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PAGE TWO Tlx OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. Thursday Morning. Juno 23. 194S Churchill iu ;U.S. Tribute JForWar Aid WITH CHURCHILL'S CAM PAIGN TOUR, June 27-A)-Prime Minister Churchill today paid new tribute to America's contribution to the British war effort and said , the United States "seat millions of pounds worth of munitions all through this war without making ;any charge lor it." - Speaking at Blackburn in York shire, Churchill said America's ; action was a "noble - deed- on the .part of a great people." Churchill, on a rote-chasing swing through northern England, ' disagreed, however, "with the view that we were nearly finished or finished in 1941." Yesterday Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgom ery told American soldiers at Wiesbaden .that in 1941 Britain I "was finished and you came along and gave us a helping hand." Wife Accused Of Defrauding Vets' Families PORTLAND, June 27 A I . 20-year-old army wife will be 1 tried here on charges of defraud- ing servicemen's parents by fak-1 ing pregnancy involving their sons. Rose Mane Moore, wnose army 1 sergeant husband is" serving over- Mass burials at sea were con seas, was arrested at Dallas, Tex 1 ducted the next day for the accused of obtaining money from people who thought she was to beat their son's child,. ' - A federal indictment, ; charging four counts of using the mails to defraud, listed passages from let- 1 ters which the girl is accused of writing: "Dear Mother and Dad I sup pose it's all right if I call you that" . . . "You will never know - M , ' 4 now aeepiy 1 appreciate your 1 help ... I am willing to wait for your son icrever. Weather Plague To Corn Crop WASHINGTON, June 27.-(R)- The nation's vital corn crop con-1 tinues to be plagued by wet weath-1 er in some important producing j areas. .-.-'.? 1 A weather bureau report issued 1 today showed that this crop is from 10 days to three weeks be hind normal due to-delays in planting caused by excessive rain fall and floods during the spring planting season, and too wet cool weather since then. Portland Aids E Quota But Total Still. Down ; f 'v.. ' PORTLAND, June 27.-The Seventh war loan got -. a -boost from Portland today,- as the city purchased $3,710,740 in-war bonds In sinking funds. The 2 boad quo ta, however, was still out of sight. With only ten days to -go, Oregon has only $41,93 1,507 toward its $55,000,000 goal. NEWSFAPE1MAN DIES LOS ANGELES, June- 27-)-Arthur E. Dunning, 59, copy desk head at the Los Angeles Examiner and for years a Hearst newspaper executive, died today while at tending the horse races at nearby Santa Anita track. . f Too Late to Classify RUUM mum. Must, wuy- f rooms rurttltur. Box 4S7 SttUMMM. !"" ' Ask r i. Chas. LI. IIcElhinay eh t Org 1 1 a JAwtnal Llf& G0WUI YEARS' FLAtl He wllhgivt yow fall details on the iasar- aitce" plan mat -H -' ' eacbles yoao' retire witn a -4 life iooomew Oregon Mutnal Life IN SIT BANCS tCHPANT Chas. 13. IIcElHnay 19 BrtTman BuHding 0EL9 OVER! " Presents Pnpils of. v Miss Betty Pierce DisvDE OF roe vEnn THURSDAY . " . Jena 23. . MxUaeg at 2 P. IL Eyealaar at 7 Plh-- - Atfmtsntan Aitllt H ; ' ChUirea te ' ; Tax Xaclaed . Includes Dance Hevue plus Regular Picture Projram 1 : vi ;: . - '"x- t ! . I v 1 Blazing Attack on Bunker Hill Revealed; Valiant Garner Lost 373 Dead, 16 Missing, 264 Hurt ....... v.; ' " . '- - - --W.- BREMERTON, Wash., June 6.-(Delayed)-(AVThe carrier Bunker Hill lost 373 dead,. 18 missing, 264 injured in four blazing hours of bombs and fire during the struggle for Okinawa. The blackened and torn veteran of all the major strikes sines Rabaul, still a fighting ship, lost 70 aircraft to the flames. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher was aboard when the enemy hit last May 11. The Bunker Hill was one of the two craft to which he had . reference in disclosing recently that he was forced twice to leave warships hit by Japanese bombers in the Okinawa - attack. The crew recalls that the admiral stuck with the ship until her fires were under control before trans ferring the flag. ' The fires on the Bunker Hill built a mountain of smoke and the Japanese may have counted the ship as good as sunk. But the Bunker Hill, which had destroyed 470 Japanese , planes with her own planes and guns. supported landings and carried the war to the home cities of Nippon, was un whipped. The cruiser Wilkes-Barre moved in one one side; two aesiroyers edged in on the other. More de stroyers scoured the sea for boys forced overboard by . smoke or flame or blast, and rescued about 200 .Ammunition in the melting Dianes. narked on the flight deck Dut not yet loaded with bombs, noDDed in the flames. Bunker Hill's dead. And when snjp steamed for home and he renaira that would speed her back to battle, there were me- morial Services on the flight deck with rapt. 