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Qi& BMIMom f liess Benefit Fund TT CrasMon Slioek of Layoffs LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 J. ?i 'I MUIiI'll'W'E'Ttf il 111 MOON' HJLI-II l -ILL Lg Thousands' of war workers at final pay checks, By S. BURTON HEATH WASHINGTON, August 2 4 (NBA) As ! 'many as 0,500,000 meri and women will be looking for new jobs during the coming year, according to the best avail able estimates. These will in clude up to '2,000,000 discharged service men and 4,500,000 war workers. The servicemen constitute sepa rate problems in some respects. Those who ieft jobs have statu tory rights lis to re-cmployment. An unknown proportion may not want lo go to work tit once, or will not be: able to. And for those who want jobs but can find none, congress has made special provision. ( Of the discharged war workers, an estimated 1,500,000 will lose their jobs during the next, six months and another 3,000,000 during the , following half-year. The minimum number who will be at least temporarily unem ployed by May, 1040, may total 0,500,000.. - Some of$he 4,500,000 or more discharged- war workers will be able almost to step across the street and go to work again. Others will require various pe riods of job-hunting. Some will have to move from war boom communities, gone flat, to war dormant communities that will revive. :. Is a man who has earned un employment compensation, say in Texas, forced to remain there in idleness so . that he can report weekly, foi' benefits, though he thinks there might be a job in West Virginia and he could live more economically back home in Vermont? ' 'Manv folks were perturbed re cently ' about ' the 56,300,000,000 that has collected in the unem- tilnvmpnt ennmonsation trust Ifund. Thev feared something was wrong" because that fund kept in creasing all the time. It appear- ..,1 U...1 J Jills, IS Liiu ciiais uyciiiiat wim-ii private industry has a stake in that $0,300,000,000. If he doesn't find new work at once, he can diaw benefits from it for a sub stantial period. It is not possible to describe your unemployment compensa tion rights as clearly and con cisely as your old age insurance rights, because unemployment iS'itiicv Ann STORY BOOK ... BOWLS 85c So $1.95 Days of the work and months scries and n u,r scry rhyme series. NORTON'S 1114 Adams Phone 202 Tr. 0.1 V Si ""its' "e h .to" lQo 3 aSSsSSft5 An' JF) - Vnhn IOOK FOB-.. THESE SICNS Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach, Unemployment compensation will tide them in peacetime industry. compensation i s administered under different laws in 48 states, two territories and the District of Columbia. Exact details of your rights can be obtained from the offices of the unemployment compensation system in the state where you are. As a general guide, the ar ticles of which this is the first should prove helpful. Nudists Try to Stop Road Closing PORTLAND, Aug 24 (UP) Nudists may not need clothes, but they do need a road. At any rate, that is the contention of the Sun Hay society, a nudist colony lo cated near Estacada, which has filed suit in the Clackamas coun ty circuit court to prevent Fred M. and Pauline Pickering and Aubrey N. and Margaret A. Da vid, defendants, from closing a road leading to the colony's camp. OPA to Continue With Rent Control PORTLAND, Aug. 24 (UP) OPA rent control in the west will be continued as a "safeguard against inflation in dwelling rentals" until housing congestion is eased, Ward Cox, regional ex ecutive at San Francisco, said today. Controls can be lifted "fairly rapidly" in areas where they were necessary only because of military installations, the exec utive added. ODT Takes Over Illinois Central CHICAGO, Aug. 24 (Ul-.i In the first seizure of a private in dustry since the end of the war, the office of defense transporta tion early today assumed control of the Illinois Central railroad to forestall a strike of locomotive engincmen and firemen. ODT was named the federal agency to take