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Weather . Data for 24 hours to 7 a. m. Maximum 68 Minimum i.. OS Precipitation .38 Forecast: Partly cloudy to night and Saturday with scat tered light showers tonight. Freezing in east tonight. Pearson Reports on Congress GOP "Secret" Caucus of lllll!!IH!!llii!!f:'i!iili;:mli!S'''i'!!H!i!'llili ( o4 Wallowa Covaff'et ESTABLISHED 1896 LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1945 FIVE CENTS Will JfeUL VE U&UP1K11V 7 USK L El K L Jdyce Fall Rains Continue In Valley Fall rains, which began in earnest a few days ago, con tinued to fall today over most of the valley and with the .36 of an inch which had fallen today and.ithe .25 of Thurs day, the Aotal was brought to .90 this month. Average for the month is 1.12 inches of fain and the amount which fell last year in September if was 2.04, an excess of .92. f Low temperature so far this 1 month has been, so far, 26, which was registered Sept. 19; high was I 92 Sept. '2. Maximum for the month last year was 92 on Sept. 3 9, and the low was 34 on the 1 3rd and 4th. 1 Forecast is for continued cool r and more showers and rain, P which has gone far toward re lieving the danger of forest fires. By United Press Generally higher humidity, fog i and scattered showers today en S abled fire fighters to bring seven fires m California under control ; and make new progress toward subduing ; others scattered ! throughout1 the state, state fores' i try officials reported. Two nun' dred additional soldiers flown to r the scene of a fire which had threatened-1 Stirling City joined ! Others to battld a .blaze, which had started the evacuation of women j and children from the town. Part of the Robert Louis Stev- enson memorial tract on Mt. St. Helena, near Calistoga in Napa county, had been destroyed be fore a fire on the mountain was checked. Republican Women Council Plans to Organize Here Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, re publican national committee wo man for Oregon, is in La Grande to organize a unit of the Council of Oregon Republican women here. Mrs. Gerlinger, assisted by Mrs. H J Ritter, vice chairman of the county central committee, will confer with interested per sons, including county party offi cers, at Sacajawea hotel at 8 p. m. Saturday. A unit was organized last night at Baker. ' During her tour of this congressional district, Mrs. Gerlinger has also organized un its at Ontario, Nyssa, Vail, Can yon City - John Day, Burns, Prineviile, Redmond, Madras, ttwo in Klamath Falls, and Chil jToquin and Lakeview. The units are volunteer auxil iary workers who carry on year round educational and patriotic work. Reds Invited to Tell Congress All WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UP) American communists, who re cently returned to their class warfare philosophy of political action, have been asked by a house committee to tell congress all about it next Wednesday. ite house committee Earl iBrowder, who recently was de posed from leadership; William r oster, general secretary of the Immunist party and new lead- Dtnjumin j. Davis, jr., negro i president of the party and a Udate. for re-election to the I orK t-"y council; and Jack uei, communist publicity di- ffic Accidents tortland Climb IrLAND, Sept. 21 (UP) accioems in Portland in- i id percent and traffic 8 percent during the firs'. Iiontht of 1945 over the Iriod last 8or. the Port Li if ic safatv cemmissint, 11 today. Lgust, the first month Igd&uiiue rationing, acci nt up 34 percent. Weatherspoon WinsGirls4-H Club Bond Took Part in Most Events; Won Several Blue Ribbons Joyce Weatherspoon, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Weatherspoon, Elgin, was announced today as winner of the $zo war bona presented bv the Buster Brown shoe store to the girl participating most m the county-wide 4-ii club fair. Miss Weatherspoon was a blue ribbon winner in Cooking I, Clothing II, and in the style re view contest. She also, with Kar rel Stowe, gave a demonstration on making muffins, and entered the judging contest. Girls were awarded, according to their workmanship, blue, red and white ribbons, in addition to premiums. Blue ribbons were for Kaiser Leases Willow Run to Build New Car NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UP) Kaiser - Frazer corporation an nounced today it had leased the $10,000,000 Willow Run bomber plant for five years for the man ufacture of a new low-cost auto mobile called the Kaiser. Henry J. Kaiser, Pacific coast shipbuilder, and Joseph W. Fra zer, Detroit automobile executive, announced they had negotiated an agreement with-the recon struction finance corporation. "-Frazelv' 'president -6r Graham Paige Motors, said Graham-Page