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! j& OSTGOIl STATESJ IAir Colesn, Oregon, KadoTirb ftagurt 1SU
TowellsBuy
AtMillGty
Manv Soend Vacations
At Breitenbush v
Hot Springs
" MILL CITY, Aug. 1.-Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Towell are purchasing
the Groeblby place in town and
plan to take possession September
1. Mrs. Towell is employed at the
'Mill City Manufacturing company
mill.
The M. C Heustons are living
in the C A. Howe place which
-they recently purchased. Howes
..are living on Mrs. Howe's prop
erty. ;.;"
Mrs. Claude Miller and son,
Cordon, and Jerry "Lee Swan,
spent last week at the Brei ten
bush Hot Springs. The Roy Led-
nickvs of Portland were with
them.
,i . Mrs. Jennie Evans has returned
to Lebo, Neb-i after visiting her
brother and sister-in-law, Dr. and
JMrs. D. W. Reid. ' 1 I
v- Mrs. R. L. Faust is in San Die-
go, to visit her brother, Dan
r Twpntv-rive members a n d
friends of the Woman's club were
i nresent at the annual covered dish
luncheon last Wednesday, at the
Si JeDsen home. Mrs. Clayton
t jjaiiimore, rewmg prwucui, wm
i In charge of the. meeting. Mrs.
Harry Mason was elected secre
I tary to fill .the vacancy left; by
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: Mrs. life Potter.
Mrs. Don Sheythe is the new
1 president ;.
l Mrs. Willis Potter' and Billy, of
San Francisco, are guests at the
Frank Potter home. Mrs. Potter
Will return September 1.
; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Potter and
-daughter are at Waldport. His ne-1
f phew, Billy Potteriwent with
! them, i ' . , ;
:'. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duffy are in
Longview, to - spend a few days
with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Duffy, who is convalescing from
a recent heart attack. They will
return late this week. Mrs. Eliza-
beth Duffy formerly lived in Mill
-lly. 1 I
, Patricia and Betty Lou Cree are
; aUying with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Cree, while
their mother, Mrs. Lowell Cree
. Has Deen in ue nospiuu ior an ap-1
- penaeciomy. i-oweii .ree ana cnu
dren spent the weekend in Salem
: with Mrs. Cree's sister, the O.
Gortons.! , Mrs. Cree was
home this week. !
Guests of the George Crees Sun
day were Mr. and Mrs. John Jones
; nd three children of Portland.
1 Mr an(i Mn virvvrt jfthnnn and
; children of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cree
j and family of Mill City. '
Mr. and Mrs. C A. Howe and
LfamUy returned Sunday, from Al-
if bany-' Where they have , been stay-
' ins with her Daren ta. Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Harlan. SUying at the
Howe home is Mrs. Howe's niece,
Shelda Loman, of Longview. who
Is nickin beam in Wnt Starton
with her cousin, Jeaneane Howe.
'.' Mrs. Al Lawson and son, Ter
ry, who have been staying at the
home of her parents, the Curtis
Clines, left for Camas, Wash.,!
Saturday for two weeks.
Jefferson Native
To Preach Sunday
At Home Church
JEFFERSON, Aug. 18 Burton
-rnurston, one . or jexierson s na
tive ?ons,- who has been studying
for the ministry, will speak in the
Jefferson Church of Christ, his
home church, Sunday morning at
11 o clock. He will be glad to see
his former friends.
Burton Thurston is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. 1 K. S. Thurston of
Jefferson, has been attending the
Bible university in Indianapolis,
Ind.; and .recently received his
B.D. degree. He plans to take post
graduate work next year at the
university. He graduated from
Northwestern Christian college in
Eugene, before going east
He will arrive here Friday for a
visit with his parents and other
relatives.
Following the morning service.
the church and school will have
their annual picnic , in the W. E.
Doty grove, five miles northwest
of Jefferson.. A basket dinner will
be served,- Games, swimmimt. and
a general social time of. fellowship
wiu occupy me aiternoon. :
Middle Grove Has
Many Visitors
MIDDLE GROVE Mrs. Le Roy
.Wilkins ef Omaha is a guest of her
daughter, Mrs. William Kaufmna.
