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The CTJZ1CU STATESMAN. Colao, Oregon. Wednesday I 'ozlIsk;. Oclibcr 27. ICI3 o Hollingbery Back in Football ' Picture; to "Advise? Spokane Air Base Commando Ball Qub By JACKHEWTNS' . ' SPOKANE Wash., Oct. -2M-Coach Orin E. "Babe" Hol - lingbery of Washington State college returned today to the football scene, disclosing he had joined the coaching staff of the Spokane air service Commandos . in an advisory capacity. The Commandos, with a victory over Whitman and a loss to Wash ington "U on their record, meet Washington Saturday at Seattle in a return engagement . " Interested officers of the sir service command could net ' be reached - Immediately (or .a statement. ' Hollingbery said he . could not be of much assistance to jthe team before the Washington .tilt and ' was not sure; how soon 'his ap pointment would be effective. The Babe, whose teams have; represented the west la the Rose ' Bewl and who' is coach ef the western entry te the annual Shrine came at San Francisco, became a eeaeh without a team this fall when State Joined eih ; er major northwest colleges " In -adjourning football. He was re tained by the college, however, as an instructor. " : Dean "of Pacific coast confer ence coaches, Hollingbery would have' counted his 18th consecutive year as head coach at WSC. LtT i jzzj V Weinstock, ? former Pittsburgh university star, and Lt. Don Haley, of Baylor university, are head coach and line coach re spectively, of the Commandos. Both play, Weinstock at fullback and Haley at center. The teaaa is made mp mostly of recent high school graduates, with a few players who have bad small-college experience. Detore. Signed To Padre Pact Offer Made to Bay San Diego Ball Club , SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct 26-JP) Signing of George Detore to man age the San Diego Baseball club again in 1944 was accompanied to day by new reports that a Los An geles group was interested in pur chasing the Padres. '" " . Ken Parker, who said he rep - resented a Los Angeles syndi cate headed by F. A. Bingham. , reported .be bad soanded ent Mai Charles Lott, elnb presi dent, regarding purchase of the Coast league team. Parker sad Lett informed him the elnb was i not for sale, bat the situation might change at the end of the elab's fiscal year next month.. : . Mrs. Florence Eastwood, who holds controlling interest m the Padres, was net available for com ment. . , : A. . Hart Mountain Hunter Kills 212 Pound Buck FLORENCE, Oct. Zt-iJPf-Ed-ward T.Nlesps was credited today with bagging "the largest deer in the Mart mountains siaee 1S1Z. , The eight-point back's ant lers had a spread ef 32 inches and the carcass weighed 212 ponnds." The deer was ' checked against the federal records ; of the Hart ' Moantaln Game - re- re, Niespa said. Giants Name Train Site . NE WYORK, Oct. 26-)-Of-fleials of the New York Giants met , with a committee of three Lake wood, NJ, men today and completed arrangements for the club to do its pre-season training at the South Jersey resort again next spring. .Chubby 'Dean in Army CLEVELAND, Oct. 26-iJPy-Juov-JU "Chubby Dean, 27-year-old Cleveland' Indians' southpaw pitcher, notified the tribe front office- today he had been inducted Into the army.- - Penn Player Boots 9Em True; 21 Points in 15 Seconds II PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2S-&P) Penn has a polnt-a-seeond scor er ready for Its clash with un beaten Army Saturday, ea Franklin field. . Lanky Frank UcSernaav Coach George Manger's ace-on-tho bench, has tallied 21 points including the one that beat Dart mouth 7-e-ln Peon's first, five games this season. And bis ' playing 'record shews only 15 see ends ef action. Old football injuries, that ne cessitated operations for -the re moval -f eartHare from both knees cost the six-foot-two Phll adelhian a chance te play rem- ' larly, and cacsed the Army te .classify tint -F. Dat they 11 : not prevent him frens-beeombtg a plaee-kl: T.r-r on s t Back in Saddle V , : . v: : I:'. I - 1 t - AsklrlariijMri BABE HOLLINGBERY. V7SC grid : coach with not much to coach p to now, has announced that he will assist mentoring the Spokane Air Base Commandos bs an "advisory" eaptteity. Leslie Grid Teams Battle 25 Elevens in All Participate in Play : Twenty-five strong, 'the tough football teams of Leslie are well under way in their jseaion. Games are played in gymnasium classes which are organized Ir to six sep arate -leagues, and the winners will engage in eliminations to de termine the three-; grade titlists who will meet Parrish early in November. All but boys registered for Leslie are actively 11 of the 238 gym work at taking part In the program with those not par ticipating serving as referees and scorers for the games. , ; - 4 Teams and captains are: jflrst period. Buckeyes, Bill Johnson; Badgers, Mike Glenn; Gophers, Gerald Garrison;' Wolverines, . John McCorkle. Second peri od,; Indians, Danny Yaldes; Hus kies, Bob Wiper; Trojans, Charles Robins; Cougars, Carl Billings; Grlsxlte s. Kenny Wright; Yadals, Panl Bales. Third period, Rebels, Fred Sproile; Lenghorns, Ethan Grant; Spartans, LeRoy Gesner. Fourht period, j Lions, Robert Goffrier; Redskins, Ray Eyerly Bears, Winston Cobb; Packers, Tom Bartlett. Fifth period, Broni chos, D a r a 1 e DaMoude; Gaels, Ralph Blakely; Ramblers, Benny Pitzer; Rams, Raymond Baker. Sixth period, Pilots, Bill Sproule; Beavers," Jerry McReal; Ducks, Julian Gartner; Bearcats, John Schroeder. l ., l I la addition to the gym intra-! moral leagues the school rival ry ; groups have j been staging some games ot noon for the en-: tertainment of the ranch stu dents and te determine the col or; groap championships. Wed-; nesday noon the three' title games will be played with the! Whites and Golds meeting for! the ninth grade tiara, the Reds and Greens tangling in the eighth grade, and the Golds and r Greens battling for the seventh grade championship. Oregon Sharpshooters -Trim Yorkshire Club PORTLAND, Oct 2-(ff- The Oregon State Rifle and Pistol as sociation defeated ! the Yorkshire Rifle association ! of Yorkshire, England, 3919 to 2799 in the an nual competition of the two teams, A. P. . Tauscher, Portland, vice president of the ; Oregon group, said today. j He ' said results , of the shoot, held here and there on the same day, had Just arrived. The Ore fon association also won last year. that may bo oao of Penn'a greats . -I As a- result ef the operations, HeUeraan walks with a slight shuffle, add has been forbidden to scrimmage because ef the pos sibility ef a disabling Injury. Bat he gets vp eff the bench 'when Penn scores a touchdown, and trots est to kick - the extra point. ; Against Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Lakehorst Naval and Colombia he had 22 chances, 1 : Because' time officially is est daring the try for point after touchdown, none of these is list ed on HcIIernan's playing ree eri. The 15 seconds ef action was recorded ta the Dartmouth game when he attempted and missed a field goal - from the rj-rfM . V m I . t J i ir r'n ml First Lady Says Hopldns aoseto FDR By EDITH K. GAYLORD WASHINGTON, Oct "26 iP) Harry i Hopkins is one of those whom President Roosevelt trusts and "wants around ; him at all times' Mrs." Roosevelt said today In denying lhat Hopkins' impend ing move from ; the White house to a, home of his own means any change in his close .personal and working relationship to the pre sident. , . The president will always see Mr. .Hopkins for . the r work re quired", Mrs. Roosjevelt asserted, "and also for the pleasure he has in the friendship.,, : ; t " ' Hopkins,1 whose residence in the White house, since .May, .10, 1940, has.; aroused occasional criticism, plans to move with Mrs. Hopkins and his daughter, . Diana, ,to a house in Georgetown as soon as it is ready, the first lady, told her press j conference. - !;,v.Mi:';?"