over operation of the company's facilities. The presidential directive came after a conference failed to of feet a settlement in the case, involv ing a jurisdictional dispute be tween two railroad brotherhoods. Oil, Gasoline Commits No Good WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (UP) OPA said today rationing cou pons and certificates for gasoline and oil may be thrown away. Gasoline ration coupons are not needed to obtain tire pur chase certificates. Neither will they help nn applicant obtain a tire certificate, OPA said. Fuel oil coupon sheets that have been turned over to dealers and suppliers need not be returned j to consumers and may be discard ed. matt- caref 'With - n'vei,. Oil Stathn Lynn Anderson "Your Independent Union Oil Dealer" 1601 Adams Phone 86 Cahf.( line up to collect xheir over until they can find new jobs The Wagner - Murray - Dingell bill proposes liberalization of this system and its nationalization. The proposal is highly controver sial. In the final article of the series, it will be described in some detail. Meanwhile, you can rest assured that for the remain der of 1945, if not for some years thereafter, the set-up I shall de scribe will remain fairly stable. Destroyer Hit By Six Suicide Jap Planes m Hour NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (UP) Back from the Pacific under her own power, on one engine and one propeller, has come the des troyer mine-layer Aaron Word, which took aboard six Japanese suicide planes in 52 minutes off Okinawa. When it was over, at dusk May 3, this 2.200-ton "can" lay dead and smouldering. She listed eight degrees to starboard; her main deck was five inches out of the water. Engine spaces were flood ed. All power was gone. Nineteen crew members wore dead; six dying; 49 seriously wounded; 20 blown overboard, never to be found The after bat tle dressing station and sick bay were in ruins. Fires blazed aft and amidships. Ammunition was exploding from stem to stern and magazines were in danger of .go ing off any minute. Flames cast a glow for miles but the only ships in sight were three little landing craft. Wounded sailors dragged oth er wounded sailors across the deck and passed out sulfa drugs, penicillin and plasma by flash light and battle lantern glow. Japanese planes were still in the sky and gunners were at their stations blazing away. Some of the wounded were transferred lo two nearly LCIs; fires were brought under control; the charred hulk was taken in tow lo the Kerama Rotto emer gency base for emergency repairs, and then- proceeded on her own power lo the Brooklyn navy yard. RATION CALENDAR Meal. Bultor, Cheese Red stamps: Book 4 Q2 through U2 valid through Aug. 31. V2 through Z2 through Sept. 30. Al through El through Oct. 31. Fl through Kl through Nov. 30. Sugar: Book 4 Sugar stamp 36 valid through Aug. 31. Endorse can ning sugar coupons with ration book 4 number and your name. Shoes: s Loose stamps invalid. Book 3 airplane stamps 1-2-3-4 now val id. Stoves: Apply local board for oil slove certificates. Wood. Coal, Sawdust: Order now. Dealers determine delivery pri ority from consumer's annual needs and quantity on hand. Waste Paper and Cans: Bundled waste paper and pre pared tin cans may be left at the salvage depot, 1106 Jefferson street. Tired Kidneys Often Bring Sleepless Nights bl!3 .n? " f,llt" hi"h hell, wporifnh. i with fvCV, hT" U""'l! ' "omtuilns wrong ' Vr,kldnr" or Wndrlor. Don't ncclcct N. W function n.nni.. my3;,":- ".r""ln In jour Hood. It ralnT I'JckMh,, rheumatic j Japs Find More Ravages From Atomic Bomb Death Still Hits Three Weeks After First Attack SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (UP) Japanese broadcasts said today the world's first atomic bomb "instantly crushed" 90 per cent of the houses in Hiroshima Aug. 6 and painted a grisly pic ture of a, city where "the specter of death" still stalked nearly three weeks Inter. Broadcasts recorded by United Press said the bomb killed -or wounded 80 percent of Hiro shima's 250,000 