La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 02, 1945, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextA Community Newspaper ; For Z5i;?ri Member of the Family Pearson Tells of 2 Kinds of Economy; See Editorial Page lll!!i!H!!;ii;i?-aiiil!::l!;s!ll!!!Hl!'m ESTABLISHED 1896 LA GRANDE. OREGON THURSDAY K7RN1NG, AUGUST 2, 1915 FIVE CENTS mi Wf) Dj) Ag iree 3 Drouth to Cut Seed Harvest Harvesting in Union county is well started now, with hay har vests bjing about 00 percent com pleted, wheat harvests just open ing, and with the first cuttings of wild hay and alfalfa having been completed. Meadow hay and wild hay cut tings are about two-thirds up, and some farmers are in the mid dle of their second cutting of al falfa. Some first cuttings of hay are heavy, but most later yields are light because of spring rains. Irrigated hay is expected to last until October.1 , Cherries Good Approximately 1,150 acres of grass seed are expected to be harvested this year, but yields, because of hot weather, and lack of rain later, will be lighter than expected. Quality of cherries in the May Park area is as good and perhaps better than usual, but the ton nage, because of a heavy hail early in the spring, is expected to be somewhat reduced. In the Imbldr and Pumpkin ridge areas, the quantity and quality are both expected to equal that of former years, ac cording to growers in those areas. Acreage in wheat is difficult to determine, what with some spring wheat maturing early, some having been plowed under to make way for winter and fall crops, and some having been withered or burnt. Wheat har vesting may last -until- Septem ber.'"" " ""K''; V""' ":. Early quality has held up, how ever, insome of the more recent shipments (o mills and olrvntors. DEMAND REDUCED FOR APRICOTS PORTLAND, Aug. 2 (UP) Demand for apricots this year is somewhat reduced because of the lack of sugar, the Oregon weekly weather and crop bulletin of the U. S. department of commerce reported today. Apricots, early peaches and eaily apples are being marketed, the bulletin stated, and late fruits are developing well. Pros pects for walnuts and filberts are good. Peas Lost The loss resulting from prema ture ripening of peas in Uma tilla county was reported to be quite serious. Canning of peas is about over in Umatilla, but the harvest of peas which ripened too soon for canning is continuing, the bulletin said. Malheur county is making heavy shipments of potatoes. Elsewhere, in elevated areas some potatoes are in bloom while others are backard. Irrigated corn made good pro gress, and some unirrigated fields are promising. Cutting of the second crop of alfalfa is started with good re sults in most cases. Pastures are dry, but generally adequate, the bulletin said. Big 3 Refuse To Let Franco Spain In United Nations WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UP) The United States Britain and Russia dealt a diplomatic blow at the Spanish govern ment of Generalissimo Fran cisco today by barring it from membership in the United Na tions. The Potsdnm com munique said that the three govern ments could support the mem. bership applications of Italy, Bulgaria. Finland, Hungary and Romania when their status had been determined in the peace treaties and democratic governments recognised. Then the communique said: "The three governments feel bound, however, to make it clear they for their part would not favor any application for membership put forward by the present Spanish govern ment, which, having been founded with the support of the axis powers, does not, in view of its origin, its nature, its record and its close asso ciation with the aggressor state;, possess the qualifications necessary to justify such membership. i 1 1 If jtl I I I M 1 I J if J ; - M ill., V I M i lit ; ) . y i i-- Mr i iMSti . . A SPECTER STUMPS MARK PATH OF FIRES Charred slumps stand bleakly along Wilson river. Tillamook county, marking path of costly fires which raged over 200,000 acres of valuable timber end in five Oregon counties, defying efforts of 1.200 firefighters, damaging and destroying logging camps. Town Organizes to Protect Water Supply from Flames PORTLAND, Aug. 2 (UP) Forest Glove officials today organ ized day and night patrols to protect the town's reservoir and water shed from encroaching fires while 1,000 replacement fire fighters were outfitted for duty on the Tillamook burn. . . Winds and continued dry weather kept the hige fire area a tinder box. New fingers of fire kept worrying fire supervisors and one group of loggers in the Jordan creek area had to run for their lives and abandon equipment as winds hurled the fire back upon them. Imperil Supply The Scoggins creek fire on the southern front of the three county fire jumped fire lines to imperil the Forest Grove water supply. Soldiers, forest crews and civilians guarded the water intake and wooden pipe-lines to prevent spot fires from starting. Another tongue of fire broke over into the Parson's