-- Mrs. Roosevelt said s Hopkins "made a sacrifice, to move into the White house because the pre sident wanted , him at all hours while, Hopkins-: was recuperating from, anillnes-?-,, f." f V j IfHe's rStronger and the work is getting' . better organized," . Mrs. Roosevelt asserted. They feel they have a right " to have a house , of their own." :T'-;;- ' Hopkins V married 'Mrs. Louise Macy, " his third wife; in the pre sident's study on J uly 30, . 1942, and brought his bride' to live in his White house suite. , To a question whether Hopkins' departure meant that . his influ ence with the president . has les sened, Mrs. Roosevelt replied that people '" misinterpreted the - mean ing of influence in reference to the " president. ". f ;.er:i 'J ; "It would be a good, idea for people to I realize that any man occupying a (position of great re sponsibility may gather all the in formation ; in the world and ask for all the opinion," she said, "but in the end he knows the final de cisions are his and his only and he isn't going to be influenced to the extent of doing things which he himself has not decided. "Being human beings, men with great responsibility ' also want around them people they can trust whose ideas are fundamentally the same. That doesn't mean that they always agree. But they must feel that the other person's , approach is an honest approach and that he will give you an honest opinion.- ' Williams Talks To Dallas GC DALLAS Bryant Williams was the speaker at the chamber of commerce Friday; Williams, basing his remarks on the farm labor problem, " reviewed the success fulness of the children's platoons. Children under 12 years of age averaged daily $2.90 in cherries; $1.25 in berries; $2.50 in beans and $4.50 in hops and prunes. The women of Polk county were given the credit for saving the berry crop. ; 4: -J, j.- The Mexican laborers -were praised for their work which was so well done in spite off the in conveniences they experienced by not being able to speak the Eng lish language. . - v ? ' The directors plan to sponsor the 4H achievement day as usual, and to meet regularly during the winter months. The speaker for the next week will come from the public rela tions department at Camp Adair. Mrs. Wells .Gives Party for Parents On Anniversary , MACLEAY Mrs. Alta Wells entertained a group of relatives and close friends at a surprise in formal party at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Harry Martin, honoring them on their 40th wedding : anniversary. During the affair a group of vo cal numbers were given by . Mrs. Wells, Mr. Martin and Everett Branch. , Mr. and Mrs. Martin (Myrtle Morris) were married at the home of her parents near Turner and have lived at, their present home the entire 40 years. 1 . : ; v - .- -.Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ev erett Branch, Mr. and Mjs. Irvin Branch, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lynds, Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs.' M. M. Magee and M J. ' Kephart. Mrs. Balis Suffers , . Heart Ailment JEFFERSON Mrs. Louise Sa tis, who ; makes her home with her daughter,' Mrs. H. E. McKee and family, was quite CI during the past week with a ' heart ail ment. She is reported to be much improved. Mrs. William Lake is caring for her. v-'-"i'l''r s:,;'l ' Mrs. Roy Wickersham has re turned home from Seattle, Wash, where she visited her sister, Mrs. Mrs. E. B. Tanner,- who 2s con valescing from a recent operation. F.Irs. Loner Improves IARIOH FORKS W o r d has been received that Mrs, E. Loner, wife of the Detroit ranger, is im proving daily at the Salem Gen eral hospitaL Around Oregon Names of firms cited for price violations will not be made public henceforth, the district office of price administration ' (OPA) ' an nounced in Portland . , . Charles C. Barron, Corral, Idaho, paid $1000 for the . grand champion bull In the first Pacific northwest Aber deen-Angus sale at Pendleton . . . ' Coos county's population has dropped from" 32,468 in 1940 to 31,386, toe district OPA reported at Coquille . Phillip A. Jean- neret, 29,: was ordered held at Portland for the Multnomah coun ty Grand. Jury on a charge of. fatally beating his wife, Barbara, 27, October 18 ... Myrtle Point Joined the' list of Oregon cities with postwar con struction plans, announcing en largement of its water system and a library . : The district OPA warned landlords against collect ing bonuses for renting apartments as reported in several complaints Portland's city Isolation hospital appealed for a washing machine, needed In preparation ox hotpacks for infantile paralysis patients . . Clackamas farmers reported a wave pf vandalism In which sev eral animals had been shot ... . Louring operations in the Molalla area, halted by snow last week. have been resumed.. ; ... Oregon Power Sales in 1942 Break Record Sales' of electric energy by pri vate utilities in. Oregon broke all records in 1942. -according to the annual report of George H. Flagg, commissioner, as prepared by J. Kennedy, chief accountant - and David Don, chief engineer. The to tal was-1,361,675,260 kilowatts, an increase of ' 12.48 per cent over 1941. Along with this increase in consumption came a , decrease In rate per kilowatt hour. The report says that "the average charge of 2.13 cents per kilowatt hour was among the lowest in the United States. The average for toe coun try was 3.67. cents. " The report further says: "While the revenues received in 1942 from residential and rural customers of class A, B and C utilities increas ed 9.17 per cent over the 1941 all time high, toe kilowatt hours re received for 'this revenue increased 3.55 per cent, indicating that each customer received more electric energy per dollar. During the year rate reductions totaling $20,000 , were granted by three companies, making a total for the eight years ending in 1942, $4,610,006. f Class -A,-.B and C, electric util ities' had ' ait Increase of $796,068 in net income, of which $371,418 was derived from a reduction In charees for interest and amortiza tion of debt discount.' The report for municipalities operating elec tric distribution systems showed an increase in revenues of $59,522 and a decline in net operating in come of $44,165. i During toe year rural line ex tensions of electric utilities under jurisdiction of toe state public util ities commissioner ; amounted to 107.28 miles, adding 3894 custo mers. " - Webfoot Grangers View Farm Front ' ' DAYTON Webfoot grangers met for a social Saturday night with eabout 50 'witnessing th movies of the "Farm Front" shown by Louie Gross, Yamhill county 4H club leader, who is Dayton grange master also. Five Mexican laborers gave a program of songs and guitar num bers. . A business meeting will be held November 13. Most Mexicans To Return Home . PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 26-() Most of the Mexican laborers who helped farmers of toe western United States harvest crops ' this year will start hack to their na tive land this weekend, the war food administration said today. WFA's labor office here said however, that many are being signed up to work .through the winter at orchards, vineyards and dairies in Oregon and Washing ton. About 100 will remain in the Rogue River Valley pear country and be housed in a CCC camp near Medford, Ore, WFA said. Nutrition Specialist i Speaks at Rlehama MEHAMA Miss Lucy! Case, nutrition specialist from Oregon State college, accompanied Miss Frances Clinton, Marion county home demonstration agent, to Me hama Monday afternoon and spoke to mothers of school children on a school lunch program. The meet ing was arranged by Mrs. Mar garet Ware, teacher at the school. Oregon Coal Import Drops WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 Wp) The amount of coal shipped to the Oregon-Washington area dropped 5,485 tons to 53,315 tons during the week ended October 16, the solid fuels administration reported to day. The Oregon-Washington is one of three major shortage areas. Plans Brawji '. '-v. " .",V " ' - For