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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1945)
S in M Cpl, Bill Santee. returned from eight months in Itnly with the 10th mountain di vision, is a guest at the home o. his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs. Jos Cecil. He will leave Tuesday for Fort Lewis for assignment. Capt. Johnny Group is spending 21 days leave in Lon don, Englind enroute between there and Germany, a vacation he has expected for the last four months, according to word re ceived here by his relatives. Arthur W. Lubbea, 20, son of Mrs. Ray Martin, Wal Iowa, Ore., has advanced to sea man, first class, aboard a cruiser in the Pacific. He has been aboard since January. Lt. George F.'cshman of Walla Walla air base, spent the weekend in La Grande, visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Fleshman. Lt. Jack Hendrickson hospitalized for many months fol lowing injuries received while on active service in the south Pacific, arrived in La Grande Friday night for a short visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Klmo Hendrickson. 0 Your GI Rights Problems of Men In Service By DOUGLAS LAHSEN WASHINGTON (NKA) Hero are noiiw questions from GIs who have just returned from overseas: Q. I live in a college town,' am married and own a house. What 1 want to know is can 1 borrow money from the government to fix up my house and also g-'t money to attend school? A. You can't borrow money di rectly from the government to repair your house, but you can get a loan guaranteed for that purpose, in audition, you can also receive educational benefits under the GI bill of rights. There is nothing to say you can't get more than one benefit under that act. Q. My brothel' and I were farmers before I went into the army. While I have been over seas he has taken care of our farm. We now have a chance to buy an adjoining piece of prop erty which I think is valuabl.'. The question is may a veteran purchase properly with a non- veleran? A. Yes. The guaranty in Ibis case would apply only to the in terest of the veteran in the loan, and may not exceed 50 per cent of his interest. Under no circum stances could it cover any part of the interest of a non-veteran. Q. I have been thinking of opening a shoe store in my home town as soon as I am "disharged. 1 had just gotten out of business school before I went into the army and this sounds like a pretty good thing. I know I qualify for all the til benefits hut is there anything about having o have experience in a husim-s.i before you call gel a loan to stall it? A. The law provides that the adminisliator of veterans' affair.! must 1 1 ml "that Ihe ability am! experience ot Ihe veteran, aril the conditions under which he piopmas to puisue :;uch ucrima lion are such, that then' is a rea sonable likelilioi.il In- will In- sue ci ssltil." Horace J. Nelson l.ll'K - HIJ.K - A I TO ((imlily Insurance Service Tel. 351 -W 703 K Ave. La Grande, Ore. Pow good is your "P. L.C."? There's no need lo tun lo Iho dictionary lo look up "P.L.C." Il simply means "Patty Line Cooperation," which, os you know, is what it lakes lo make good telephone party line neighbors . . . belter telephone xrvic. So won't you please ktp your "P.L.C." rattig high? It frill help us to better seive both you and ycor telephone neighbor. WEST COAST ICIessi CisIIs Iells Whmst I AM; sstalBaBy M More Spcciaciilar By HARRY GRAYSON CLEVELAND (NEA) Bill Klein, dean of umpires, called Robert William Andrew Feller the greatest pitcher who ever lived. Certainly none broke in as spectacularly, and the beauty of i( was that the Iowa farm - boy kept right on going. Bob Feller is the only major league pitcher in history to strike out mure batters than he allowed hits throughout a career. The battle - starred gun - fire control director of three theatres won 7B games while losing 33 his last three years, averaging 250 strikeouts the last four. No wonder Cleveland pitched a civic celebration for Rapid Rob ert following his three years and eight months in the navy. fellers return to baseball brings stirring memories. The August afternoon in 1030 when as a 17-year-old Bullet Bob struck out eight Cardinals in the three innings he pitched in an exhibition game. Frank Frisch going crazy when told the