creek area, which is even nearer the Forest Grove supply. More bulldozers were sent in to the Scoggin's creek area.' The thousands more replace ments were prepared to remain on the fire lines a week or two at the least, so intense are the 1 lames even after three full weeks of battling. Most of the newcomers are Negro soldiers. Transferred Another group of 400 fire fighters was transferred from Polk county and were concen trated mostly in the Gales creek and Glenwood sectors. Another 700 loggers and civilians are on the fire lines. Easterly winds were feared to day and tonight, which might whip subdued flames into new danger. A favorable wind, how ever, was credited with saving the community of Cochran. The Wilson river fire was en dangering the Glenwood Lumber company mill and Consolidated Tumber company headquarters just west of Glenwood. The flames were moving down adja cent to the mill and camp com munity close to the Wilson River highway. Fall Weed. Control Program Arranged By Schaad's Office Weed control program for this fall is now being lined up, R. W. t'chaad. Union county agricul tural agent, announced today, with 142 acres of white lop in North Powder under contract to the county for cultivation. Spraying is scheduled to begin about the third week in Septem ber, with third week in weed control districts b:nj 'obligated I to cut or spray the noxious wevls wnn on. rtcnaao announced. There is a large supply of sod ium chiorate and aliunde avail able, which may be obtained by applying at the county , treas urer's, office. The AAA is pro viding practice, paymints for weed control under cultivation and chemicals. , Army Sticks To Determination To Keep Its Men WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UP) The army today stuck to its de termination despite, congres sional criticism of its manpower policy to maintain its strength at nearly 7,000,000 men and women for the Japanese war. Secretary of War Henry L. Slimson said at a news confer ence the critical score and in dividual computations under the point discharge system will be revised somewhat, primarily to make mole Pacific war veterans eligible for release. Next Year But he replied to critics of the war department with the declar ation "We shall not let any man go whose going to jeapordize the life of the men who remain to fight." . The point score revisions fore cast by Stimson will not take place until early next year. They will not affect the tinal size ol the army nor Ihe overall number nf men and women to he dis charged within 12 months after V-E day. ' Miners, Too Meanwhile, Stimson reveahd, Undersecretary of"War Robi i t P. Patteison is studying with war mobilization director John W. Snyder the feasibility of releas ing coal miners from the wmy to boost production of critically needed fuel. Under the present point sys tem, and under the prnposi-cl re vision, 1,500,000 men and women will have been discharged by next June 1, Stimson said. An additional 500,000 will have lv n released for illness and other rea sons not connected with the point plan, making the total 2,000,0'iJ. New ino'jictions, nit-anwhile. will maintain the army's strength for the Pacific war at the 'i, !"'. 000 liBure stated last May REP. STOCKMAN COMING Rep. Lowell stockman of Pen dleton will be here Monday t" meet with the board of direc'.ois ol the chamber of commerce an l with the members of thi-indu trial cornrnrttee to discuss rnai tcrs first importance to this- area, the chamber of commerce an nounced today. UO More Houses to Be Asked Forty more housing; units to supplement the 40 now un der constru clion will be sought for Lji Grande as the result of action voted today by directors of the chamber oi' commerce. The action was taken follow ing a survey which indicated more than 70 applications are al ready on hand for the present units and many more persons who have not made application do not now have remotely ade nylate housing facilities available to them. Protest Action The directors also voted to protest the recent action of the CAB, civil aeronautical board, in refusing to put La Grande on a main airline stop. In addition, tne decision will be appealed and new applications will be made lor permanent service on North west Airlines and United Air lines. Dr. Robcn Maaske, president of Eastern Oregon college, an nounced the cadet nurse pro gram at the college will increase by 70 when the fall term starts, Sept. 24. A college advisory center will be established at the college for returning veterans, he said, through the veterans' bureau. This center will supplement the general advisory and rehabilita tion center which will be estab lished in La Grande. Suitable quarters aie now being sought for the latter. Fred Kiddle, chairman of the hospital committee, reported that full steps are being taken to in terest the veterans' bur eau in the necessity of establishing hospital facilities in this section of the state. Close Thursday The directors also voted to commend the La Grande Lions club for their action and activity in initiating and carrying through Ihe street marker program. Mrs. A. T.