will move its manufacturing fa cilities from its present location to Willow Run where it will pro duce a medium-priced automobile called the Frazer. Frazer said the designs for the Frazer car to be produced by Graham-Paige "have been froz en while the designs for the Kaiser car are being developed. Both cars Will be full-sized, six passenger automobiles with the Kaiser selling in the low-priced field and the Frazer in the me dium-priced field. Under the company's opera tions plan, the new corporation will begin manufacture with cap ital and surplus of approximate ly $20,000,000 and a veteran au tomobile management, engineer ing, production and sales staff. Oregon to Finance Loans to Veterans SALEM, Sept. 21 (UP) Ore gon today was awarded a con tract to finance $1,000,000 in bonds for the Oregon war veter. ans fund. The s t a t e 's bid of $995,204 plus interest was lowest of 12 . submitted, according to director of veterans' affairs Hugh Rosson. The bonds are dated Oct. 1, 1945, and will mature in 10 years. The bonds are valued at $1,000 each. Interest rates will be 4 of one percent payable semi-annually on April 1 and Oct. each year. In terest in a 10 year period will amount to $79,796. The funds will be used in granting loans to veterans of world war II to be used in pur chasing homes or farms. Loans to veterans will be held at $3,000 and will draw 4 percent interest on unpaid balances. The loans must be paid in 20 years. Rosson said the veterans' de partment will be ready to accept applications for loans after Oct. 10. APPROVE OF PATTERSON WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UP) The senate military affairs committee today unanimously approved the nomination of Rob ert P. Patterson to be secretary of war. County Fair Exhibits Stolen Thieves who were careful not to overburden themselves, walked off with numerous piece from the exhibits at the county 4-H club fair yesterday t the fair grounds. Studiously avoiding any great weight or bulk, the person (or first place, red for second, while for third, and orange for fourth. Premium lists have been an nounced as follows: Blue ribbons, $3; red, $2; white, $1; orange, $.50. Demonstrations Blue, $2; red, $1.50; white, 1. Judging contest blue, $1.50; red, $1; white, $.50. Style review blue, $1.50; red. $1; while, $2.50. Union county grand champion $2.50. Each blue ribbon winner in the style review will receive a county style review pins, to be ordered Bfier awards are made, and presented at a later date. Additional and corrected win ners at the county-wide fair are as follows: Cooking I (La Grande only) red, Kan-el Stowe, Caryl Hug, Audrey Carper; white, Barbara Tolbert, Lewis Laird. Canning I blue,' Caryl Hug; red, Evelyn Jackum; white, Bar bara Tolbert. Canning II red, Mary Barlow. Handicraft blue, Billy Car son; red, Ronald Carson. Our Home I blue, Florence Cam, Gail Hug; red, Jackie Hop kins; white, Janet Coats, Lcona Carn, DeLeva Carper; orange, Agnes Tsiatsos, Kathryn Tsiatscs, Irene Lloyd. Sewing IA red, Mary Galli- gan. Sewing IBwhite, Audry Car per. .... '.. ;. ' Sewing II blue, Joyce Weath erspoon; red, K a r r e 1 Stowe; white, Anita Towle. Sewing III blue, Rosella Price; white, Joyce Bechtel. Sewing IV red, Lolita Smith; white, Mildred Calhoun, Roberta Roberts. Style Review, clothing 5 blue. xns Vogel. Style Review, clothing 3 blue Doris Jean Grey. Demonstrations red, Joyce Weatherspoon, Karrel Stowe, making muffins, blue, Anna Louise Hug, Caryl Hug, stuffed tomato salad. Victory Gardens I first, Bobby Rother, garden; Frederick Book er, blue popcorn; Eddie Johnson, beets; Eadie Johnson, carrots. Victory Gardens II first, Fred erick Booker; second, Lonnie Carroll; third, Gilbert Damon; fourth, Doyle Brown. Victory Garden III first, Bonnie McCanse, tomatoes, cab bage, corn. Stock judging contest first. Phyllis Delong; second, Dale De Long; third and fourth, Doyle Brown, Philip Street; fifth and sixth, Ronald Puckett, Roderick French, Jackie Lane, Ehrman Bates, Philip Street, Jimmie Run dall. Showmanship, in order of awards: Dairy showmanship Donald Hefty, Barrio Gassett, Johnnie Vann, Jay Hagey, Dale DeLong, Dickie Conklin. Pig showmanship Roderick French, Gassett, Clifford Towlc, Norman Wells, Vann, William See TOOK PART . . . Page 3 Emperor Considers Quitting Throne TOKYO, Sept. 21 (UP) Indi cations Emperor Hirohito is con sidering abdicating in favor of nis ll-year-old son increased to day. Two factors in particular bolstered the belief. 1. Crown Prince Akihito was ordered two days before Japan's capitulation to prepare himself for "togu" the science of ruler ship and Dr. Shigeto Hozumi named official adviser and in structor. 