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Newspaper Page TextFQU UN CE John D. Wilson. MM 1 e. 210 Depot street, participated in lecent major Pacific actions part nf the crew of a destroyer. which has seen six months of ac tion. The ship has fought off For mosa, Luzon French Indo-Chna, Tokyo buy, Iwo Jima, Okinawa nnd the Kyushus and has smash td four Jap plunes and probably a fifth out of the skies. Ht crew knocked down two of the planes off Kyushu as the Jap fliers were bent on sinking American aircraft carriers. In that action, the ship's skipper, Cmdr. George M. Chambers, USN, was slightly wounded but continued to direct activities from the bridge. The crew knocked down two other pianos off Okinawa. In addition to her fighting prowess, this destroyer has res cued five American pilots whose planes had fullcn into the sea, Cpl. Max McMillan of 403 O avenue, radio pcrator of the 34th Infantry Regiment, has been serving with the 107th Philippine guerilla division, teaching the Filipinos how to op eratc small voice radios. Corporal McMillan said the 'nil tlves take readily to their train- log and arc extremely interested in learning Ihc technique of ru clio. "He said that the Flliplnqs of ien use Americun comic heroes as their call stations and it is not unusual to heui' the radio crackling with, "this is the Shad ow calling Superman," or "this la the Lone Manger, come in Image." Some nf the phraseology was picked up from their Amur lean instructors and tho rest they got from reading American comic hooks. Cpl. Thomas A, Blackman, husband of the former Gloria Swan, is now stationed at Mc Chord field, Washington, where he is assistant technical inspector. Captuin Blackman, who recently completed a tour of duty over seas where he flew more than 80 missions, has been awarded the silver star, distinguished flying cross, air medul with 11 ook-leaf clusters, unit citation, and the ETO ribbon with six battle stars. Captain Blackman entered tho service in June, 1042; he was commissioned in October, 1043, and was promoted to his prcsunt rank in December, 1044. Captain and Mrs. Blackman now reside with their young daughter, Mary, in DuPont, Wash. David Nolton. RDM 3C. left yesterday afternoon after a one-day visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mnraeo Nelson, 70:1 K avenue. Young Nelson, who graduated from high school in 1044, has been in the service 15 months, making two trips over seas. Ho was in the invasion of Okinawa, was on Ley to for awhile, and was in Manila, for three months. " Pvt. Glonn T. Bayllis. Box 23, La Grande, was one of a group of returning overseas vet erans recently pouring into Mi ami army air field from airtrans port command planes which flew them back from far-flung battle fronts. After a few days for pro cessing and transportation by rail, all will be at their homes, cither separated from service or on'fih1 loughs before reporting for new assignments. Young Uayliss has two stars, and has just completed 18 months overseas in the Medi terranean. Donald J. Caldwoll who is with the signal corps in China, has been promoted to tech nician third grade. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mason Caldwell of La Grande. Besides his fai eastern service he also completed a lour of duty in the Aleutions. The future of Japan li YOl'R " future! And the rnrmy Isn't kidding when he naya: "If . Japan's war objective cannot he fulnllrd In our time. It ii ..to be carried forward In the next generation and . . . in ue-ceedlna- fenerations until Dual victory ... la aasured." Find out what else he Mrs Ihlnkt ptana THROUGH JAPANESE EYES Ily Ottb D. Ta&AcUlU ; Starts Thursday in the Evening server .Today We Pay Tribute to Lt. Jack Ia'c Wires. 2fi. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph KiggH of Duncan, a few weeks atfo had completed at least ii missions in 11-2!) attacks against the .Japanese home land. He is co-pi lot of a plane now based on T i n i a n, the plane is the "U. S. Comforts Kevencre." He is a Graduate of La (iramle high school and lias been in service four years and a half. He w h s in the army 22 months before going into the air corps, lie n a s been on Tinian only about two months, before that having been based! in India six months. His wife, Melveta (i. Kiggs, lives at Salinas, lain. Russians Crack Down As Berlin rrsk Eiia Bcrlinors, faced with difficult By CURT RIESS NEA Staff Correspondent BKHLIN, July 2(i Merlin is starling to get back in operation gain, ilit; electricity