-Trollinger, chamber secretary, announced that the chamber offices will be closed next Thursday for the remainder of the week dur ing painting and redccoralion. Casualties Now 1,061,684 With 249,367 Dead WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UP! U. S. combat casualties stood at L.061,648 today, including 249, UG7 dead. The total was an increase of 2,806 over a week ago. The rise was largely accounted for by an increase of 2,109 in navy, coast guard, and marine corps losses for the Week. The UPPk'E innr,:i,. in army casualties was 697. uveran casualties included 920, 917 reported by the army and 140,731 by the navy and its branches. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson reported U. S. soldiers monninn un in th Philinnmi.e during the past week had slain an additional 4,477 Japanese and captured 587. In so doing, the Americans suf fered 107 casualties, including :)4 killed and 73 wounded. Army-navy casualty table: Killed 1117 R7R (M nm okivi:7 Wounded 570,766 73,732 644.49S missing .. :)4.7.'!4 11.551 46,285 Prisoners 117,741 3,757 12I,4!iii Totals 920.917 140.731 I.061.R46 Baseball Results AMERICAN New York 3 10 2 Boston i 7 0 Hufling and Robinson; Haus mann, Kyba (I), Barrett (7) and Holm. St. Louis 0 7 0 Detroit 6 8 1 Kramer, Zoldak (8) and Huy worth; Benton and Swift. Chicago s 7 15 1 Cleveland i:j 7 0 Humphries, Ross (3) Johnson (4) and Tresh. Reynolds, Salvnt son (2), Klieman (5) and Hayes. Di sautles (3). NATIONAL l lltsburgh 0 3 0 Chicago 8 1 Hoe. Gerheauser (B) and 5 ! ,;ild. Derringer and Williams New Farm Plan Proposed to Add 15 to 20 Billions to Income; Self Financing WASHINGTON, August 2 (TJP) W. R. Ronald, editor of the Mitchell (S.U.) Daily Republic, today submitted to the agriculture department's reorganization committee a " s e i f - financing" peacetime farm program which he be lieves wouldadd $15,000,000, 000 to $25,000,000,000 to the nation's annual income. Secretary of Agriculture Clin ton P. Anderson this Week in vited Ronald to join the commit tee as n consultant. The group is composed of well-known agricul tural experts, headed by Milton Eisenhower, president of Kansas Slate college, and has been charged with streamlining the department's many agencies. Ronald maintained half of the department could be abolished. Full Parity Loans Ronald's plan calls for an acreage allotment program, con servation practice payments, gov ernment commodity loans at full paiity and a two-price system. "It it time the government stops treating the farmer like a poor relation, which indeed he has been because he has not re ceived even cost of production," Ronald declared. "That is why we have the department of agri culture to act as a wet nurse to Ihe farmer. Give the farmer a fair price and a large part of the department of agriculture could be abolished." Replaced Under his plan, the agricultural adjustment agency would bo re placed by a national conservation association, the association would be entirely fanner-administered and woud pay all itsr own ad ministrative costs through mem-l:-?r assessments. Ronald pointed out any farm program is essentially a conser vation program. Membership in the association would be compul sory after its establishment had been approved by 70 or 80 per cent of the farmers. Pay it Yourself The association would set up a .standard rating for good conser vation practices. Compliance would be implemented by a lax every farmer would pay on the sale of his farm products. For example, the tax might be 25 cents a bushel on wheat or thro? or four- cents a pound on hogs. The tax would be returned to the farmer according to his com pliance with the conservation practices. If a rating of more than 100 percent were atlained he would get back the full tax plus a bonus. Maximum acreages for each crop would be announced yearly by the secretary of agriculture "to provide an abundance of food stuffs of nil kinds." More Reserves The acreage allotments would be fixed lo provide an "ever normal" granary "if anything more abundantly than ever, be cause it is to the farmer's in terest to carry over ample re. serves against crop failures." Commodity loans at full parity would be made available through private banks and guaranteed by the government. At present the government itself extends the loans and disposes of commodi ties acquired under unredeemed loans. He proposed that farmers get a "blended" price on exportable commodities. Kaeh farmer would buy "export debentures" on the percentage of the crop normally exported and pay for them the difference between the domestic and world price. The debentures would be reissued to the ex porters and would enable them jut to meet the world price but not undersell It. City Approves Of Water Contract For Housing Project Contract for water for the 40 unit housing project now