Mrs. E. D. Reed of Silverton,
visited her son, Robert Reed, this
week. ..
Mrs. Lowell - Wright, of San
Francisco, left for home Sunday
after two weeks vacation . spent
with her' husband's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Wright
TONIGHT
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AmitieQub .
Picnic Is Held
j , Sixty One at Annual -Gathering
Sunday
J In Middle Grove
rfMBDDLE i GROVE, Aug. 18 The
annual picnic for members of the
Amitie club and their families was
held Sunday in the garden at the
Paul Bassett home. Croquet, ping
pong, and soft ball were the di
versions for the youth of the
. a : HI
group, wnue an ouiaoor gnu,
lounging cnair. ana
centers of interest for the older
W Sixty-one iPS Wf
seaxea ai uie i
a meal boimtifully providedfor
was enjoyed also before the group
disbanded.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Reed and children, Mr. and
Mrs. William Kaufman and chil-
dren, Mrs. Cleo Keppenger; Patsy
and Gaylee, Mrs. Carl Snyder and
Ruth, Arlene Fromm, Mr. and
Mrs. John Koch, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hyett, Mr. and Mrs. William
McAninch, Mrs. August Otjen, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Hammer, Ma-
rie Ann and Leonard Hammer, Jr.;
Mrs. Lena Bartniff and Robert
Bartruff, Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. John Cage
and Marvin, Barbara and Donald
Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Goode,
Yvonne. FJvin and Wayne: Mr.
and Mrs. John Van Laanen, Norma
and Dale; Mrs. Kate Scharf, Mrs.
W. H. Scharf and Harry Lee
Scharf, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Don,
Mrs. Mary Herndon, Mrs. Eric
Stahl, Magdalene and Edwin; Mr.
Mrs George Plane, and visi
tort Mrs. Lowell WrizhL of San
Francisco; Mrs. LeRoy Wilkins, of
Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. E. D. Reed of
Silverton: Rhea Raatz of Salem
Mrs. Paul Bassett and Donald
Qassett.
Mrs. E. Wright
Funeral Today
ALBANY Funeral services for
Mrs. Etta Wright, 78, widow of the
George Wright, wlil be held
fna the Fortmiller Chapel at; 2
o'clock Thursday. Burial, will be
lo tti Masonic cemeteryvk-MrSj
Wright died in the Albany General
hospital August 11, following an
illness of several weelcs.
Born in Brownsville, January
20, 1860. Etta Cooler spent the
early years of her life in that city.
In the same city she was married
to George W. Wright in 1887. Fol
lowing their marriage, Mr. and
Mrs. Wright lived for A few years
in Heppner, then came to Albany
to live for 50 years. Mr. Wright,
a well known lawyer of Linn
county, died on October 20, 1940.
Mrs. Wright went to Portland to
make her home with a daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Gabriel and when tak
en ill a short time ago she returned
to Albany for medical treatment.
Mrs. Wright , was a member of
the Presbyterian church, a charter
member, of the Pythian Sisters
lodge, and belonged to several
civic clubs.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Nelson Wilbur of San Angela,
Texas; Mrs Henry Fish and Mrs.
Gabriel both of Portland. A fourth
daughter, Mrs. Willetta Donert,
died several years ago. Surviving
are also two brothers. W. C. Cooler
and James B. Cooler both of
Brownsville, and
dren.
Former Neighbor Visits
In Lincoln Tuesday
LINCOLN, Aug. 16 Mr. and
Mrs. Nels Yenckel had as their
visitor Tuesday an old friend and
lormer neignoor in neorasKa, c.u.
Snrder of near Lhanrai. f
Mr. Snyder a jnint acreage
1 and went to McMinnvOld Tuesdav
1 to get parts for a new distillery
1 which he is intt"hig,
Stephens Buy in Zena
ZENA, Aug. 18 Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Stephens, formerly of Ze
na, have purchased 10 acres of
land, largely planted to berries, a
mile north of Liberty. '
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The Stitiesman's
Canadian Visitors ;
Returns to Home - "
JEFFERSON, Aug. 18 Mrs.