and sew gc systems in some sections are working. So are some laundries, hotels, barber shops, and many ( the adjuncts of normal life. from the Russian viewpoint at least, the big problem ahead is the denazification of the Ger mans. Jn an exclusive intor- iew, Russian Maj. Valentin Lip itsky, the Russian liaison officer on Hie Berlin city government, spoke freely about Russian ideas nd intentions on Germany s fu ture. A young, swarthy, good-look- ng and highly intelligent officer, he received me in the former life nsurance building in the heart of Berlin which is now being used as the provisional city hall. The ntorvicw is probably ttie first iven by a responsible Russian fficer to an allied correspondent n the subject of Germany's fu ll re. "The Germans haven't yet un rslood that they're going to ave to work hard to get their utintry running again. They on't like clearing away the I'biis. Their national pride is int. That's too bad. There's ai d work to he done and they've ot to do it," the major said. Would Oust Nanis He went on to say that the nssians aren't satisfied with the weeding out the nais. They think il could go faster. "We leave this question to the Ger man administration, but survey it very carefully," the major said. Marshal Zhukov himself told the German Lord Mayor, Arthur Werner, who was nominated for the job May 12, that all members of the nai party must lie dis missed fioui the administration immediately. Mayor Wi-inci lain- told me II at lie bad Inlil Marshal Zhukov thai he coiihl not comply com-lli-tely with this ortl'-r without shutting down ci-ltajn depart incuts. Hut hi- pinmisi'd the So Viet maishal that tin- ii.iis would be retained only as lon as abso lutely nrcossaiy and that they will receive only us much money as is paid to those w ho are clear ing the rubble on Berlin's streets. Forestry Officials Concerned Over 900 Acre Cedar Blaze PORTLAND, Aug. 14 (UP) Forestry officials expressed con cern today over a 000 acre blaze in the Cedar creek district of the Warm Springs Indian reservation, but at the same time disclosed the giant Wilson river fire in western Oregon was "all but licked." Rising winds were reported to be spreading the Cedar creek fire in a nlorfheasterly (lirection towards the Mount Hood national forest, only five miles distant More than 200 fire fighters are combating the blaze, aided by bulldozers which were paving the way for extensive fire trails. Fog and rising humidity was aiding firefighters in keeping the giant Wilson river bluzc under control and Cecil Kayc, district fire warden, said the 185,000 acre blaze was "pretty well beaten" aftor five' weeks. Small lightning fires on Mount Baker and through the Chelan forest have been reported but arc said to be under control. lied Chinese Declare Chiang Seeks War SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 (UP) Tho Chinese communist radio charged today Generalissi mo Chiang Kai-shek's restraining order to the communist 18th route army violated the Potsdam dec laration and called it- further proof of Chiang's "preparation for civil war." Restoration Begins transportation problems, use primitive hauling methods, Major Lipnitsky made clear that the Russians consider Ger mans who were not actually par ly members, but who were friendly with na.is or who made advantageous nazi business con nections, equally guilty with the nazis themselves. They arc be ing treated accordingly. "We don't have any difficulty (hiding the nazis," the major con tinued. "In every block there arc people whom the nazis sent to concentration camps or pun ished otherwise nnd these people gladly supply the nazis' names." As yet the Russians haven't established any hard and fast cri terion for arrests. All nazi big shots and gestapo members arc automatically arrested. Also a rested is anyone who sent others to concentration camps or who persecuted nnti-nazis. But the Russians . don't act against the small-timers who were forced in to the party to keep their job. 1 learned that the Russians have established a concentration camp for nazis a few miles from Berlin. So far as I know this fact hasn't been officially an nounced yet. The major was vague as to how many were in terned in this camp, but thought it ran Into several thousand. An- ther heretofore unpublished fact he told me was the establishment of German courts to punish nazis who were still active. Has Free Hand Berlin's Lord Mayor Werner liter confirmed to be that tho Russians have given the