kid was a peanut butcher. He was, for Cy Slapnieka had his contract all balled up, and had him work ing the concession department. A Record Start Feller tying the modern big league record by whiffing 17 Athletics in his first start. Eastern baseball writers seeing roller for the first time, April 1037, in an exhibition game with the Giants at Jackson, Miss. The press box at the county fair park was only 10 feet behind the catch- and young Boh wasn't fooling. The baseball writers fell out of it wilh every pitch. following the game the wrilci-s hastened to the champion Gianls' sing room for opinions, catch ing Klem on the way. Feller had pitched only three innings, but Klein, in his enthusiasm, called iim the greatest pitcher who ver lived. A rare compliment indeed, coining from an eagle- yed umpire pie-dating Christy Mathewson and a National leaguer at that. Hal Schumacher wished he had Feller's arm. Hill Terry said he couldn't miss when he developed control. The only criticism came from Dick Barlcll. "He's not as fast as I Mungo," observed the shortstop. oiler struck out Harlell 1!) tunes out of the next 23 times he faced him on the exhibition lour. Bar tell didn't get a loud foul until the clubs reached Fort Smith, Ark. Feller hurting his arm. Slap niika taking him to specialists all over the country, and finally having the precious soupbone yanked into place by Doc Austin, a bonesetter residing only a few blocks from the Cleveland park. Feller fanning 10 Red Sox. Rapid Robert fanning six in a I row in '311, 28 in two consecutive j games, and then, on the final day of the campaign, 1(1 Tigers for a modern nine-inning record and I losing, -1-1. Ihe majors first opening-day no-hitler in 40 years, Feller's 1-0 performance against the White Sox in '10. Feller leading in strikeouts in .'ill-39-40-4 1, heading the list in bases on balls in '311-30-11, slunv- j ing the way in shutouts in '39- 111-11. He either knocked 'em off or I put 'em on. lit- gave you the jit- , ters, but there was never a dull moment. Hob Feller was- and is 1 ball's top pitching show. 12 Honor I'risoners Misshtf From Cells MISSOl'I.A. M oil I Aug. '. 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II.kw.m-IV i, IT'' Jsr ' in c.-u.u.i.ia n,-; v.:::::!!H2... : -t 'Virif JF'A' ' ' ';- -li-iTiiatic ire-j i HLVilsWl 1 D.n.-.linq Loveliness i tlTT-''W II 4 I : -, i'l1 -vt - . . : k . - 'V.Mr: i, --. - -ip KV 'Kw j' - - -ays ItW-A-;.'.!..' .-""'S-4Ki--3w.;-..v.... .i.. . . ;-.,..1taK.i-t.-..-.--i.v-vva4 mou bos jb siajjoq leipj H9 f - . TODAY 1 ' T " . " K - w s.-h f r r X , fx. f TRAPPED QUISLING Evi dence obtained by Col. John Harlan Amen, above, former special assistant lo the U. S. altorney general, in question ing Ihe German war prisoners at Nucrnberq, is expected to be the most vital link in the chain of guilt being forged around Norwegian Vidkun Quisling. Dopcsitions from the na:is claim Quisling worked with Ihe Germans against his own government. San Francisco Bay Area Hit by Quake SAN FRAN CISCO, Aug. 27 (UP) San Fraciscon Hay area was shaken early today by a sharp earthquake thai apparent ly did no damage. Residents said thev f-'lt two shocks w hich e.niie al approxim ately 2:1-1 a.m. They were severe enough In cause windows lo shake ami to wake sle-'pi-rs. 'file quakes were fell in Sill Francisco and in Mann coiintv to Hie noltli. San ,Jom, Hiirlilmanie ami i.lhci pcninMtl.i its hay points lepett--slau-ks which wen have lasted app'u tecolnls al'in.'.ellier. I feeling Im lleved .naat. Iv Coiifressmen Will loosl Salem I'larrf SAI.EM. Aug 1 alt, nipt en !H. p el mil -nt tn s lijel I 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 II. I - I !'i M 1 ;is "l.lltelly" i.pp.iM-,1 ai'i it i.i ti ick the plant i V. S . - Any e unc Sah in .ill lil en. iter l.uy Cidoii .mil Ke,,. .l imes W. Moll di -elaieil yeteid iv luliuw llu: all in -pectiou of tl". S.i.llllll.lKHI i i 1 1 u .- li ial ilevi'lopmi nl. Til - I w 1 ' eniieri ssnien I r o 111 On i;en s.nil they w ill il. i very llllll! epel. 