James McCready - left Thursday
for her summer home In. Jasper
national ; park In Canada,! where
she will meet her- husband and
little daughter. After three weeks
they will be at their home : In
. Winnipeg, Canada. ; , , f s
Mrs. McCready was called here
by the Illness and: death I of j her
mother, the late Mrs. Georgia
Richardson J Since T then, she! has
been ! staying with her sister,
Mrs. Bernice Geise and Mr. Geise,
at the Richardson home. L
Mrs. Dark
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Portland Woman VisiU
With Amity Relative
During Week :
AMITY, Aug. 18 Mrs. Robert
G. Clark and herfl cousin, Mrs.
Elizabeth Abraham of Portland,
were guests of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Umphlette i this
week. 1 - -: i
Mrs, C. EC Wright of Taf t was a
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary E.
Breeding and other relatives and
friends here last week. N.; -i i :
Mrs! Dora Kenhh of Seaside Is
visiting her sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs, Edward Wad-
dell, i - t I: gr. '.v., L:,VS
Mrs.' Joseph N. Larson has gone
to Mineral iWells Texas.l toJ join
her husband who is with the army
at Camp Walters, Texas. ; Mrs.
Larson is a' daughter of Mri and!
Mrs. R. R. Massey of Amity. ; i
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Brown of Sa
lem visited! at the home of his
mother, Mr. M. Brown. V
Mr. and Mrs. Don Woodman an
family of Hillsboro were Sunday
guests at the home of his parents;
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Woodman. I
Mr. and (Mrs. Carl Buckler;; of
Portland were at tee home of Mrs.
Maud Strout and: daughter, Mrs.
Edna Strout last week, i Mrs.
Buckler was formerly Lois Taylor,
and lived here when she was
girL ;
Clark De Spain of Pendleton
was here Monday! at the home of
his-grandfather, Charles Robbins
west of town and: was also at the
Mrs. Maud Strout home In Amity,
Young De Spain has completed his
training at the army air base and
will jbe stationed at Oklahoma
City,jOkla4
Ml'
Word- has been, received by his
grandmother, Mrs. Maud Strout,
that Eugene Strout, US army, Mc-
nunnville, fir nowf in the Solomon
islands. He Is a son of Mrs. Vivian
Strout of McMinnville. Eugene
lived' here- with his parents when
a child. 1 . it j : i
Miss Harriet Knapp . of : Des
Moines, Iowa, who is employed in
Portland this summer,, spent the
week end here at the homes of her
uncles, J. W. and O. E. Roth, Mr.
and Mrs. O. E. ?Roth drove her
back; to Portland :Sunday f
Mrs. Frank Groves end: children
of Las Vegas, Ney, are guests of
her parents, Mr.iand Mrs. Frank
Biggs. ? f1 ' i
Mr, andfMrs. C. A. Fuller, re
cently of Sprague; River, are visit
Ing his brother, W. SFuller. The
Fuller family are former Amity
residents. ; Fuller was proprietor
of the Amity Hardware store for
some time before he moved .
Klamath county 15 years ago.
to
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Home as Family Works
CIXDVERDAIXTuesday while
all members of the family were
in the bean fields, someone en
tered the George Sherman house
through an open bedroom win
dow iand stole a wrist Watch and
several pieces Of Jewelry, j State
police were notified.
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Mrs. McCall Guest f
SPRING VALLEY, Aug.
Mrs. Eltruda Teeple entertained as
Sun da ydiiner guests Mrs.! Marie
Flint McCall of Brush college and
her friend, Mrs.! Jenny Buick of
Hoseberg. ( . .
Visits Corvallis :
LINCOLN, Aug. 16 Mrs. Nels
Yenckel went to Corvallis Friday
to take her granddaughter home.