Germans a free hand on city administra tion. The tall, slender, white haired Werner said that all be must do is to give Marshal Zhu kov a weekly report of activities. To date all his reports have been declared okay. Werner told me that he was always anti-fascist but never a communist, lie added that nei ther he nor his associates in the city's government have been put under any pressure to join the communist party. To date the Russians have al lowed three parlies the Soeial-i-i. Communist and Christian Pcmoer.it, to reorganize. Mayor Werner expressed surprise when I told him that Anglo-American policy had so far denied all polit ical parties the right to organ nits, mccs i;k;(;s CIIIUOPKACTOUS Palmer Graduates X Ray Nourocalomcter Ser. 2019 1st St. Both Phonos SSI Baker, Ore. Eonie Meenie, Minee, Mo! Who's Next Manager to Go? Coleman Makes it 3 in Row. '"AH' HE BEAMED "I AM GLAD VOUHAIE COMC.. " By AL VERMEER NEW YORK (NEA) Alas, this is a ghastly season for baseball managers! First it was Freddie Fitzsim mons who fled the Phillies before they drove him to battering his head on the clubhouse walls. ' Next came Joe McCarthy, whose ulcers rebelled against the weird antics of the Yankees. And the third was Bob Cole man, who always prided himself on his rugged nature, then found he couldn't stand the giddy plunge of the Braves. There is no telling how many more managers will scamper for the safety of the hills before the year is ended. Already poor Mel Ott has been ordered by physi cians to go to bed early and let someone else play rightfield for the Giants. Reports claim Frank- ie Frisch chewed up half the bats in tho Pittsburgh batpile. Bill McKechnie, having shuttered all records for long life among Cin cinnati managers, listens to the wolves howl at the Reds failure on Nazis ise. He thought Ibis might cause difficulties in Berlin, since it would be nearly impossible to have politics in one part of Ger many and nol in another. Another piece of extremely in teresting infomation he gave me was news of the reformation of the "Stadlhank" in place of the di-fimc Reichsbunk. This was possible only because Stalin sent 25 million marks to Berlin. Any working business enterprise can deposit or withdarw at the Stadt bimk in accordance with its pay roll requirements. But no old bank balances in the Reichsbunk can be withdrawn. In fact they must be considered irrevocably wiped mil. Hoard Ordered to Reassess Tim her SALKM, Aug. 14 (UP) The state tax commission loday or dered the Coos. county board of tax equalization to reconsider be fore Aug. 18 its order which had increased timber assessments in Coos county by 100 percent, and to decrease that assessment. The order provided: 1. Assessed valuations of all standing timber in the county, except Port Orford cedar, he re duced by -to perrent; 2. That all 10-15 assessments of Port Orford cedar remain as now appearing, 3. And that the III percent ic ducttou of valuation shall apply to tho timber of every owner and nol merely to the timber of the men who appealed. BANKS TO STAY OPEN WASHINGTON. Aug. 14 (CP! - National banks will transact business on V-.l day as usual un less the amiouni-.-in. p.t of the end of hostilities should fall on Sun day or a ri-cul.nly designated holiday, -,1.1,1m.: i,, ;,n official of the oil., i f ii,,. comptroller of the em i.-ni . C0L0RTHRU Tot Wtrrnroohncj Cement l.'usy to Apply! No Priming Necessary! Also I.I- .il all kiM. il r y i n t, touch, via lor stucco, hi ick and -t masoniy, Qnu-k lustioiis, oil p,,,of, tic. Many colms. EVE tftStFAz:Ji Teel's Paint Store 1308 Adam to muster a big inning; ' , Only Connie Mack remains calm. When he hears the rumble of complaints about his last place A's, Mr. Mack stretches on liis couch and takes a nap. Now maybe you are not deeply touched by this most, recent af fairthe plight of Bob Coleman but you would be if you had stopped off this spring at George town university, where the Braves were training. It .was a bright March day when we ar rived and Mr. Coleman, a father ly man of 54, scurried down the steps to help with our bags. "Ah," he beamed, "I am glad you have come to look at our ball club." That seemed a little strange. Twenty-eight weary years have rolled by since . the Braves were a flag contender, and usually Boston managers are ' not eager to show off their teams until the schedule flushes them, into view. But Mr. Coleman chuckled merrily and explained how all that was the past and the future fuirly teemed with brightness. When