Permanent Farmers9 Mart - Flans for continuance of Sa lem's new farmers' market on a permanent basis outlined Tuesday night by members of the .city market commission Include r the provision j of waterproof roofing. one to three canvas side walls for toe - stalls, spreading of sawdust to do away with mud, provision of more , containers and of better table facilities. Requests for toe coming week's produce offerings include all of toe fruits and vegetables hitherto offered, '- more; dressed v poultry and eggs, more of toe high-quality corn reportedly sold last Sat urday and considerably more flowers ... than were offered, ac cording to members of toe com mission. Alderman A. H. Gille is chairman, with Theodore G. Nel son and Mrs. "Walter Barsch as committee members. t- OSC Observes 75th Birthday CORVALLIS, Oct, 26-)-Ore-gon State college will observe toe 75th anniversary of its founding tomorrow. ' -v- M -i . - Harrison C Dale, president of toe University of Idaho, will be the principal speaker at the char ter day ceremony which also will feature Gov. Earl Snell and Dr. A. 1 Strand, OSC president The - entire program will be broadcast by KOAC, : the state owned station on the campus, and portions of the ceremony will be aired by stations of the Mutual Broadcasting system's regional network and Portland - stations KOTN and KGW. Russia Program Bills Folk Dances A demonstration ; of Russian folk dances by Mrs. Mimi Dim ondstein and Mrs. Marjorie Church Brewster is to be a fea ture : of tonight's "Know Russia Better program at .the Salem Woman's clubhouse, presented by toe Salem- grange. -" " The plan for getting field and garden seeds from the United States to Russia as one means of aiding an ally will be explained. Victor Stepantsoff, vice-chairman of ' toe state committee for Russian - War Relief, Inc.. will be principal speaker on toe program which commences at 8:30 and will be open to toe public Questions about Russia may be - presented orally or In writing. British Fight Cross Channel - Duel L O N DO N, Oct. 26-C)-The longest and heaviest cross-channel gun duel - in months shook toe Dover area for 2 hours yesterday when British long-range batteries touched off the firing about 9 p.m. The British guns threw about three shells to every one sent back across toe channel by the Ger mans.' Nazis Mine Polish City . In Case of Red Arrival LONDON, OtL The Germans have already mined r Lwow in southeastern Poland, to blow It to rains In event of a Russian . breakthrough to that city, the Polish telegraph agen cy said today en the basis ef smdergTOvnd information. ' ' . Frank Curtis, 74, ; Ex-Warden, Dies ; ; PORTLAND, Oct. 26-')rFrank H. Curtis, 74, Oregon state peni tentiary warden from 1903 to 1912 died in a hospital here today. ' Curtis, first president of the grain handlers' union in Portland, is' survived by his widow and four sons. - . - 'SAILDACIES -eZimbcd Ista a Lea ess tU ASSOCIATED PRESS D Li . FOR TIN FISH'. Isaae n. Flttea ranges the.bore ef a torpedo tabo spoon mannf actoredtn Loaisville, Ky by the Westiaghonse Electrle and Maasdactariag Co. for the U. 8. Navy. Flvespoens ibiea to JWjtT 1 ISLE OF . H &t? WIGHT f H Channel ' Di2g!!p GUERNSEY ' SL' WMlfe INVASION CO A ST? This Is a elosenp map of the land on both sides of the Earlish chaa neL and shows the point where the British Isles are closest to the Earopean continent. This may be the place where Allied leaders are plaaalng a land Invasion ef Hitler's fortress. tvyf - SUGAR LOAF swooping prepares to come in for a S women war workers tirit'tl t'?'l szzU izl t'stzl Ucat snf t i FT) rn Z3 tac torpedo taoo asoant lor ase on Wr"- f. ever fames Sagar Loaf moantala. a Naval air transport clana at Sle do Jaaoire. OScial sr.l t:l tr:ur.I t'.t'r rrlll . rc -ii c il U VJU W w c J 4 i son ace vessels, STATUTE MILES U. 8. Navy photograph. CHUT LLCc3.CarlA. rrixls (itsvz) tez-.zL?', Ztl Al Lil t'r c;cr- s la I.:r'.:i Af rica, Ills j:..rs f LLa wis ssal ea- a rccr-t vLii ta.tht