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Thursday, August 2,. 1945 THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Page Two Paul Roe Develops Cartoon Style ! ' Pfc. Paul K. Roe, 19, La Grande, son of Mrs. Catherine Roe, 1003 !X avenue, has been developing his natural talents while In the army. I His individual cartoon style is shown in the specimens of graphic art 'Shown below. He has been overseas 15 of the 22 months he has IsDent in the armv and is a sianal corps wireman. He has received .the purple heart. (Cuts by courtesy of Oregonian.) I il , - j j "Remember, Sir My turn to be on the bottom.' , ... ' "An hour's workout etch day will make men ol you guy..' f "Oh, yes, I forgot each cut will have to be stenciled.' Main Loss Causes Covered in Wheat Insurance Policy ing offi'tccl to O r r R o n winter wheat glowers for t lit- first time since I IMS, covers pnictieally the samj risks as those for whirli Or egon fill lin-is collected MIMi'JH bushels in losses during five yours of the original program, according to Willis C. Hoegli, state director for the fedciitl drop insurance corporation. All except two of the causes of los fur wjhich insured growers collected in the period 11139-43 arc covered in the contracts now of fered on winter whiwt, Hoegli 'said. Th?:c twu, stray stock and poor farming practices, accounted for only thrcc-tcntiw of one per cent of the bssi s. In reviewing the losses Mtul to Oregon farmers under the origi nal program, Boegli pointed out thai drouth, which acounted f 1 H7 percent of the total indemn ities, was the chief cause of crop damage on insured (anus. Ot In i included excessive moisture, H.-t pei cent; (mst, II percent: plant disease, HI percent; insects. 6.8 l.-'icent; weeds, 3.5 percent; hi 1 5 percent, and heat, 3.4 percent. Causes whir li accounted for less than one percent of the to tal during the five years include shortage of water, hot winds, ro dents, migratory birds, volunti ' .Vegetation, fire, dust storms and blow lands. ONE FROM TWO WRECKS When two railway cars on Lon don's underground railway suf fered bomb damage resulting A one-half of each being rendered beyond repair, transport engi neers Joined the undamaged por tions to make one serviceable far, ' V OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE Cpl. Grant L. Struck of the famous 2nd armored divis ion known as "Hell On Wheels" wrote his wife, lone Struck, Fruit-dale,- in a letter dated July 2, "We leave for Berlin in the morn ing at 4. Company D, my com pany, leads the 2nd armored, the first division to enter Berlin. Our line up is as follows two big General Jackson tanks, 90 mm guns, will lead, followed by our two generals in armored cars, next the Sherman tanks, 70 mm with mine called "Do-Little." We will occupy Berlin from three to five weeks, no one knows for sure." Another letter dated July 3, says, ' we. arrived in neriin 10 day, news men and camera men everywhere, and I understand we arc to put on several parades. It will be remembered the 2nd armored made the dash from St. Lo in France to Belgium, tho first division to enter Belgium for which the division received a citation from the Belgium gov ernment. When the invasion of Germany began they crossed the Rhine and were the first outfit to reach the Elbe river. Corporal Struck nas been in the ETO 18 months, has six battle stars and was awarded the Pur ple Hsart. Before entering service he. was employed at the Union Pacific shops in La Grande. Maj. E. C. Wallace, who is with the airborne engi neers, writes he has received two bronze, slurs, and a letter of thanks from the French govern ment for restoring the water sys tem at Auxerro, after it was de stroyed by bombs. Major Wallace nas rjeen in Worms, Metz, Mannheim and Stuttgart and has flown over Germany several times. He writes, No doubt you have seen the pic- turds of the atrocities in the pa pers and magazines; let me tell every bit of it is true." Prior to going overseas, Major Wallace was at Camp Mackall, N. C, arid was an instructor at Camp Hood, Tex. He has been in the service 15 years. He is the husband of Alice Wal lace, and is the sorwivlaw of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nibler of La Grande. Li. George Fleshman. son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Flesh man! returned to his base at Boise yesterday after a 21 day leave, which he had spent here and visiting on