being constructed was presented to the city commission last night, with Kd Ford, city manager, being au thorized to sign for Ihe city. July payroll in the amount of $7,623.46 was approved by the commission. City manager's report for week ending July 28, 1945: gen eral receipts, $881.69; general dis bursemcntij $1,517.27; cash on hand. $47,520.15. Water receipts, $152.44; water dbt,.v.menls. $48.14: cash on hand, $4,337.19. a SGT. CLYDE WALKER:" Every effort was made to find his missing plane," his parents are informed, SgtCIyde Walker Missing in Action Parents Informed After receiving notification lat-j in June that their son) Clyde Walker, was listed as missing in action, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Walk er this week received confirma tion from one of the officers. Capt. Arthur Dorman, air corps headquarters, southwest Pacific wing of the air transport com mand wrote: "It is with profound regret that I must confirm thg ,m,aage..you nave received uom me war De partment informing you that your son, Sgt. Clyde A. Walker, has been missing since the air-sea res cue plane on which he was flight engineer tailed to return as sched uled. "Perhaps it is well if I make some explanations of events sur rounding his flight. This flight was made for the purpose of ob taining, information for instruct ing new radio operators as to cor rect procedure while in flight. We last heard from them by radio at 2:35 p. in. June 21. All 9 of them were the best in their woi k and no real alarm was felt until quite some time elapsed. As soon as it was clear that they would not return at the expected time, immediate search by navy air nnd sea craft began. The following day all available sources were utilized. Orgni.ed search contin ued for seven days. "The friendly comradeship, dil igent performance of duly, and initiative serve as an inspiration lo the members of ny command who must carry on the work which he so capably advanced. It is my hope that conclusive evi dence of his safety will soon be received." Clyde entered the air corps in February, 1942, went overseas in February, 1943. He ser ved in the Solomons, Newl Caledonia, and Admiralty islands. His family includes besides his parents, Leland, U. S. navy, Mar jorie, Barbara, Sarah, Sharon and Jimmy, brothers and sisters, a brother-in-law, Carl Coe, navy, and Iwo nieces. Truman Sails For With King George PLYMOUTH, Eng., Aug 2 (UP) President Truman sailed for home aboard the cruiser Augusta today after a brief slate visit with King George VI aboard the Brit ish battle cruiser Renown. Truman is hurrying hume to re port to the nation on the big three conference concluded early today al Potsdam. A communique on the confluence, understood lo be 6,000 words long, will be issued tonight simultaneously in Wash ington, London, Moscow, and Ber lin, ,i British spokesman reported. Flfw From Berlin The president and his ranking advisors flew from Berlin for the historic meeting with King George. The king received Tru man for luncheon aboard the Re ninvii and traveled later lo the Augusta, where he spent half an hour. They were together two and a half hours. The Augusta pulled out of Ply mouth at 3:55 p. m. (10.55 a. m. EWT). King George had left the Augusta at .1:35 p. m. after half Great Fires Still Raging in Four Japanese Cities PEARL HARBOR, Aug. 2 (UP) Hi-nut fii-titi vuireH tnrlnv thrnuffh Tnnnnnun ..itinu nnrl nn nil ftmtr hit by the greatest air attack in history g r t m testrmony tne u nini) In lhnn tnwnc ihftv wmv marked for destruction by supcr- loriresses was no oiun. ine lar uets were hit bv a 6.631-ton raid by 820 superfortresses. Returning airmen reported' "good to excellent" results at all five objectives in the pre-dawn assault on the Honshu industrial and transport centers of Hachl oji, Toyama, Nagaoka and Mito, and petroleum installations at Ka wasaki, a suburb of Tokyo. In Hiding The third fleet, for the third day, remained in hiding some where off the enemy coast, pos sibly remaining and refueling for a now attack on the Japanese home lands. ' Radio Tokyo said one cruiser and three destroyers, presumably a task force from the third fleet, had bombarded O island, north ernmost of the Izu islands 70 miles south of Tokyo, yesterday morning. The broadcast said carrier planes had also joined in the at tack. Another Tokyo report said three allied submarines had shell ed the west coast of the Cape of JJrimo on souther Hokkaido yes "terdliy afternoon..' 