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bvimming
At Scout damp
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BROOKS, Aug. 18 Twenty-
three Girl Scouts and their lead
er, Mrs. jpatssr.t Bnitka, returned
home after weeks outing at
Breitenbush Springs, ji They spent
many hoiirs bathing in the spa
cious mineral pool and went on
mountain Huke. I. " j i
During ithe f swimming periods,
the' following! girls mastered the
elementary back strok
Fitts, Betty Jean Carrol,
Boehm, Sophia Johnson,
Weetling, ! Anne Russell,
RoJean
Delores
Wanda
Gum. Arlyce KlampeJ Loli Black
stone, Kathleen White, Carol Rus
sell, Juanita Burr, Irene Bpaby and
Betty Louj Boehm. j . J j
! Those permitted to work on
back strokes were Rojeanj Boehm,
Lola Blackstone, Sophia Johnson
and Juaniia Burr. I I J
Girls irUstering the beginners
dive were! Sophia JohnsorL Juani-
Burr, j Anne Russell,! Wanda
Gum. Irene Bibby, Kathleen
White, Carol RusselLfLoui Black
stone- and! Betty Loui Boefam.
Girls who were working on the
standing dive! were Sophia 'John
son, Lola Blackstone, Juanita Burr,
Kathleen White, Irene Bibby and
Betty Low Boehm. , ;i
Those who showed marked im
provement in the water were Car
ol RussellJ Wanda Merrill,) Pauline
Earls and Carol Lea.iL
An of the i girls hiked! to the
gorge. Among; the senior girls the
following j completed ! the hike to
Leone lake: Anne RuksenJ Jordith
Stenson, peiores Wesumg, Wan
da Gum, iRovena Stamper, Lona
McCoy, ".Wanda Merrill ahd! Vir
ginia Bartholomew. - I li
Soap , carving, smoke j prints,
sketching tmd simple; sewihg were
some of the activities-in ihe arts
and crafts division of the Junior
gin.: i''-m:-t'V'
The parents! who took the child
ren and spent most Of their time
fishing and otiting on the! nearby
akes were Mr. and MrsJ Horace
Bibby, Mr. and Mrs. ! Reuben
Boehm, Mr. and" Mrs.' Pete I Ruse,
Mrs. W. B. Russell, j also took . a
group and Mrs. Joe Fitts j came
after them. I . 11,1! ...
Special, appreciation was:'
pressed to the following wOmen for
their donations of food andjother
necessary jarticles: Mrs. M- Moul-
let, Mrs. Joe Fitts, Mrt.WJBi Rus
sell, Mrs. Ronald Jones, ! Mrs. J.
C. Leedy and Mrs. G, A jMcNeff.
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Chinese Start
New Offense
6nanstz4
CHUNGKING, Aug,' 16-Pi-Chi
nese forces have begun aft offen
sive in the vicinity of the jYangtze
river port! off IchangJ westernmost
Japanese stronghold! in central
China, the Chinese high command
announced today, t jj I t
A communique disclosed, that on
the evemhg :of Aug. 14 Chinese
troops attacked on both the north
and south: banks of the rver and
by yesterdayjmorning hat broken
through the enemy's linesi at Sev
eral points and were pressing for
ward steadily. ',.,
It was hot; made clear whether
this " action represented a serious
attempt tf take Ichang bit merely
was one of the periodical Chinese
harassing knoyes in this .area, ,
The high command also! report
ed unremitting Chinese Attempts
to re-capiur Hengyang on the
Vankow-danton railroad. ! Chinese
attacking from the east rej-captur-ed
, several strategic: points and
cleared the Vicinity , of Lienhua
chen of enemy remnants. I I
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Vacation Bible School
Holds: Achievement Day
MIDDLE GROVE - The two
week Session of the dally vacation
Bible school of the Union Sunday
schooL ' closed Friday with ; an
achievement program; an enroll
ment of 22 increased to 40 with an
average attendance of 32. Rev.
Peter Becker was superintendent,
assited by Mrs. Emory Goode, Mrs.
Paul Bassett and Miss Elda Herr.
Sales Tax Is
Disa
By Liberty FU
Liberty local of the Farmers
Union met at the school house
Tuesday. New members obligated
were C A. Lossner, Ms. and Mrs.