2. Prince Chichibu, tuberculous brother of Hirohito, is making one of his rare trips to Tokyo. persons) unknown, made off wun several pot-noiders, dish towels, and 4-H emblems, in cluding a pencil and a bracelet. Also stolen was n angel cake, and a pint jar of peaches, both blue ribbon winners. Several of the exhibits stolen HENRY FORD II: Takes job at head of one of world's largest private fortunes. 8 3 Henry Ford II Takes Over as Company Head By ALLEN V. DOWLING DETROIT, Sept. 21 (UP) Henry Ford II, 28, today suc ceeded his grandfather as presi dent of the Ford Motor company. Henry Ford, 82-year-old foun der of the automotive empire and vast other holdings, resigned the presidency for the second time. He turned over the presidency to his son, Edscl, in 1918, but re-. turned to the helm in June, 1943, shortly after Edsel's death. Withdraws The elder Ford increasingly has withdrawn from responsibilities of management in the last year. His grandson and namesake be came executive vice president April 28, 1944. The genius of the model E left the automobile industry he help ed pioneer as it was entering a new era. "I feel free to take this step at this time," Ford's letter of re signation said, "because the cri tical period during which I again assumed office has passed. Stayed on Board "I shall be glad to remain on the board, and to assist in an ad visory capacity." Then he recommended the directors consider elevation of Henry Ford II to the presidency. Their action followed. To offset any suggestion his re signation meant actual retirement physically, the elder Ford wrote: "As you know, I have many per sonal interests to which I now desire to devote most of my time." Ford Motor c o m d a n v was founded in 1903. Portland Labor Opposed to Shift PORTLAND. Sent ill rnm A motion was adopted today by representatives of Portland labor organizations opposing a proposed shift of the federal employment service to state control. Unemployment is a national problem," the resolution declared. "We believe that lahnr urill a,.i better deal if the employment service is left in the hands of the federal government, since t h e pioDiem is not confined to state lines." Fans Leave Despite Rain for Baker Came Despite the inclement weather. a large number of fans left this noon for Baker to mii.nr ii. i n Grande high school Baker foot ball game. The game was started at 3 p. m. Coach Gene Cooper took a squad of about 27 to the game. The Tigers hoped to relieve the sting of the defeat suffered last week at the hands of The Dal les. were to have been sent to Ihe slate exhibit at Salem Oct. 1 and 2. If any of exhibits are "found.'' return to box 735 in the portol fice building. No questions will be asked, Doris McWhorler, county home agent, said. Oil War Curtails Steel Mill By United Press Dwindling oil supplies from the strike-hit Calumet river bas in-refinery center in northwest ern Indiana forced the gigantic Carnegie-Illinois steel plant in Gary, Ind., to curtail production. More than 20,000 refinery and pipeline workers had left their jobs in six states to enforce the Oil Workers International union (CIO) demand for a 30 percent pay increase. The OW1U served notice it was ready to fight to the finish. More Trouble More than 200,000 workers were idled by strikes throughout the nation. In Detroit, more trouble flared when 800 CIO automobile work ers closed Chrysler eorp.'s Dodge truck plant in a new dispute. Company officials said the strike had developed from the tempor ary lay-oft of 2,200 employes as result of lack of truck parts. Eighty five . thousand were ktled by labor de putes in De troit, where a corps of seven la bor department conciliators were at work in an offon to iron out the trouble. Hearings were ord ered immediately in the strike of 4,500 Kelscy-Hayes Wheel co. Still Flows The big inch pipeline from the southwest oil fields to eastern areas operated at capacity. Maj. A. N Home, of Cincinnati, direc tor of war emergency pipeline, inc., which operates the big inch, said the spreading oil strikes had not yet affected the pipeline. Steel company officials . said they would be forced to cut back to 45 percent of capacity in two weeks, if the oil strikes last that long. In three weeks the plant would not be able to operate at more than 33 percent. Farm Subsidies to Be Discontinued By Next June DECATUR, 111., Sept. 21 (UP) The nation's farmers were told todav that, "with few excep tions." all hold the line subsidies could be discontinued by next June 30. Secretary of Agriculture Clin ton P. Anderson said at an agri culture industry conference last nieht that "the end of the war has made full scale continuation of these subsidies unnecessary." Anderson announced low grade cuts of beef will be ration free