'I'll St it. I" ll.l ti ill. Ill arly (MO e the plant. lion ..itty included a Marshall Conn II Klanialli -ml M,,,,- rails; County n o! M.uaen' l:: . I'l I. e r s i. i ot' i-emniei o'auit m.inam. .llul'H ',Hll of 1 li. re. W. Iayirnrlli, L'lair l)a::le in Film I i . . - - . ' ' i Xf . By JACK. CUDDY United Press Correspondent WEINIIFIM, Germany, Aug. 25 (UP) Maj. Gen. Alexander Boi ling, commander of the 84th divi sion, seventh army, paid high praise today to professional ath loles and their part in the war. "Anyone who thinks baseball players didn't fight in the war," he saifl, "are Car off base. My division alone had 10 profession al ball players killed or wound ed." Fighters They were all minor leaguers in their chosen sport, but major leagtu rs in the grim game of warfare, the commander ob served. "My experience wilh baseball players was thaf they proved ex cellent fighters." he added. Boiling, tall, slender and gonial, sat at the head of a huge table in the handsome dining room of the impressive mansion which is his headcpiaytors in Weinheim. The 23 dinersi ncluded staff offi cers and five sports writers from the "states," currently on an ob servation tour of athletic activi ties in occupied Europe. Plenty of Athletes Hulling said that in his opinion the best way lo keep up the spir its of Ihe American boys remain ing in Germany is to "provide plenty of athletics." lie added, "And a good brass band, and that is why we are em barking on an ambitious sports program and also have a 100 piece hand, and also stage our own (I! shows in Heidelberg. II cash i to lake men thttc in buses than to move the scenery about.' The commander look the writ ers to Me- Heidelberg opera house where they witnessed Ihe show, "It's All Yours." produced and acted entirely by CII men. most of thriii holding higher than a sergeant'.-, rank. Til.- cast of 00 also in. haled a 23-piecc orches tra. The show- was a most excellently-patterned musical comedy aboii' a sad-sack who is trying to g'-l home. Boiling was justly proud of the perloi niaiRc. "H member thai every per reinier has nreviouslv been in eoniliat." hr.pninU rl out. About I .Sill) men and women of the li. S. aimy attended the show. Soldier Killed ,,, Oreion Policeman McMINNVII.I.K, Aug. 27 (IT) - --Army authorities ale investi Katiii the death of George li. Vasic, 30-year-old soldier Irom Chicago, w ho was shot Saturday by city police officer George F." g.'it. Police officials said Yasic and a lompanion w.-ra cautioned sev iial limes by the ot'lieer against bothering women. Both men were extremely ilmixicaieil, ()f licers report-d. Wh-.-n Kggert at tempted t ,;.; i thorn. 'the two men pnin-.o. A upen the officer 'il.mg him. to call the police and returned be- ai. r.is an ived. The i eep.sider.ihly large: lU'e.ped I im acam. Pulled his gun and H ;s companion,' w-ho :-.::od is h -1,1 i Beavers Lose 2 To Los Angeles; Rainiers Split Seals Heat Sacs, Stars, Padres Also Divide By JACK DAILEY Seventh-place Los Angeles, de fending Pacific Coast league champions, reared back Sunday and knocked Portland off in both ends of a doubleheader. The scores were 8-6 and 1-0. In doing so, the Cherubs handed the Bea vers their third straight setback and second whitewash in two days. Coupled with Portland's twin loss, Seattle divided two with Oakland, and gained a half game. The Rainiers now are three and one-half games behind Portland. Oakland won the oponer, 5-4, but dropped the nightcap, 4-3, as Carl Fischer notched his 18th pitch ing victory. Sacs Split San Francisco won the first game from Sacramento, 11-4, but Guy Fletcher won the finale for the Sacs, 10-2, to registeV his 22nd triumph. He is second to the Seals' Bob Joyce in games won. Big Bob has won 28. Hol lywood and San Diego split nair. The Stars won the first. 8-6, but lost The second to Carl Dumler, 3-1. The Beavers got off to a 5-2 lead in the opener at the end of the third, but the Angels kept picking away at Roy Helser until the eighth when they took over the lead with a three-run blast. Win First The Acorns almost lost the first game to Seattle during a wild ninth frame in which a Rainier rally fell une run shy and Manager Bill Skjff and out fielder Ted Nortert were chased. In the final inning of the night cap, Joe Dobbins cracked a sin gle to center to score Hal Pal- chett with the winning run. Both San Francisco-Sacramento games were free hitting affairs, Battle Malone (Bones) Sanders, Seals' first baseman personally accounted for the O'Doul victory in the opener. He made four hits including a triple