1 . ' v Took Part Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nim itz announced a American bat tleship and carrier planes yes terday joined in a bombardment of by-passed Wake island. Japa nese shore batteries and anti-aircraft fire furnished the only re sistance. "Extremely minor" dam ago was caused to some warships by shell fragments. ' ' ' Only one superfortress was lost in the record smash although the enemy had been forewarned. Seven hundred and seventy eight hr,mhniM nttneked the five targets while 42 other superfortresses laid mines in snimonoseni siruu between the main Japanese home islands of Kyushu and Honshu and in waters of Seishin and Ru shin on the coast of northern Korea. Mrs. Leo Miller Burned by Fruit Mrs. Leo Miller is resting com lortably at St. Joseph's hospital where she was taken after she was burned whon a hot can of fruit exploded. She suffered first degree burns about the face and chest yesterday afternoon, ac cording Ui the attending physi cian. Weather Data for 24 hours to 7 a. m. Temperature: Maximum '. 94 . Minimum 54 Forecast: Clear tonight and Friday. Home After Talk Aboard Cruiser an hour aboard. When the king came onto' the Augusta the president said, "I am pleased to see you again." George had welcomed the president aboard the Renown with "wel come lo my country, Mr. Presi dent." - i On the Augusta, a marine guard of honor met the king, and a navy .band played "God save the king" as he came aboard. Then the president and king met and talked in the admiral's cabin in which President Roosevelt and former Prime Minister Churchill had composed the Atlantic char- A crowd lined Plymouth harbor in the warm sunshine lo see the two ships riding in the harbor. At the luncheon on the Renown, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Xhe earl of Halifax, British am bassador lo the I nited States, Sir Alan Lascelles, the king's private secretary, and Ac mini 1 Sir Ralph Leatham ate wit:i the president and his majesty. Hint Only On War in Far East WASHINGTON, August 2 (UP) The big three an nounced' today they have agreed on: political and ecori omic principles for governing Germany, with emphasis prf the development of agricul ture and purely peaceful domestic industries. The big three decided to delay . the final drawing of the westettt frontier of Poland until the peace settlement, but they set up 'jjj temporary western Polish fron tier. Z More Help The plan calls for Soviet Rus sia to take reparations from the zone of Germany she occupies. Russiu also will get some addi tional reparations in the form of equipment, etc. The big three proposed the "present anomalous position" ot Italy, Bulgaria, Finland, Hun gary and Rumania should be ter minated as soon as possible. . There "was no reference In the communiqive to the far eastern war. - But it was signi- . flcant ihe last sentence in the communique, headed "Military Talks," saldi "During the conference there were meetings between - the chiefs of staff of ihe three gov ernments on military matt era of common interest." This seemed an obvious refer ence to the far eastern war and to the conferences in which Lord Mount batten, British commander 111 MW 1U1' CU.11, JJttl llCipUlVU HI Potsdam with Russian as well aa 'Amerloun loaders." - ." ' . : . ' in nnMMD,Hi,, ...,'I.U tUA DnlUlV boundary, the conference agreed in principle to a Russian proposal' concerning the ultimate transfer to the soviet union of the city of Kocnigsberg and the area ad jacent to it in east Prussia. The highlights of those sections . were: - . 1. A new council of foielgn ministers the big three estab lished this new council, to in clude China and France. Wiped Out 2. Germany the new big three pledged themselves to carry out the Crimea declaration of Ger many, reiterating determination to wipe out militarism and nazism without destroying or enslaving the German people. 4 3. German reparations the reparations formula is based not on obtaining cash, but on "re movals" of equipment, war ma terials, and finished produces from Germany. " 4. German navy and merchant marine the conference agreed upon arrangements for use and disposal of the German fleet and merchant ships and will announce the details "in due course." 5. War criminals the big three reaffirmed their intention of bringing to trial major war crirrw inals whose crimes have no par ticular geographic location. All Austria 6. Austria Rusia proposed the authority of the Austrian provi sional government be extended to all of Austria. 7. Poland In addition to the temporary decision on Poland's western boundary the big three noted the plans of the Polish pro visional government to hold free elections as soon as possible. .,. 8. Peace treaties and admission of enemy states to the world or ganization the big three stated emphatically their opposition to admission of the present Spanish government to the world organ ization. 9. Territorial trusteeships af ter an exchange of views on dis position of former Italian terri tories, the big three decided to refer the que-stion to the Septem ber council of ministers. Scout Forgets To -. Hide the Evidence ':: PORTLAND, Aug. 2 (UP) A Portland Boy Scout returned from summer camp and cas ually mentioned to his parent! 350 boys were awakened by the bugler early the first morning. After that, It was harder be cause someone stole the mouth piece to the bugle, he added In nocently. Out rolled the miss ing mouthpiece when hta mother unpacked his duffle bag.