population and "radio-activity caused by the fusion of uranium . . . is taking a toll in mounting deaths and moreover is causing persons en gaged in work in Hiroshima to suffer from various sicknesses and 11 health." Lose Corpuscles Servcemen working on recon struction a week after the bomb ing apparently lost up to one half of the normal quota of white blood corpuscles. Three days after the bomb exploded above a point about 300 yards south of Hiroshima "patri otic shrine" the death toll was estimated at 30,000 with 170,000 wounded, Domei said, adding: "Two weeks afterward the death toll had mounted to 60,000 and is continuing to rise." The correspondent in a propa ganda dispatch added "most of these patients arc conscious of pain until they die. "The fact uranium had deeply permeated into the ground has been easily ascertained by using a Geiger-Muller special calculat ing meter, and it has been dis closed uranium used in the atom ic bomb is harmful to human bodies, causing an increasing number of deaths." Burns Later An examination of 33 service men showed 10 received burns working on reconstruction pro jects a week after the bombing, Domei said. "Those with burns had 3,150 white corpuscles and others who apparently were healthy had 3, 800," the agency said. "This is a drastic decrease compared to an ordinary healthy person who has 7,000 white corpuscles. "On the other hand servicemen with burns had only 3,065,000 red corpuscles, this when compared to 4,500,000 to 5,000,000 red cor puscles of an ordinary healthy person. "This shows no one can com pletely recover from injuries suf fered by the atomic bomb : . ." In an apparent reference to an American scientist's statement later withdrawn, Domei added: "It is recalled an American broadcast said Hiroshima has been turned into a place where living creatures cannot exist for 75 years." Pennsylvania Hit By Jap Torpedo, Suffered Badly GUAM, Aug. 24 (UP) The veteran battleship Pennsylvania, long called the "luckiest ship in the fleet," was the American war vessel damaged by an enemy aerial torpedo off Okinawa Aug. 12, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced today. The Pennsyl vania was torpedoed by a low flying Japanese plane which at tacked the ship while it was anchored in Buckner bay. A delayed dispatch from Oki nawa said the attacking plane glided in with its engines shut off and launched the torpedo which struck just aft of amid ships. The plane was not detect ed until the pilot "gunned" to pull out of the glide. A preliminary report showed 20 men were killed or missing. The attack was announced on Aug. 12 in a bulletin which mere ly identified the target as a "ma jor warship." T h e 33,11)0 - ton Pennsylvania was one of eight battleships dam aged by the Japanese in the Pearl Harbor sneak attack. Then it par ticipated in 13 amphibious op erations from Atlu to Leyte and Luzon. The old-timer has fired more tons of ammunition than any other ship in America naval history. Historical Society To Hear Cove Story Union County Historical soci ety will meet at 7 p. m. Monday for a potluck dinner at Rivcrsith park. Mrs. C. W. Kopp will have charge of the story and her sub icet will be the historv of the Ascension school of Cove. Iqu.ri m.ofi doyl O.TT1SSIN W. bwMl It.sl St Payless Drug Store EARTH The "Big Bi" dropped 169,421 tons of bombs during their 14 months of war operations. This is olmost total weight of four 45,000-ton battleships. The bombs destroyed productive capacity of 59 cities. W'H'T'M'WH't'H rK h In 32,612 ic-rliei of over 1500 miles olrline distonn Mch, only 437 l-29t worn lost, or one out of each 77 missions. Tho crews of 297 bombers were not rescued, but 600 men from downed B-29s were saved. SUPERFORTRESSES ALSO: Planted Bombed 2M9 SJW581 important, war factories. mines. The almost incredible performances of B-29s during the closing 11 months of the war are illustrated by the sketches above. . They flew the equivalent distance of more than 200 round trips to the moon, dropped