in five trips lo the plate to hand young Joe Vi valda his PCL hurling defeat. Byron Nelson Wins Open by 10 Strokes KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 27 (UP) Byron Nelson, who should spell golf "g-o-l-d" added first prize money of 52,000 from the Knoxville open to his previous winnings today to bring his 1945 total past $50,000, an all-tinv; onc-ycar-high for golfers. He has won 14 major 1945 meets. In contrast to the Memphis open when he lost for the first time in 11 straight major tour naments, he won the meet here with the greatest of case, finish ing 10 strokes ahead of his near est opponent, Sammy Byrd of Detroit. Durocher to Receive $55,000 in Salary NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UP) The Brooklyn Dodger homo at tendance was over the million mark for the season today, mak ing Leo Durocher the highest paid manager in the business. Durocher, given a pay cut to $20,000 last spring, was told by Branch Rickey, he would get .ft',000 lor each 100,000 increase in attendance after the 500,000 mark was reached and $10,000 when the million mark came up on Ike turnstiles. Durocher now stands to receive $55,000 for th year's work. WANT TO BUY PULLMAN PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27 (UP) Otis and company, Cleveland in vestment firm, filed a petition in U. S. district court today seek ing permission to submit an of fer for buving the sleeping car service of Pullman, Inc. Granada TOMTE mid TUESDAY Thoia Bumsteods Are Hero , COLUMBIA'S leave i to Blondie Ooitd vpv ffw rcn.ic -Blondta tf br CHIC YOUNG I ! "TffflTITflf TCftWWITftlW COMPANION' 1'KATIKK CiK. THE THRtE SIOOGfS SiW.i.Kt MARI BEIH HUGHES A THE HOOSIER HOTSHOES ssn u at Westua Swing LA GRANDE EVENING OHSERVER Phone 600 Complete Monday, August 27, 1945 St. Louis Tenisis Put Out Stretch Brives By CARL LUNDQUITS NEW YORK, A u g. 27 UP) There is more than a remote pos sibility "meet me in St. Louis" will be the theme song for the 1945 world series. For Iheir forlorn fans who have given up early season high hopes the Cardinals and Browns would meet in another one-park classic it is well to consider the follow ing: 1. Currently they are the hot test clubs in their leagues. The Cards, riding a six game victory streak, the last three over the leading Cubs, have won 18 oul of 24 games. The Browns, climaxing a four game streak wilh a Sun day double header'yictory over the White Sox, have won 18 out of 23. Good Pitching 2. Pitching, key department in a stretch drive, is brilliant on bolh teams. The Cards hayo, held the lcadng natonal league butlers, the Cubs, to two runs in thiee games. Rookie Ken Burkhardt.a 15-game winner, completed a string of ,14 scoreless innings before the Cubs finally ended it. Ted Wilks and Sylvester Donnelly of Ihe Cards have recovered from arm ail ments and will be ready to pilch when the team returns home. For the .Browns. Al Hollingsworth trictly a liability last season, and Nelson Potter, a disappointment this year until recent weeks, each have won five straight games 3. Both have reputations for gameness m the stretch. In five out of eight years the Cards have won the pennant they have done it late in the season. The Browns put on a fine stretch drive last summer to beat the Tigers, win ning their only pennant on the last day. Gain Two The Browns gained t w o full games yesterday, beating the White Sox at St. Louis 3 to 2 in 10 innings behind Bob Muncrief and 4 to 1 with Potter pitching. The victories, coupled with double defeats of the Tigers and Sena tors, left St. Louis four and a half games off the pace. The Cards moved within two and a half games of the Cubs,, winning a single game at Chi cago, 5 to 1 as Charley (Red) Bar rett won his llllh game. Just a week ago today the Cubs led by seven and a half games. Senators Lose Cleveland upset Detroit twice, winning the first game 3 to 1 on three unearned runs as Allie Rey nolds edged Paul (Dizzy) Trout. Steve Gromek scored the winning iun after singling in the ninth to break up the second game. 5 to 4. for his lfith pitching victory. The Yankees made il four ill a row over Washington at New York, 3 to 2 and 7 to 1. Catcher Mike Garbark drove in all the runs for Charley Ruffing wdio won Lis fifth game in the opene Dave Ferriss won his 