Orval Otto and L. J. Storm. Arlene
Hewett gave a reading and Donna
Dasch and Ardith Bennett report
ed on the junior camp meeting
Near Mount Hood. Doris Clark
and Jacqueline Van Loh also at
tended comp from Liberty but
were not present at the meeting
with reports. Mrs. L. B. Friesen
played a piano solo after which
special guests were introduced:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett, from
Red Bills, Walter Baker and his
brother from BetheL and Harley
Libby of the state executive board.
Lewis Judson led discussion on
the soldiers' educational aid b0L
after which the measure was dis
cussed. ! ': ' I : ' '.- J '
The sales tax measure was dis
cussed and after tacts concerning
it were given, Liberty Farmers
Union adopted a resolution disap
proving of the sales tax. I
In regard to the Veterans Aid
bills, Libby stressed the fact that
this l is 'a national war and the
soldiers! should be taken care of
uniformly throughout the na
and not have the various states
with many different measures.
Mrs.,R. C. Genre reported on
the state picnic at Champoeg park
last Sunday and said those who
failed to attend missed a chance
for a good time. " ! .
The Junior Reserve classes were
conducted by
and Mrs. A.
Mrs. Roy Farrand
D. Clark and the
small children
were entertained
by Mrs. HaUJ . - -
The refreshment committee for
next meeting will include Mr. and
MrsHenry Paulsen, Mr.' and Mrs.
Fred Ramey, Mr. and Mrs. George
Riggs, Mr. and Mrs. Fred' Sals
bury, Mr. and Mrs. R.' Roth, Mr.
and Mrs. F. F. Schneider, Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Smith, Isaac Schmidt
and; William Schotthoefer.
Orchard Manager Hurts
Hand While at Work i
ZENA, Aug. 16 Herman Cress
well, manager of the Vlck broth
ers $ walnut orchards ' north j of
Zena, injured his hand while
chopping wood and was tempor
arily disabled. j
The back of his hand was deep
ly gashed, the cut extending
across the forefinger and thumb.
Mrs.; Frank Butler Is a patient
at the Deaconess hospital, where
she underwent an appendectomy
Sunday morning. Her condition is
reported as satisfactory. ' ' I
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Yafds,Cannery
MILL CITY, Aug. 16 Mill City
Manufacturing Co. mill men be
gan their vacation Monday. The
loggers for the company plan to J
take their vacation during mint-
ing season.
A number of the mill men are
doing night shift work at the
Stayton cannery for the week.
and some are assisting In the bean
harvest in West Stayton.
The school bus, driven by Mrs.
Wilson Stevens, has - been taking
a capacity load of 40 bean pickers
to West Stayton since the start of
the -picking season. To be eligible
to ride one must be 12 years old
i and must pick a certain reason
able amount of beans ' during the
day..' Mrs, Stevens keeps the rec
ord for each passenger and with
this rule in effect, makes the trips
worthwhile. ,
Mrs.! Charles Peters, using her
pick-uD as a conveyance for bean
pickers, takes about 20 harvesters
to the Snoddy bean yards at West
Stayton. Mrs. Peters alao mad!
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yuMim uurum uie oerry season.
Those -reported working the
night shift in the Stayton can-
wai Vita -a m vtr ii t
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J. Davis and Mrs. Paul Mason.
J. K. McCalls track has been
picking up 'a number, of bean
pickers in town dally who assist
in his bean yard located between
Mul City and Stayton.!
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Election Drive
WASHINGTON, Aug. "18 4
A group of feminine clubleaders
sxarxea an "equal rights" cam
paign on Capitol Hill today, 'after
one ; legislator told them "your
success is assured because Wo
men are going to control the elec
tions this faU."
The statement was made by Rep.
Cannon (D-Fla.) in an address to
the women in which he declared:
-we might as wen be frank
about it. The things which, suc
ceed in congress are those where
the most votes are involved. You
women are going to control the
vote this fall, and so aU you have
to do is ask for what you want and
you'll get if- f
The women nodded agreement,
applauded and immediately start
ed pounding capitol corridors in
search of congressmen.
Their, goal. is to .have congress
! pass a bill by Cannon providing
for submission of a constitution
al amendment designed to elimin
, ate what the women term state
law JisTiminations against their
I sex. More than 1000 such discrim
inations exist, they said.