we inquired : what he thought of the opposition he ex plained that the Cardinals, Cubs and Pirates were certainties for the first division. "And who else?" we asked. His brows went up In surprise. "Why us, of course. The Braves!" And he went to great lengths to tell why this wonderful thing was going to happen, putting it so pretty that you'd almost have boon tempted to believe him. But four months later the Braves were plunging deep into the second division and Bob Coleman, driven to despair and his happy dreams shattered, chucked the whole messy busi ness. Wherever the club finishes it will finish without him. Really, it is very sad. "Three Caballeros" New Lavish Disney Technicolor Film , Wall Disney, who has a long list of "firsts" to his credit, tosses another production bombshell to a delighted public in his latest full-length technicolor filmusical, The Three Caballeros, opening Wednesday at the Liberty thea ter for a four-day engagement. The Three Caballeros are Pan chito, a Mexican cowboy rooster in the swashbuckling manner; Joe Carioca, the sophisticated parrot whom Donald Duck met in Saludas Amigos, and our own Donald Duck, irrepressible and frenetic ambassador-at-1 a r g e. Their adventures on a colorful and tuneful wolfing expedition through South America are re lated by Disney via a revolution ary photographic process which combines the use of animation characters and backgrounds on the same screen with real life personalities. - ' This technique, obviously, opens an entirely new era of creative power to the screen, not only for musicals as in The Three Cabal leros, but for comedy and specta cle films of every type. m imported a vast store of exotic Bj tM H 4 jpl herbs and bcrriej the basic in- fjf ts rv " j$f- il grcdicnts of 6ne gin. Now this A3zMI Jl: , 'ifi M stored treasure has been released! tviM H i!f U to Barclay'. Gint LTcSRagl' B jitl Cq fj J VTe believe you will .gree . . . Ttl jj KHH iWVltnffl I ::W"-M!- Sw( m. i imwA f ' DnlilM from m H 1 JUW . moICHI vF jf I r-3 9 K p1 OW"- III I Ju. Barclay ft Cc LimilnS Peoria, Illinois LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 Complete Local Keports Tuesday, August 14, 1945 TODAY'S By JACK CUDDY United Press Correspondent REIMS, Aug. 14 (UP) There was a blaze in the eyes of the bald, 41 -year-old fellow with the cauliflower cars when he spat contemptuously and talked of the French collaborationists. Some of the athletes of the tri color may have been sympathiz ers and supporters of the nazi cause, but not Marcel Thil, the former world middleweight cham pion. Thil, who was active in the French underground according to his fellow townsmen, grinned and pointed to his ring-scarred ears when asked about it. "How could I be an under grounder when every German in the Oise section of France knew me by my ears," he said. Interviewed in the lobby of the Grand Hooel Liondor, Thil was asked if It was true that the Ger mans had beaten him up on two occasions. "Yes, that's right but they must have mistaken me for someone else," he said. This reply caused heartiest laughter among Thil's friends who clearly regarded him as a hero and insisted he was openly active against the nazi invaders. Thil now- operates a coal busi ness here but despite that he and his wife and young daughter nearly froze during the German occupation because he wasn't al lowed enough coal to heat his own h6me. ; ' Favorites Win in Tennis Matches CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Aug. 14 (UP)-:Favorites are running true to form today and the early round passed without an upset as play began in tho women's in vitation tournament on the Long wood cricket club courts. Top seeded in the tourney was Miss Pauline Bete, the national court queen from Los Angeles. A lone preliminary match saw Miss Ruth Carter of Everett de feat Miss Marilyn Barnett of New Orleans, La., 6-2, 6-3. ' In the first round play Miss Doris Hart of Miami, Fla., rank ing s ix t h nationally, defeated Miss Jury Atterbury of Roslyn, L. I., 8-2, 6-0. Boy Found After 3 Days In Woods WEAVER VILLE, CalilJ,, Aug. 14 (UP) Kenneth Bowen, 3, of Hayward, Calif., was recovering today from the effects of being lost three days in rough brush country of Trinity national forest. The boy lost half his original weight of 30 pounds before he was found, emaciated and ex hausted by 150 searchers. He wandered away from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bowen, while on a fishing trip. m H sg SPORTS Page 6 Portland