after Sept. 30. Points will re main on choice cuts of beef, how ever, he said. To abandon the rationing pro gram entirely would not be feas ible, he said because of a danger we might go on a "meat-eating spree" and next spring find our selves back to a much lower level of supply. Anderson disclosed he had written a letter to Maj. Gen. H r shey, national selective service director, asking farm boys be drafted "in strict compliance with the Tydings amendment." Anderson also told reporters that he had written the war de paitmcnl about the shortage of farm labor. Mother, 4 Children Trapped in Farm Home, All Burned REEDSPORT, Sept. 21 (UP) Mrs. Martha Doyle and her four children, ranging from one to five years old. were burned to death early today when their farm house was leveled by fire. The woman and children were trapped when the slairwsy burned and they could not get down from the second story. Mrs. Doyle's mother, asleep on the first floor, managed to es cape from the house and Mrs. Doyle's siiler and small child leaped from a first floor win dow to safety. Mrs. Doyle's husband is oval seas. The farm is located seven miles fram Reedspori on the Smith river. REV. CHARLES G. LONG and his son, Frank, admitted the world didn't end at 7:33 a. m. today. Rev. Mr. Long, Pasadona preacher, now says the hand which wrold the forecast he saw in a vision didn't say which calendar ho was to uso. 3,000 Thrilled Annual County Approximately 3,000 persons yesterday witnessed the Union county horse show, sponsored an nually by the Mavericks club. Two thousand five hundred tick els were sold, and it was esti- Farm Bureau Has First Meeting of Autumn Season La Grande local farm bureau held its first meeting of the fall season last evening in the IOOF building with the new officers in charge. County Judge Kenneth Mc- Cormick spoke to the group on county government and County Agent R. W. Schaad showed col ored motion pictures of South America. Sam Hunter, state membership chairman, and Mrs. Hunter of Milton were present at the meet ing as was Emil Jasmin of Pen dleton, who spoke on farm insur ance. . Preceding the meeting a pot luck dinner was served. Renwick Clark is president of the organ ization this year and Mrs. Otlo Klinghammer is secrctary-treas-surer. . The next meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18, at the same place. National Guard to Meet at Armory Capt. G. L. Gregory announced today members of La Grande na tional guard company will meet at 0:30 a.m. Sunday at the arm ory to go to Pendleton for rifl-" range practice. "This will be a good opportun ity for the members to get their trigger fingers loosened up before Ihe deer hunting season opens," Captain Gregory remarked. Dewey Refrained From Using Letter 3 t , 3 Kept Pearl Harbor Story as Army Asked NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UP) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey "knew the full stoly of Pearl Harbor" during the 1944 presidential cam paign and its political impact "might well have landed Dewey in the White House" had he not refrained from using it at the icquest of Gen. George C. Mar- hall, Life magazine said today. Life said General Marshall told Dewey the United States had cracked the Japanese "ultra code, but asked him to keep the information secret as Japan still v.-as using the code. Long before the nation went to the polls It had come to Thomas E. Dewoy's attention that wo had cracked the Jap. anese 'ultra' code sometime prior to Pearl Harbor and thai Roosevelt and his advisers knew whet the Japanese were going to do well in advance of F at Events of Horse Show mated that more than 500 per sons viewed the proceedings from the vantage point of the hill which rises to Gangloff park. The Lawrence saddle offered the spectators was presented to Mrs. Clifford Sherrill, and the $25 bond to Lynn Gregory. Highlighting the affair were Harry McCarthy's new horse. Leap Year Mac, ridden by Mrs. Mildred Standley Hanks, and the Mavericks ladies drill team, dirocted by Miss Beverly Smith, and ihe Quadrille team from the Mi. Emily camp. Leap Year Mac, a five-galled bred saddle horse, was pur chased by McCarthy about two months ago, and was shown in ihe five-gaited class, in the la dies pleasure class and In the three gailed pairs. Outstand ing was Mrs. Hank's riding ability. The ladies' drill team Hianlnv- ed 3kill under the capable direc tion of Miss Beverly Smith, 17-year-old high school senior and tnrec-year member of the club, wno with the members of the team, gave mnnv linurn tn tho perfection of the drill. Riding to music, me team performed an intricate routine, eynfMtfina double pinwheel turns, riding in pans and in fours, forming an M for Mavericks, and