Anyhow He Showed
He Had Been Around
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18-iffHSgt
Joe Salzer of Houston, Texl nv
sisted on paying for his refresh
ments at the USO center. He of
fered two British farthings,;' two
German pfennig, two Italian liras,
one Albania qulnter and an Al
gerian five franc piece. I i
The USO hostess suggested he
save his money and try to spend
It in Texas., .-. .
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Marion county court has decided
to turn the sheriffs living Quarters
feto women's ward and a Juve-
nile detention ward.
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It's, a case -of women and chil
dren . first first of January, j .
Because the change can't f. be
made until the present term of, of
fice for the sheriff expires. He was
elected , thinking the living quar
ters in the basement were part of
(,!f iT'lfS:5f
uie jau at uiii pan ux iu jouj
so no one is going to1 try to take
the two or three rooms away from
him. - . ' ; j
Besides, even a republican court
wouldn't want to put Andy in the
doghouse in these days of housing
shortage (though with two such
good-looking hunters as his he
t do worse).
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ROME, Aug. 18 - () - An all-
American' team, under the- 'su
preme command of the Briton
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson,
directs the- Allied invasion: of
southern France on the ground, in
the air and on the sea, Allied head
quarters announced tonight, f j
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch,
veteran-of 30 years' service whose
fighting ranges from the French
battlefields of the first world war
to the -recent Guadalcanal cam
paign in the Pacific, was announc
ed as commander of the US Sev
enth army which carried out' the
landing operations on the southern
French coast - j
US Vice Admiral H. K. Hewitt
Is commander of naval operations
and Brig. Gen, Gordon P. Seville
heads the ah unit as commander
of the 12th tactical air force.
Hendersons Visit
JEFFERSON, Aug. 18--Mr4 and
Mrs. Roy Henderson and daugh
ter, Carol Lee of Cottage Grove,
were . weexena visitors av we
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hen
derson. : . i-. v-!,.''.
PJ T-J ; "Bathing Beaaty fat Celer
Llzs icaay; . . withKed skee
Tim - "CUt el the South Seas "
Bctte Davis as woman of man j loves . . . the Book
of-the-Month CIubs story of stories comes to the
screen as Warner Bros. hit of hits! j y -
lae looi-of-f&-A4offa dub book
efbooKt becenes the HiNtf-Hifil
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Naval Forces
Japs
In Huge Front
WASHINGTON, J Aug. l-()
American naval forces are hitting
the Japanese on a 3500-mile front
In the western Pacific and hold
virtual control of 8,000,000 square
miles of Pacific waters and is
lands once dominated by the ene
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Ralph A. Bard, acting secre
tary of the jnavy,i reported this
today in a review of the Pacific
war in which, he described the
western naval - front as extend
ing from Paramushiro in the north
Pacific Kurtte island chain 3500
miles south to the Bismarck sea.
Another naval front line, he
said, stretches 2400 miles from
the American-controlled mid-Pa-rific
Marshall islands in the east
to the westernmost tip of New
Guinea. . i
Naval forces throughout the
length of those lines, some under
command of Admiral Chester W.
Nimitz, others under General
Douglas A. MacArthur, Bard said,
"continue a constant harrassment
of positions still occupied by the
enemy.' ; .
Bard also reported that approx
imately 11,000 enemy dead have
been counted on re-conquered
Guam, former American base
captured by the 'Japanese in the
first few days of the. war. This,
he said, brings the known total
of' enemy losses in . the Mariana
islands campaign to "at least
Oregon Restaurants
Must Display Prices
PORTLAND; Aug. l-(flV Af
ter today, Oregon restaurants must
display ceiling price lists of com
mon food Items, by order of the
OPA. - it--. I -
The ceilings must not be higher
than prices- charged for the week
of April 4-10, 1943. The lists,
bearing an OPA number stamp,
cannot be altered by the rest
aurant Operator, and must be vis
ible to customers. '
Gen. Patch" Well Known
In Pacific (Northwest
PORTLAND, Aug. 16-(P)fMaJ.
Gen. Alexander M. .Patch, dis
closed today as commander of the
seventh army now invading
southern France, is well known
in the Pacific northwest.
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