20th game (or the Red Sox, healing the Ath letics at Boston, 4 to 3 with a HPii inning double which scored the winning run. Ruokies Ty Laforesl had lied up Hie game Willi a homer in the ninth. The lied Sox also won the second game, -1 lo 3. Two Split Pittsburgh beat the visiting Iteds, 10 lo 7 and 2 to 1. A seven run second inning sparked by Jim Russell's three-run homer clinch- NOW THKU WEDNESDAY ADDED ATTRACTIOX AMERICAN DEMOCRACY-IN ACTION! ( AThe First Great Dranatic Musical I L TECHNC0LOR! Sfif net B L A 1 LeeJ0 W MA sIIIb A WARNER IftOS. FEATURETTI o ,,l,s Kinirs of the Fairways Nelson and McSpaden and Late News SPORTS Local Reports Page 6 ed the opener in which Bill Salk e!d also homered. The Braves and Phils split at Philadelphia. Two run homers by Tommy Holmes and Phil Mas: gave Boston a B to 5 win over Hugh Muclahy, making his first start since leaving the army, but the Phils took the second, 4 to 3. The Giants salvaged one game of a set of four with the Dodgers, winning 6 to 2 at Brooklyn. Billy Jurges made three hits and drove in three runs to back up Jack Brewer's win over Ralph Branca in a duel of rookies. Baseball Standings By United Press PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Poitland ; 92 59 .009 Seattle 88 01 .591 Sacramento 78 72 .520 Sari Francisco 78 73 .517 Oakland 72 79 .477 San Diego 7h 82 .464 Los Angeles 65 87 .428 Hollywood 60 01 .307 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 68 51 .571 .558 .534 .522 .517 .504 Washington 67 St. Louis 63 53 55 55 57 59 63 79 New York ... Cleveland Chicago Boston Philadelphia 60 .- 61 60 57 36 .475 .313 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 74 1 St. Louis 73 43 .632 47 .608 I 53 .555 1 57 .533 60 .520 67 .455 72 .395 83 .303 Brooklyn 66 New York 65 Pittsburgh 65 Boston 56 Cincinnati 47 Philadelphia 36 Oregon U. Center Drafted For Army EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 27 (UP) Word was received here today Kenny Hays, 6-foot-7'2-inch cen ter on the University of Oregon basketball team, has been draft ed into the army. Coach Howard Hobson said it put the U. of O. 1945-46 varsity basketball squad in a predica ment, especially if the Webfeel resume their annual eastern barnstorming jaunt in December. Hoys' parents in Waitsburg, Wash., sent Hobson the bad news. However, Hobson said he had hopes the Pacific Coast confer ence will approve Oregon's ac ceptance of one of three dates to play in Madison Square Garden next Docember. The Webfect al so have a tentative date to play Dcpaul in Chicago. Good beer Your guests know that when you serve OLYMPI A you are serving a beer of quality. rpssss its the that makes Phyllis Otto Wins Women's Western From Former Foe CHICAGO, Aug. 27 (UP) Phyllis Otto of Atlanta, la., fully repaid today for the long tiresome hours she spent on thj Pacific tee in an effort to curt a wicked slice. For it was two booming drives on the 36th and final hole of her championship match with Mrs Babe Didrikson Zatnarias of Los Angeles Saturday that enbaled the chubby 21-year-old Iowa girl to score the season's No. 1 g0i upset and win the women's west, em amateur golf title, one up. During the six-day tournament, Miss Otto came close to being' eliminated three times, each time W hecause of her seattpr-eiin rl,.;,... ' 0 . u,ivc which repeatedly got her into trouble. But she spent.many hours during the tournament at the practice tee. She reached the 430-yard 36th green hole high with two scream ing drives. After Mrs Zaharias holed out with a four, the 21-year-old northwestern university senior stepped up and cooly can ned her 10-foot putt for a birdie three and the championship. Miss Otto played the last 18 holes of the 38-hole title match in 73 shots, four under par, to tic the course record, i More than 700,000 pairs of shoes are worn out in the United States daily in normal times. 4 . MDVlr Tomorrow A neat, comfortable shirt to work in. Can be washed again and again and it will fit as well as the day you first put it on. Sanforized so that shrinkage won't be more than 1. Regular lined collar, matching plastic buttons. water psmmmi . Medium Blue Shirting Sanforized Work Shirts 1.59 EE ' so good 6 & OLYMl MCViNft COMMNV OllKHA, WASHINGTON,, U- n il'" " mum "1 o o O o ...... B - ( O Or3 CO o u ay