'George Seitx of Cor- nodo, Califs putting into words the knowledge of the crew that these men "died as only brave men can." XV7 11 lHlTg W OCJlK Funeral at 1:30 Friday Funeral services for Lillian Woelk, route 2, Salem, who died at a Portland hospital Wednesday, will be neia rnaay, at i:w pjn.. from the Clougn mrncK cnapei. Her death followed an illness of several months, the last three of which she had been confined to the'hospital Mrs. Woelk was born in Pasa dena, Calif., January 1, 1900, and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, j William Blake, came to Salem in 1907. After her marriage to Wil liam Woelk In 1922 they moved to Portland, where they resided until their return to Salem six years ago. Survivors include the widower two children, Barbara and Nada Lou Woelk, both of Salem; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Blake of Salem; three brothers. William J. Blake of Sandy, Phil lip and Donald Blake of Salem and four sisters, Mrs. William M Hamilton of Salem, Mrs. Wilbur Stadleman of The Dalles, Mrs. ! Dean Stanley of Seattle and Mrs, , L. R. Waters of Los Angeles. Interment will be in Belcrest Memorial park. BLAZE PUT OUT Firemen were called to put out a blazing roof on a house across the street from the North Salem Fire department early Wednesday evening. No serious damage was reported. NEW KIWANIS HEAD CHICAGO, June 27 Hamilton Holt, Macon, Ga., president of the Associated Industries of Georgia, today succeeded Ben Dean, Grand I Rapids, Mich., as president of Ki i wan is International. ': On to Tokye! Bay Bonds! J Opens 6:45 P. M. NOW SHOWING I Thrill Co-Hit! Bcxicr Cn&tt Dean' C3AFTEX FIVE! ts iaassasa L7 j -esses..! r; I Mi TThe Human Bridge" the Infan try way of forcing a qnlck cross lng where barbed wire bars the way to the enemy Is shown demonstrated la the "Here's Toar Infantry" presentation of doughboy tactics, equipment and weapons. Laying . en the wire to form the rbirdg a" Is PFC Wallace M. Russell, of Pitts, barcb, Penn. LeaplnsT on his back Is Staff Sgt. Ralph E. Hai ilton ef Aaborn, Maine, holder of the bronse star medal, and the combat Infantryman' badge for exemplary conduct in ac tion, la the background la PFC James H. Moll, ef Grand Rapids, Mich holder of the silver star for gallantry in action, the com bat Infantryman badge and unit citation. These nd more than a thousand other experi enced infantrymen toar the na tion In more than a score of "Here's Toar Infantry" units to present the 7th War Loan bond message of "extra 1 bonds mean extra action." The show will be at Sweetland field la Salem on Jaly 4. Aussies Make New Gains in Brunei Area MANILA, Thursday, June 28 (-Australian forces : on western Borneo are expanding their ( gains in the Brunei bay area, today's headquarters communique n nounced, as well as in the Seria- Miri oil fields area to the south. There was no mention however, of an allied fleet hammering a BaUkpapan as reported by radio Tokyo. In the Brunei area Aussie ground troops moved into Beaufort, rail road terminus to complete con solidation of defenses north of Le buan island and' securing the northern flank against attack by enemy f orces-at Jesselton. CANADA LOSS BIO OTTAWA, June 27-M-Defense headquarters said today Canada suffered 102,954 casualties in the army, navy and air force, including- 37,964 dead and 2,868 missing. for the war period up to May 31. Harry! Bay That Bond! CTrr-sri n a Opens 4:45 P. M.- wm BONITA 6IANYIUE KENT SMITH JEAN EXOOXS CIENN VEXNON TESU tSSNO A " CAVAlCAlt I :: NOW! ZJ Expert ? Iki TIITI- stark a4terl. LV. I kh-skeiiaiai I J7 TO-KIT! Witnesses in Logging Test Case Galled PORTLAND, Ore., June 27-P) First witnesses were called today in the federal government's test suit to enforce travel. time pay for loggers under the fair , labor standards act The case, filed by the federal wage-hour division, department of labor, asks the district court for an injunction against further vio lations by the Smith Wood Prod ucts -company, Coquille, Ore. Federal Attorney Dorothy M. Williams, San Francisco, told the court the company has refused to pay workers for time spent trav eling from the company's Cook creek camp to' the logging opera tion site. ".' The decision will affect thou sands of northwest loggers. New Members Are Added to Tourist Group PORTLAND, June 27-(;p)-Ap- pointment of four new members to the Oregon committee to de velop a $100,000,000 tourist Indus try was announced today by Chairman Arden X. Pangborn. They are: Malcolm Epley, Klamath Falls; Frank Loggan, Bend; Herb Gray, Medford; and Clyde D.T Rickey, Pendleton. ' The committee will consult with Governor Snell to organize a per manent group from every Oregon area to work on promotion plans. Boxing