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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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