the coast. Lieut enant Fleshman is a navigator and this is probably his last leave before he goes overseas. When TRAVEL Comes Back k (Pu&toot, See the First National first if you need money' v Oregon's Merchant $." I t, " 1 l j J b f & iV t fjj r . . f I ti -s ( t t ' i I l I. -(.:. S r i filififi7iekiiiil Pfc. Samuel A. Glover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Glover, 1802 Z ave., La Grande, has been awarded the Good Con duct Medal, "for outstanding achievement, attention to duty, efficiency, annd good conduct," at Pope Field, N. C, first troop car rier command. Lt. Elwyn Hou!, ' flight engineer of a B-29, visited two days recently with his par ents, Mr. Bnd Mrs. Amos Houle, 1306 M avenue. He was accom panied by his wife and two child ven, who went from here to Uakersfield. Lieutenant Houle, who had been stationed at Roswell, N. M., went from Bakersfield where he took his family, to 'Lincoln, Neb., where he expects to be assigned lo a field for operational training prior to overseas service. Lt. Worth Epling recently here on leave after al most six years in the army, has reported for duty at Charleston, S. C. While here he was a guest at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Epling, and vis ited with his brother, Golan Ep ling. Lieutenant Epling was at Pear Harbor at the time of the Jap anese attack, and besides his ser vice in the Pacific, also saw ex tensive action in the European theater. He has accumulated 140 points and has eight decorations, William Heughen, ,, chief pharmacists mate, is here for a few days visiting his mother, Mrs. Harold Dow, . after receiving an honorable discharge from the naw His daughter, Nan Heughen, is t.i.re also, to be with her lather. Heughen will go from here to Boise whole he enlisted and will then probably go to tile coast to resume his business as a phar macist. He is well known in La Grande, having been born here and attended the local schools as well as Oregon State college. Flight Officer G. K. Saunders is spending his leave at Cove. J. W. Leslie, on leave from Brooke General hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., is visiting in La Grande. BROWNELL ARRIVES PORTLAND, Aug. 2 (UP) Herbert Brownell, jr., national chairman of the Republican party, today invaded the Pacific North west for a series of conferences with party heads. The call of outdoor life is an urge that must be postponed for a while. When you can go to your favorite stream or mountain again we hope to be able to make your trek more comfortable with Rcrgmann Outdoor Shoes. will MV to u:iit and get the fitmoia Hergnhtnn Shoe. SHOE, mi mm mn 1 v. Leading of Credit 21 School Clerks File Bonds With Superintendent Twenty-one Union county school clerks have filed school bonds for the 1945-46 year in the office of Miss Ethel S. Hansen, county superintendent of schools, it was announced today. The clerks and their districts are: R. O. Williams, 1; Grace Kirkland, joint district 2; Ida B. Kline, 5; David T. Cook, joint district 5; Alma Schroeder, 10; Leonard Billings, 11; Marjorie Wagner, 13; Vernon Rundall, con solidated district 15; Charles Smutz, 18; Deanne Counsel, 19; Ruth Carnes, 20; Mrs. G. A. Cul lers, 22; Josephine Harris, 23; S. B. Stonedahl, 24; Ruth B. Wilson, 27; Christina McMillan, 30; Ge nejva Walsinger, 43; Elizabeth Thomas, 52; Lawrence Bates, 61; Dorothy Fowler, 65; C. H. Ger ber, 71. - Thirteen clerks have not as yet filed their bonds, and are urged to do so at once, since moneys due the districts can not be sent until bonds have been filed in the county school superirj endent's office, Miss Hansen stated. HEADS YOUNG GOP PORTLAND, Aug. 2 (UP) Ernest C. Burgard today , heads the Multnomah chapter of the young Republican club. He is a recently discharged navy man. Large Size Bags Woven iCt Type 53- Glass Funnel Type Fruit Jar Fillers 19c Save.' OC 1.20 size . . .M9 MURINE for Your EYES RLGL'LAR SIZE di)c I.ARCK F7.V. S!'C Facial Soap mm it 4 Kars 25c No Limit! (lOt SHE McKESSON'S 1BATH ceoi'iQ olron Und lo Hi tyl Sm. !lsi:e 25 Large the S0i Compfoto with ty Cvp Wood i"uu n mv a , 1 1 wi 1 I 1 1 a r- 1 . Two Die When Train Smacks Oil Truck PAINESVILLE, O., Aug. 2 (UP) The fireman and engineer of the New York Central crack pas senger train, the Knickerbocker express, were burned to death today when the train struck a stalled tank truck. 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