circulate ihe petitions through
the fireas. II was anniaunoed
that signing of the petitions will
probably begin about the first
of next week.
The petitions, it was announc
ed will be presented to the state
board of soil conservation, which
in turn will decide whether or
not the district is desired, and
will set a date for a hearing be
fore final decision. "
The purpose of forming a soil
conservation district in this area
is to aid drainage and general
land recVimal&on. including
weed control.
Members of the committee are
Gilbert Courtright, J. C. Bedding
field, Charlie Grandy, all of route
two, La Grande, and Royal Allen,
Cove.
Opinion Filed In
Valley Sausage
Company Case
Since a decree in the case of
Ben Kramer and a group of his
neighbors- In the north part of
town against Walter Sweet, do.
ing business as tho Valley Saus
age company, has not yet been
entered,, attorneys for Sweet are
not yet ready to state definitely
that an appeal from the opinion
of Judge R. J. Green in circuit
court here will be taken.
Tho suit was brought a year
ago for a mandatory injunction
against Sweet, Fred Roe and the
company to restrain the defend
ants from operating a slaughter
house continguous to the north
ern boundary of La Grande.
The court's opinion said "if the
defendants are restrained from
slaughtering animals from April
15 to Nov. 1 of each year, this
should and will afford plaintiffs
substantial relief without com
polling removal or destroying of
tic building.
"The court realizes the defend
ants should and will be allowed
a reasonable time to make ar
rangemcnts to slaughter at some
other place. It would seem 60
days is ample time and the de
fendants will therefore be al
lowed another 60 days to make
other arrangements.
"It is thought in tho court's
mind that by defendants in good
faith endeavoring to operate this
place in the winter months in as
cleanly a manner as possible, they
may be able to keep their busi
ness from being a nuisance to the
residents of that section of the
city; and it will be the order of
the court that the defendants so
conduct and operate the busi
ness," said the judge's opinion.
Chinese Press On
In Kwangsi Battle
CHUNGKING, July 25 (UP)
Chinese troops pressing hard after
Japanese units withdrawing from
northeast Kwangsi province have
crashed into Yangso, 55 miles
south of Kweilin, amid fierce
street battles, a headquarters
communique said today.
Chinese troops also have recap
tured a point 14 miles north of
Kweilin and driven within 10
m 1 1 e 8 southwest of Chanhsicn,
which is on the railway 75 miles
northeast of Kweilin.
Other Chinese forces repelled
approximately 700 Japanese
troops who swarmed over the
Indo-Chlna border in the Dong
Dung area pushing north In the
general direction of Nanning.
Chinese troops attacked Ycung
kong, which is 210 miles west of
Hongkong.
Weather ,
Data for 24 hours to 7 a.m.
Temperature:
Mriidmum 96
Minimum 58
Forecast: Clear tonleht and
Thursday, cooler.
More Aid"
In Breeze:
In North j
PORTLAND, July 25 (UP)
Light rain today heartened
fighters pitted against the
90,000 -acre forest fire in
Western Oregon, which Stats.
Forester Nels S. Rogers call.-,
ed "a powder keg of catastro
phic dimensions" and which
he said could be checked onty'.
by heavy rain. u.
The drizzle came after the firer
on the Wilson river, jumped fire;,
trails Tuesday night six milesi
south of Glenwood and swept,
down tho Scogglns valley north
of Stimson's logging camp in
western Washington county. Witji
the aid of the' light rain, crews
established a new trail, t
Smoke Heavy -.
Scout planes were fiylng over
the fire area to gather data for
use In attacking new fires sweep
ing through rugged mountain ter
rain, but dense smoke clouds had
all but obliterated the fire' from'
view of mountain lookouts of
scouting avaitors. . , "
Foresty officials said they are
expecting a northwest wind,
which would drive numerous
spot fires on the west side of the
Tillamook fire area back into the
main conflagration, giving fire
parties natural aid In rontroling
the blaze. Showers were. fore-
cast for later this week. '.J:
Mora Help --, , "r
Lumber mills In the- vicinity1
ware reported shutting down and
sending their crews to assist begrimed-
- volunteer civilian and
servicemen who had been, bat
tling for two weeks.
Forest rangers said the fire is
the greatest since the 250,000 acre
Tillamook county outbreak of
1933. More than 2,000 firemen,
soldiers and sailors using tank
trucks, bulldozers and mobile
equipment and pack horses have
been fighting the blaze.
In Washington and northern
Idaho, weather ' conditions im
proved, Liaison planes from Spokane's
Gelger field surveyed . eastern
Washington, northern Idaho and
Montana. Pilots reported all but
2M) miles of a' fire near Kellogg,
Idaho., had jjecn surrounded and
is under control. A force of 725
firefighters held the blaze to 4,500
acres.
New Fire
Another 550 men were control
ling a 1,600 acre fire in the Nez
Perce national forest, but a new
fire was reported out at control
in the Kaniksu forest near Clarks
Fork, Ida.
Cooler weather In the Dayton,
Wash., area, has bettered chances
of controlling grain and pasture
fires there.
Fire wardens in the North
river country of western Wash
ington said favorable weather
would permit controlling a 7,600
acre fire by tomorrow. It was
estimated this weeklong fire had
destroyed 12,000,000 board feet
of felled and bucked timber.
Annual Ram Sale ::.
Set For Aug. 17
Annal ram sale of the eastern
Oregon wool growers' association
will be held in Pendleton Aug.
17, according to a notice received
today by the Union county agri
cultural agent's office. '"
Victor Johnson, Umatilla coun
ty agent, acting secretary for the
organization, has announced that
the sale will start at 10 a. m. and
will continue for the rest of the
dy. i
Consignors from Union county
will include Herbert Cpeckhart
and Paul Knautz, both of route
2, La Grande,, and Clayton Fox,
Imbler.
State Police Make
1,619 Arrests
SALEM, July 25 (UP) 1,619
arrests in connection with motor
vehicle laws were made by Ore
gon state police during the month
of June, the monthly police re
port showed today, and $15,349.05
was collected in fines.
In the course of their duties,
members of the force travel
281,700 miles, in 4,774 man-days.
There were 268 arrests in con
nection with criminal offenses,
the report showed. Stolen vet
hides recovered were valued at
$24,445, and property recovered
amounted to $2,555,