Receipts Can Be Used in Aiding Veterans Boxing commission receipts ap portioned to Rose City post, Ameri can legion. Portland, for charitable purposes, may be used by the post in paying expenses incidental to the assistance and guidance of returning service men, Attorney General George Neuner ruled here Wednesday. ' Neuner said the post's proposal comes within the phrase "for char itable purposes. The opinion was requested by post officials. Angell Says OP A Men 'Inefficient' WASHINGTON, June 27-(-A charge that inefficient men are in key positions of the office o1 price administration has been made byKep. Angell (R-Ore.), who declared "There are retained . officials who are utterly in efficient and who lack, technical and practical knowledge -of the operations which they are seeking to administer and control. Angell said ihe OPA act should have been extended for a shorter period "so that congress could keep complete control over the problem.'' " Harry! Bay That Boad! f -p,Y't V - TTC DT P Ibai - CONT. FROM 1 P. M. - NOW SHOWING! She's A cuusttotm MELL H JClTwl 1Iuasst3 tnacjL-3 naua - Mystarf - co-inu - John Tloebecrd' ' Parker liiiWSl General Ik a" j VP11 ,: -nff m I AMY jj ULLLmill c .11 LIRE. II0I7M ' , GOULD on l i Is Welcomed Come! i of War! By the Associated Press" PbJIlpptnes--;en. MacArthur announces liberation of the en tire znaia Philippines island of Luzon.- Scattered enemy forces 3lee to mountain hideouts. . - Okinawa Casualty totals to XJJS. naval forces supporting Okinawa operation announced as 4007 killed -, and missing,- 4824 wounded. .. . ' . . Borneo ,-- Australians expand holdings in Brunei bay. area and Seria-Miri oil fields. China Supported by U.S. air craft, Chinese troops fight into Western suburbs of Liuchow, vi tal South China communications hub.,- Northwest of Liuchow, American fighter-bombers ham mer enemy troops and gun posi tions. . . " Re-establishment Of CCC Asked To Aid Veterans PORTLAND, Ore, June 27.- Reestablishment of the civilian conservation corps (CCC) to re habilitate veterans unable to find obs or uncertain of future plans is recommended .by the Oregon department, veterans of foreign wars. In resolutions passed here, the VFW. also recommended a home for. aged Oregon veterans, and a fund to buy fishing or hunting licenses for servicemen, here on leave. . First 6Y Meeting Draws Interest First Of a series of YMCA-spon- sored programs to be presented each Wednesday night this sum' mer at the Mexican farm labor camp at the state fairgrounds was held last night for an enthusias tic audience, Secretary C A. Kells said. With Raoul Valle as interpreter and Vernon Merrick as operator, sound movies provided by Dr. David Bennett Hill were present' ed. Authentic recordings of Lat in-American music also featured the program. , C3 A Oh)M k m good fktcm a mwk tbot ofo . y . . '..- " IJK - 7 '.. , .i. . . . .. . - ; t . . ',.. -:.."'"'.,'.-'": ... .-V". f :'"-"" ' - . - - . : : . v .. i i 1' !i 1 1; r i 1 )tmmmmmmmammmimmmmvmiu amm fgnf! mmm iri 'mm ' ' ' r I " . -.! t , s 4 V. Johnny Sheffield, as Boy," of Tarsa (Johany Weisemnller) finds eempanlenshlp with Cnets, Inspired chimpansee, whose aa- ties delight . Boy and aadlences alike in Tarsan and the Am- sons, children bond premiere Friday; afternoon at 2, o'clock at the Elslaore. Free tickets are available at all bead tssalng agents. BOND PREMIERE! TONIGHT AT 8:30 Bay Bonds and See Free Seajs Henie In v ,T8 A PLEASURE" ' Unta 6:20 Todcrf jmnrGARLAHD Si J Margaret aEREN Plus 3totura of Vamf&im" 02 QD A 'it? isomoff mos "irs procossi ng . Aft" henurtng, tomu mmy pioetub mtterpritea Ait raJb6sV 1 ' t i - - . , . ', ' 1 x-V .".?.. .-.v , ' i rl this new, rich country nature lavishly produced fun, fish, and forests. From them have been built fortunes. This was in the pioneering stags. Now ws discover nunufacturing at a primary source of jobs aid profits." No longer are we satisfied to produce merely the raw materials and ship them away. We are beginning to leant of the enormous commercial possibiGties of developing our products to their, lughest form of usefulness. By taking our raw products ' .. from farms, forests, mines, oceans and streams and making them into finished . products ready for consumption, we find that the wealth 'added by manufacturt ' often exceeds the valoes of the raw products as primarily' produced, u : With hs marrelons dimats and its abundant low cost electrit powsr, Oregon is undergoing a development ia manufacturing which win do much to build a new measure of added prosperity. As in the past, Oregon's industry is developing with the help of pioneering electric utility companies. Let us look to itanufacturing as one of the fjeat sew "fronts" la the Pacifle ?forth7ets firtura. tUngr .'""..- i . . 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