Wins, Again Has Five Game Margin By United Press The Seattle Rainicrs, whose de feat at the hands of Portland Monday night knocked them back to five games out of first place, will tackle the next-to-last place Los Angeles Angels on the Suds home grounds this week in an all out bid for top spot in coast league standings. In Monday's only game, Port land made 11 hits to beat the Rai nicrs 6 to 2, while pitcher Roy Helser held Seattle to nine hits. Steady hitting and above-average batting power gives Seattle an edge over the Angels and at least a 50-50 chance of knocking Portland out of first place, should the league-leaders falter in their scries with Oakland. Sixth-place San Diego will travel to San Francisco, which at the moment is in fourth place and two games behind Sacra mento, while the Solons will en gage the cellar-dwelling Holly wood Stars in a series which should boost the average of the Senators, Line scores: R H 15 Seattle 2 9 2 Portland 6 11 1 Batteries: Seattle Turpin, Carpenter 7th and Finley; Port land Hclscr and .Adams. Baseball Standings By United Press NATIONAL W. L. Pet. Chicago 69 36 .657 St. Louis 64 44 .593 Brooklyn 61 45 .575 New York 58 50 .537 Pittsburgh 55 54 .505 Boston 50 59 .459 Cincinnati 43 61 .413 Philadelphia 28 79 .262 AMERICAN Detroit 61 43 .587 Washington 58 46 .558 Chicago 54 50 .519 New York 52 49 .515 Cleveland 52 51 .505 St. Louis 50 52 .490 Boston 51 54 .486 Philadelphia 34 67 .337 COAST LEAGUE Portland 84 51 .622 Seattle 79 56 .585 Sacramento 71 66 .518 San Francisco 69 67 .504 Oakland 66 71 .482 San Diego 64 75 .460 Los Angeles 58 79 .123 Hollywood 56 81 .409 Granada LAST TIME TONIGHT --"Wajf;; whip iim.miiiii uc . mini i;,i. ill M IIMSI IHII . lf lliSd . !,un, STARTS WEDNESDAY KM. a r co x (j o Unusual! Tlnillintr! Becker's Hitting Keeps Cubs Ahead By 6 Vz Games t Fills In For Phil Cavaretta, Out With Injury By CARL LUNDQUIST NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UP)r Heinz Bocker has spent most of this season on the Chicago Cubs' bench because of his 57 varieties of fielding, but he was back in the lineup at first base today atoning with a busy bat for what ever may be his deficiencies de fensively. Moreover, he was making a prophet out of a rival manager, Deacon Bill McKechpie of the . Cincinnati Reds, who describes ; Charley Grimm's Cubs as one of the outstanding teams in the ma-i, jors since before the war. Cords Win ' Filling in for Phil Cavarre'tta, who injured a shoulder, Becker has gotten six hits in 10 times at bat. The German-born slugger led the way yesterday with a triple, a double nnd a single in Chicago's 4 to 1 victory over the Phils at Philadelphia. The second place Cardinals re mained six-and-a-half games in arrears after beating the Dodg ers at Brooklyn, 11 to 10, in a 15-inning donnybrook. Nate Andrews of t h e Braves had trouble only in stopping Johnny Barrett in a 6 to 4 win over the Pirates at Boston, Big Lead - Harry Feldman of the Giants handed Cincinnati its 10th straight loss at New York, a 2 to' 0 shutout, for the Reds' longest losing streak since 1937. The Tigers won their second straight twin bill over the Yan kees at Detroit, 15 to 4 and 11 to 9, to tuke a full three game lead in the American. The Senators divided with the Browns at St. Louis. Al Hollings worth held them in tow in the 4 to 2 opening victory. The Sen ators made 17 hits to win the nightcap, 11 to 3. Lefty Al Smith of the Indians pitched a three hit, 10 to 0 vie- " tory over the Red Sox at Cleve land for his second straight shut out. Tony Cuccinello's pinch-single in the 11th with the bases full gave the White Sx a 4 to 3 vic tory over the Athletics at Chi cago and moved them into third I.lace ahead of the Yankees. Tommy Harmon On Way to Family LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UP) Capt. Tom Harmon, former all Americun football player who survived two plane crashes with in a year, today is on his way to join his wife and baby in Ann Arbor, Mich., as a civilian. Harmon, an army pilot, re ceived his discharge last night at the Fort MacArthur, Calif., sep aration center and left immedi ately for the east to.join actress Elyse Knox and thoir six-weeks-old daughter, Sharon. LAST TIME TODAY COLUMBIA PICTURE! STARTS WEDNESDAY WONDROUS I BEYOND BELIEF! ! Newest idea since "SNOW WHITE" WALTGiMFV' ft. iL . Jm flieinree leilvnnt Mf tHM PANCHITO-CARIOCA-DUCK I1WM COM CMUOl MIRANDA LUZ MOLINA I jr.) REAL PEOPLE 'jf AND DISNEY r CHARACTERS . TOETHER! ff&ft a-i i i mum 4'