resumino Iho original positions. The horses were well paired. An old-time quadrille, pre sented by the Mt. Emily riding team was performed as perfect ly on horseback as though the participants were dancing on a floor. Music was furnished by O. P. Wirgel and Dick Lindsay. The presentation of Queen Eloise Tucker and her princes ses, at the beginning of the fes tivities w a s a feature of the afternoon. Among the prize horse flesh at the show was a racehorse ridden and owned bv Mrs. Rnlnh Mn- See 3,000 THRILLED . . . Page 5 the overt rupture in relations," the Life story said. "The political impact of such a chargo. If supported by tho evidonco of the code-cracking, would have been terrific, and might well have landed Dewey in the While House," Life con cluded. The magazine said that the war department, apparently frightened after Dewey's Okln homa City speech that the re publicans would "spring the truth about Pearl Harbor" sent a colonel to Dewey with a letter. The first paragraph asked Dewey not lo read fui titer unless ho would keep the letter's contents secret Dewey returned the let ter unread, Life said. Later Dewey received another letter from Marshall which . he was given permission to read and keep. : Will Aid Married Veterans La Grande's federal hous ing project has not . been lost to the community. Through the efforts of Dr. Itoben J. Maaske, president of Eastern Oregon college, 24 units of the 40 house project, have been secured primarily for the use of married veterans witlf families who will attend the local college. Dr. Moasko wrote George W. Qoplen, regional representative of the housing administration, stating tlie facts concerning the. critical situation here. Coplcn's reply follows in part: "I am happy to inform you thai on the basis of ihe inform ation given in your letter this office has recommended the completion of 24 units of this public housing project. It was further recommended that, up on tho completion of these un its, they be transferred to the Eastern Oregon college of edu cation for management and rental to families of veterans attending the Eastern Oregon college. The federal govern ment will, of course, maintain title to Ihe buildings and will be responsible for their dis pciltion whenever a determine, tion is reached that they art ' no longer needed for this es sential purpose." - Dr. Maaske reiterated that though the houses are primarily for veterans with families, and perhaps for single veterans, at tending the college, until such a time as all the units are required for .their use, the extra ones will , bo rented to others in the com munity who are unable to find housing during the current short age. It is also expected, he said, that other houses will be vacated by veterans attending college, who will move into the housing pro ject, and thus leave vacancies for others. Oregon Education Leaders Discuss Postwar Problems PORTLAND. SodI. 21 fUPl Oregon educational leaders con ferred in Portland today on "postwar problems and educa tion" at a meeting sponsored jointly by the National Educa tion 'association and tho Orfanw State Teachers' association. The conference has a two-fold aim of giving representatives a fair picture of major postwar problems and determining in a broad way what contribution the schools can and should make to Ihe solution of the nrohlems. an. cording to Dr. Henry Gunn, Eu gene superintendent of schools. Special speakers at the open ing session were Dr. Richard Barnes Kennan, representative of the national commission, and Gov. Earl Snell. Round table dis cussions were conducted by Rex Putnam, slate superintendent of schools; Oregon supreme court judge George Rossman; Fred J. Patton, La Grande superintend ent of schools; Frank Schiro, La Grande publisher; Frank Ben nett, Salem school superintend ent; James Hamilton, Vanport supeiintendent; Marshall Dana,?', and Philip Parrish. Pnrtl.,) o,MK j7 Frank M. Parr, executivJCi tary of the Oregon StiU&cV speaker at the sessi'v Educators Po ; Meet Here Oc 18-19 Dr. John M. Miller, director of teacher training at Eastern Or egon college, yesterday attended a meeting in Baker of the pro gram committee which discussed plans for the eastern Oregon ed ucational conference to be held in La Grande Oct. 18 and 19. Included in the conference are Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union Wallowa, Baker and Malheur counties Wiltinm penntendent of schools at Union id nrn.Llnn. t ,u - . i'.v.,ti--itt ui wiu conierence. Present at the meeting were Mcidinger, Mrs. Myrtle Lee, Ba ker p n II n I v ai.,.:n I . - - --- iiiicuuem or schools, Mrs. Estelle Boyer, Grant county supeiinlendcnt, and Wil liam King who holds that posi tion In Umatilla county,
