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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1945)
r PAGE SlXTmi FDR Praises Agreement of "Labor, Bosses - i- i WASHINGTON, March 29.-) - -A - labormanageroent .plan -de-signed to promote postwar Indus-' trial peace .and prosperity drew , -a letter of praise today from Pres ident Roosevelt. ' The chief executive was inform ed 'of 1 1 he project by William " Green, ! president of the American . Federation of Labor, President Erie Johnston, of the United States chamber of commerce, and Philip Murray, president of the congress Of industrial organizations. Acknowledging their letter, the chief executive said he was "very pleased." He added:" "The close cooperation between labor and management during the war has made possible our great and unexcelled achievement in war production. That close' coop eration must be continued to make possible the full employment of labor and capital under our sys tem of free competitive enterprise when hostilities cease;" Venezuelan to Study Oregon Agriculture , CORVALLIS, March 2w-UPh A Venezuelan agriculturist, will work several months on an Ore gon farm this summer ; studying soil irrigation practices for adop , tion in his own country. - The Oregon State college ex tension service reported Dr. Gus tavo P a d i 1 1 a will be the fifth i South American to study here the past year; The trip is arranged by the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. Padilla will work on a Malheur county farm. Vi Itib Karili tl & Oitopas SALEII Open Till 7:30 P. II: Every Day Except Tuesday Prices Gcod Friday, Saturday and Sunday K QBEBE2 : ' Doien 85c - Case (24 cans $1.65 - 14 Points - Only 10 Points Per Can r CVnilD GOLbEN AMAIZO. Limit 3. ; & A JlllUr Ceiling Price 15c. Our Price. lij-LB. BOTTLE JLJ y? 0S BV 0 I mam 1 mm mm Salmon - Halibut - Smelt Cod Clams - Crabs Oysters ' i 1 AT7t?nmi C KING ALFRED GIANT. Salem Grown.' !Z A l ULlii & UIIllisJ For Your Dinner Table! PER DOZEN. ONLY Yen Have fa See Strawberries Fresh. Pineapple -Fink Grapefruit All sizes Orcnaes Lemons Limes ' - - - - mm . . i -j m s Pcfcb Expire Salnrday Ilirjfcl! N ncdQ5. n5. S5 Bks S5; Y5. Z5, A2. B2 These Points Become Good Sunday A. M. - Red K2, L2, M2, N2, P2 - Dlae T2, t'2, V2, YFSt, Xz Death March Survivor Tells Of Horrors PORTLAND, March 2H-A tall, - slim, veteran of the Bataan "March of Death" and sole sur vivor of the notorious " "Zero House" of Cabanatuan prison said today he doesn't quite know why he is still alive. . -' : . "I guess it was the idea I want ed to see what the next day was going to , bring," said Cpl. Peter Connacher as he nervously paced the floor at his sister's home here. Those "next day's" stretched in to almost three years, he observ ed, months of "dog eat dog you make it or else." Describing the march, he said the Japanese allowed them water only j6hce from a sluggish island river covered with a three-inch green scum. "We buried our faces in it just soaked it up," he said. The "Zero House" was reserved for the dying. They all died ex cept one Connacher. Snow Survey Will Be Made CORVALLIS, March 29 -(JP)-Forestry and irrigation district of ficials will conduct the annual water supply survey in eastern and southern Oregon from March 31 to April 7, the soil conservation service said today. W. T. Frost, associated hydraul ic engineer of the conservation service, said the "meeting to fore cast the Columbia river basin sup ply will be in Portland April 19. Preliminary reports of the snow areas are not encouraging, accord- TWO IIOIJEY-SAVIIIG MARKETS All Flavors Standard Quality Guaranteed Dented - No Labels Breakfast Cereal ,1 Our Price I Limit Threai Ceilinig Price 14c 1 Quick or Regular - Limit Two Ceiling Price 28c Limit two. ceil- M Ing price 33c 1 1 Our Price !l CAMPBELL'S TOMATO Limit Five - Ceiling Price 10c Oar Produce Department b; Believe Ii! Fancy Red Apples Spring Green Onions Spring Radishes Spring Asparagus Spring Rhubarb wemsao! : women! The Suspends 2 Groceries For! Violation I PORTLAND, Ore., March 29-m -fThe OPA has Issued 30-day sus pension orders against two more stores-rthis time Safeway Corpor ation Groceries for accepting In valid food ration stamps Decem ber 26, an official said today. ; Cecelia iP. Gallagher, Portland CPA enforcement attorney, taid Robert ; MV Dulin, OPA hearing Commissioner in San Francisco, had issued the order. Neither store will be allowed to sell rationed processed foods for 30 days start ing April 30, and one cannot sell sugar. ; ; , I A ruling affecting six other Safeway; stores charged with sim ilar offenses has not yet been an nounced, officials reported." ; Meanwhile Robert L. Sabin,' at torney for the Fred Meyer Stores, four of which were penalized for the same infraction, said he would appeal to a higher tribunal, h Astoria Navy Hospital Treats 400 Patients it. p i ' ASTORIA, March 29.