bombs almost equal in weight to four modern battleships, completed an average of 76 sorties for each Super fortress lost, planted 12,049 mines and did tremendous damage to enemy industry and aircraft. Boy Wins Three Cooking Prizes CROWN POINT. Ind., Aug 24 (UP) Mrs. America had better get off the assembly line and back into tho kitchen, or - her reputation as a cook may be shattered. More than 1,000 farm wives had entries in the cooking contest at the Lake county, Indiana, fair, but two first prizes and a second and third in the cake-baking con test went to Alfred Schiesser, 16-year-old Crown Point school boy. Record Placements For Farm Work CORVALLIS, Aug. 24 (UP) Extension service disclosed today more persons were placed on farm jobs in July and more farm ers served by county farm labor offices than for any July since the farm labor program started. 'However, extension officials said the figures might show a re versal as a serious reduction in people from the cities willing to go into the fields had occurred since V-day. Bean growers are still serious ly short of h c 1 p despite high wages. Placement of workers on farms in July totaled 40,223, al most a third of whom were un der IH. World War II veterans added 141 to the total. More than 3,000 farmers called on the bu reau for help in getting workers, the most for any single month since the labor program started. Launching 8 to Honor 2 Oregon Families PORTLAND, Aug. 24 (UP) Two families of Oregon's con gressional delegation will be hon ored Saturday in twin launch inns at Swan island shipyards and the Oregon shipbuilding cor poration. Sen. Wayne Morse will speak and his wife will christen the S. S. Cannon Beach at Swain is land in a 1 1 a. rn. ceremony. The vessel will be tho 147lh T-2 tank er built on the island. Only four more remain to be launched. ( Materials Available (or Your Roofs and Walls o e o Wood Shingles Asphalt Shingles Brick Siding Asbestos Wood Shakes tumber Company 6-29 SuperfottrtiMi ftw mart Hwril 100,000,000 mil.i on 32,612 mltiioniJ wntcn txcetds zw round trips to moon E . Wracked s . 221S Jan aircraft. Rev. Lester Carlson Surprised at Party By Young People Rev. Lester Carlson, pastor of Ihe Gospel Tabernacle, was sur prised last night when tho young people's club of tho church gave him a birthday party. , About 20 young persons gath ered at the H. A: Courtney home, 2201 Cedar, at 7:30, and went in a group to tho Carlson home. Games were played at Riverside park ,and then refreshments, furnished by the club, were serv ed. Present were: Elnor Green, Mildred Dial, Jean and June Courtney, Donald and Annabelle Carlson, Pat Crompton, Lois San ford, Kay Davis, Billy Crampton, Dale Courtney, Jack Gulden,, Darlene Henry, Betty Chafin, Pat Riggs, Charles Marshall, Immabello Booher, Mescal Payne and Rola Mae Carlson. Girl Scouts to Have City Wide Picnic Next Month City-wide picnic for Girl Scouts is being planned for some time in September, to be held outdoors, if possible, it was announced to day "International friendship" will be (he theme of tho picnic, and each of the six troops and one brownie troop of the city will represent a different country by skit, folk dance, song or game, The theme and picnic were de cided upon by tho city council of the Girl Scouts, which super vises all city-wide events of the groups. It was also announced there will be a national Girl Scout court of awards the last week of October. Social Calendar FRIDAY 7:30 p. m., Westway club of the WBA, will have a potluck sup per at the Neighborhood club TUESDAY Baptist women will provide food for the Do-Nut hut. Siding Shingles News and Engagements Social Friday, August 24, 1945 Society Briefs Mrs. Merlin Batlcy, former Lfi Grande resident, now of Laredo, Tex., left last night for Portland, after visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald Meyers, 408 Main avenue. - Mrs. Ed Hackman will leave Saturday morning for an extend ed visit with her daughter, Mrs. Chase -.Tyler; at Lincoln, Neb. Mrs.. Hackman expects to spend the winter in California and then to return to La' Grande in the spring to make her home. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Cady have returned from San Francisco, where they went to attend the wedding of their son, S 1c QM. Lloyd F. Cady, jr., to Doris E. Hain, Jersey City, New Jersey. The wedding, a quiet ceremony, was performed in the courthouse Tuesday. The bride wore a light grey suit with white accessories, and wore a corsage of gardenias and rose buds. The couple will live In San Francisco. .... . Claude Berry has returned from Twin Falls, Ida., whore he visited his daughter, Mrs William Thomas, and family. . Rev. and Mis. Lincoln D. Wirt and daughter, Monica, of Pull man, Wash., are visiting his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Poarch. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Welo and family left today for Sand point, Ida., where they will spend their vacation, Legion Auxiliary To' Have Meeting to Discuss Convention American Legion auxiliary will have a special meeting at 7:30 p. m. .Monday on the mezzanine of the Sacajawea hotel The meet ing was called by Mrs. George Tiss, president, who urged all members to attend as the meet ing is to discuss the state con vention next month In Portland. Hospital Notes Grande Rondo hospitali Admitted James Williams, St. Louis, Mo., accident; Horace Krlapp, La Grande, Dale Warren, Jeannlne Warren, Hereford, Wanda Polnteij, Summerville, Ona Ellen Hug, Lee Graybeal, Elgin, surgery.' Dismissed Mrs. W. I. Miller, Mrs. Lloyd Doff, Carroll Jean Nichols , Jim Nichols, Robert Mathis, Mrs. Silas Simmonds and son, Mrs. David Robins, La Grande; Julieunne Dunn, Carl E. Tracy, Elgin; Mrs. Ethel Hil yard, Froewuter; Mrs Minnie Baird, Union. "MODERN MARVELS IN THE LIGHT OF THE BIBLE" Sunday Evening al 8:00 Soloist: Miss Elda Mae Childers 9:00 a. m. The Church School 11:00 a. m. "The Release of The Lord" Duet: Mrs. R. Boatman and Mrs. S. Hunt Broadcast on KLBM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Sixth and Spring P0UBLC FEATURE.' MtPMTASTYFRUin HAKES i - ClftlAi AM) FRUIT IN THR SAMC PACKAGE! Activities . . . Weddings Events Page 3 25 Girls Attend Troop Meeting at Christian Church . Approximately 25 girls were present at the meeting of Girl Scouts troop No. 1 last night in the Christian church. The evening was spent in earn ing international friendship Quisling's welcome to the Ger country and giving talks, dis plays, songs, or folk dances. Pie a la mode was served to the group by girls working on their home making badges, Alice and Geraldine Bockweiller, Mil dred Masterton, Grace Pyle, Bev erly Bragg and Janet MicheL Those finishing their second class activities were: Maysie Tummonds, Maxine Marquis, Marjorie Hill and Ruth Gragg. Plans were made for a swim ming party at Cove to be held Thursday evening, with girls meeting at the church at 7 p. m. Girls are to bring their own towel, suits,- money, cup, buns and wciners, Tny lorcraft AIRPLANES Available soon. Place your order now. Eastern Oregon Airways Phone 6R13 New Records Latest Hit Tunes! Classical Pieces! Children's Records! BUY THEM HERE "Oh, Brother" Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians "Gee Ain't I Good To You" "Is There Some body Else" Delta Rythm Boys and Gulf Coast Five "Please No Squecza Da Banana" "Fuzzy Wuzzy" The Jesters and Milt Herth Trio Jensen Concert NEEDLES $1.00 5000 Plays Cushion Action! Protects Records RADIO & MUSIC SUPPLY CO. Geo. Tiss Prop. 1st National Bank Bldg. La Grande Enterpriw . Phone 80S R. E. Stanley Hunt Minister PLUS IN TH6 SAME PAC 'J NEW) DIFFERENT! Double enjoyment! Cr) spoor gMen flnkfls and California's vine-rip sadiron rnistiM in Brand new corettl kio Lcxao'to raisik 40 bran PL AMES. Modo udE tbo inest soft whito wiMnr when chock-full of wholcgrnin oovrishmont. And choke Cnlinrniii aee41eu riisfcs. Nmumif? .wcm t Sinea asgar. Ba ur to (tefc tho cmn m4 only -vtLLuoo'g ma oar mefo wan plakes. M ., bf lOO-tooa's in Bottle Creek. Try Yri