-(P)-Four hundred patients were being treated at the US naval hospital here today. The patient roster climbed to the 400 mark with admission of 150 sailors i and marines wounded in the southwest Pacific - - many from Iwo Jitna. Twelve purple heart decorations will be awarded Saturday. ing to A. R. Work, head of Ore gon's cooperative snow surveys, but March, Storms have increased storage in some parts of the state. KIT it &Td il lit Eriip WEST SALEII 5 f QUARTS 1 f OUR PRICE x 1 OUR f PRICE f Save Prcciszs bed PonirSi New Peas New Potatoes . , New Artichokes Hot-House Cucumbers Fancy Tomatoes - OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. NasvSecret K WeaponSaid Potent PORTLAND, March ; 2-JPy-A Dutch underground .axent declar ed today the Nazis have a secret weapon, and Allied armies are rac Ing for victory before it is used ef fectively. I :i J Jacob van Berkel, who hides his identity with a fictitious name and won't alloW his picture to be pub lished, says the weapon is so "pow erfully destructive it is almost in- conceivabe., I , ' Allied officials know of the wea pon, "a tiny gadget which could be placed i in a rocket bomb," van Berkel said, but "do not know in -'I v I - " " A j i E . i ' -mjt Very UWu 'W X J If 3.:-. .s. :? v I BUI In if M S M. X. W-f II ,m m r . I i' ! V rH :- Orecon. Friday Morning; March I ii I M in i I il I I " ... .. . I what form it might be launched." The new weapon may be used with complete effectiveness against the continental United States," he warned. ; Sunburn, All Right, -But Not From Old Sol PORTLAND, March 2MV-A hospital ' today reported ' its first case of sunburn yet this year a man burned on face, chest, , and abdomen. Leroy Rejan; 42, 'the victim, declared -the sun wasn't to blame. -.He'd fallen asleep un der- a sun lamp . at : home. " - QUILT COVERS EXPENSES " WASHINGTON, la. ' -iPf- Mrs. Nellie , Davis' quilt has brought the Red Cross $2,620.50. She has put it up for auction at . 24 com munity sales and each time it has been returned to her after pro ceeds of bidding have gone to the Red Cross: - . .' , . . .. Easter Time. Are You m. 0. ptmmmr-0., . EASTER COATS Coats in wonderful Easter and Spring colors that suggest , the fragrance of Spring flowers. Softest wools expertly tailored with all the latest details that OA. 7 CJ , mark well made iplothes . ! 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Stunning styles in easy to carry pouch and envelope styles. - Plus tax. ' - . ! ! - 7.90 . 9.S0 whrt, issued orders over loud speaker system.' Only mishap occurrea wnc I18-f oot-wide pontoon; swung against - the ' Interstate . bignway. bridge i in a gust aoi wmu knocked a chunk from e. south pier. '- Each State to ; Get Cemetery ? WASHINGTON, March 29-(JF)- A congressional move to establish at least on .military cemetery in each state has resulted in delaying plans to establish a national cem etery in Portland, Ore. Assistant Secretary of War Pat terson has advised Rep. Angell (R Ore. that Oregon's legislative ap proval of funds for a site may. not ' '7 -ft lh. EASTER-TIMED : ! DRESSES .!-...;.. ' ' t " - - " i ' " " - i Tro 1i(inn nf flurAr frock draresa -r A All beautifully made from - the finest j fabrics. One and two piece styles. Styled to make this a gay Easter. . 7X3, 9X3 esd 12.75 EASTER; GLOVES. Need gloves to match your main-color this Easter? Then come in and see our large color selection. Your sure to find that QftA EASTER COLLARS . Crisp, cheerfa collars.' Easy to attach to any neckline, soft " nets-and lace trims be required under the general leg islation, now before congress. The bill, Patterson reported, should provide necessary " funds for . es tablishment of the Oregon ceme-' terv and "construction can men begin In an expeditious manner. The bill is now in committee, but the war department reported it expects "early consideration." ; Etd: T7c:I t:diii:a - Installed under pneumatic pressure. . AND '..' Metal Interlocking Weather Stripping Saves up to la jour fL Free Estimate - Ne ObUssUop J. D. Canpisll 1115 Roosevelt Phone 4M k Ik 1.49 I H 1 i