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Last winter when the legisla-1 '
ture was hunting round for
money I suggested they look; in
the kitty of the liquor commis
sion and .predicted a -balance of
nrofits for the biennium lust
f closed of $3,500,000; I was far too
trconservative. Getting- hold of a
NmETY-nrm year 12 pages
commission report j at , the state
house I find that its net profits
for the last biennium, over and
above what it turned over to the
public welfare commission and to
counties and cities, amounts to
$6,241,260.81. This j is not all in j
cash, by any means. A large part
is in! merchandise inventories
but still "liquid" assets.
To show how liquor inventories
have accumulated I give the fol
lowing from the cdmmission's re
port: ' "" "'i. j "''..!
Inventory: I
June 30, 1943. $1,600,267
June 30, 1944 -L 7,822,371
June 30, 1945 L. 8,543,972
The jump between 1943 and
1944 is explained by the purchase
cf stocks of two ; distilleries in
Kentucky. Why there should be
a further - inventory increase , the
past year is difficult to under
stand. It is evident however, that
liquidation of inventory would re
lease large sums of cash, making
easily available the 13,500,0001
which I predicted.;
Like all state departments, thV
liquor board seems to have the
squirrel instinct, For Instance, its
' own estimate of profits for the
year ; ending last 1 June 30 was
$7,000,000. Actually, it earned
$3,542,265, which was $188,039
more than for the; previous year.J
It may be urged that the end
ing of the war boom will cause
l;quor sales to zau oil witn result
ing decline in profits. The com
mission : " 1 ' - ;
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Soltm, Oregon, Thursdcrf Morning, August 23. 1545
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No. 123
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Mrs. H..M. Amdnu, formerly f
Madras mat bow residing at 1M3
Oak st la Salem, Wednesday
.was lnformeA that among the
fovr DoolltUo filers rescued
' from the Japanese was her son,
CpL . Jacob Deshazer, also pie
.tared here. It was his pletvre,
too, la the frsmo at Mrs. As-,
ras left. Sbe is shown reading
the Associated Press . dispatch
detailing the. gla4 news. Me-
Ewaa photo.)
JuBOation Fills
Home of Saved
Doolittle
Flier
Burns, Loss
Set at $10,000
Fire of an undetermined origin
completelyiitotroted; the recently
built, Frantsc Manufacturing com
pany plant on the Portland road
early Wednesday 'morning.. Loss
was unofficially estimated to run
around $10,000. s . ;
Manufacturers .of cabinets and
tinpainted furniture, the concern
was operated by M. B. Frantz and
had moved into its new building
only two weeks ago. The one-
. . A ATM kA M - A
iory irame smiciure , awiuu Learning that the flier spn she
was valued at around $5000, .and eafed executed ' was safe, . Mrs.
machinery - and - contents of an HuWa declared she fwant-
equal amount. ' f ed to run up and down the streets
The company has been operax- 1 shouting.
jng in 5aiem since last January u,t . T nrflvinff
" en " b?Uht ZUt b for ! all night." said the former
uuoDrgaaway.rwiu Mm farm women who was informed
nesday that he probably would L--a vr nn ?irt Jimh
rebuild if materials and machin- D. Deshazerf might be among the
ery jcan. be obtained. The . loss Doolittle raid fliers rescued at
was paniaiiy coverea oj. msux- jpejpiug;
I:""'.: . . She was too excited to come to
aince me urm was www w. telephone to talk to reporters,
uty limits, no hydrant facilities LQ ihe talking was done, by Mrs.
were avanaDie. compaxijr w J Q Griffitht Eugene, her daugh
uru mg us own weu w Z- ter, who is visiting here.
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AAF to Release
1,400,000
stalling a sprinkler system.
Retail Delivery
Restrictions off
"Mother Is too happy beyond
words," Mrs. Griffith said, "It's
such wonderful news. It has been
three years and four months since
we ; heard of him, and all that
time we never knew whether he
was dea'd or alive. We thought
maybe he was beyond all human
help.- ,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-()- The news came to her late-
Restrictions on wholesale and re- through a telegram relayed only
tail, motor truck deliveries will a few minutes ago from her for
be lifted November 1, the office mer farm home at Madras to her
of defense transportation announ- telephone-less house here.
cea lonignu i ,nn,irui nt tire.n she
The American home probably M. but I keen thlnkintf how ter-
felt the impact of this order (ODT it for the other mothers
17) more than that of any other whos ions weren't in the group
of the agency's many wartime re- rescued.- "
sincuons governing moior vwu- , c. m .... An,t ,i,mvm, vr
Vicvo i , 11.. tUion wltK K. nsrar
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it eliminated almost au aunaay uw. j.rob is safe. - - -
deliveries, and limited to vyo re- l Deshazer, born In West Stayton,
tall deliveries a week almost all trained as a bombardier at Pen-
commodities, except higniy per- dleton air base after finding he
unable Items. - was too old for the combat fly
ling he wanted.
Th Oregon vouth. whose hob-
Xnftnrl CrrIffri5 WM raising dogs and horses,
-VnirTlU J Vr(.ISCr8 w Dlanned. relatives said, to buy
a farm In the Warren, Ore., region
after the war. He already had the
site picked out a place across
the road from ha brotner, - Faul.
Another brother. Glen, and a
sister. Mrs. Kenneth Blackwell,
still live In Madras. A sister, Mrs.
J. G. Griffith, lives In- Creswell,
and a half-sister, Helen Andrus,
is a student at Seattle Pacific
college.?.." ,. ..
- The sergeant, who played foot
ball on the Madras high team
when he could find time free from
his farm chores, was raising tur
keys at Medford. Ore when he
enlisted In 1939.
The last word I heard from
him was true, after all," said "his
mother. It was a letter written
Just 17 days before the 1942 To
kyo raid, and It said:
TDont worry about me, moth
er, I am in no danger.-
Deshazer will be 33 la Novem
bers, - - -.- '- ;
By WARREN GOODRICH
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do,, puthing hlm hettl
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Weather
Polk County Burn
Leaps Boundaries,
Eats 400 Acres
By the Associated Press
Favorable weather conditions
had slowed the flare-up of the
Tillamook blaze down somewhat
late Wednesday but foresters
were keeping men on the trails
because of hazardous conditions.
The Pallas fire in Polk county
had leaped its boundaries again
and fire had ravaged another 400
acres since Tuesday. A dispatch
from the state foresters; office in
Salem said that they expected to
have the blaze trailed by today,
and that it was giving consider
able trouble in some sections. No
communities in this area are in
danger,! the office said. 1
A blaze in the Jordan creek
area was gaining headway late
today as stiff winds whipped the
fire into new activity. 1
Flames were, within a quarter
mile of Foss, a settlement in the
Nehalem sector, but the towns of
Wheeler,-, Mohler and Nehalem
were no longer in immediate dan
ger tonight.
Silverton firemen joined farm
ers near there to save some tim
ber and a home after a fire burn
ed a barn, livestock and poultry
and damaged field crops.
' The Chehalem mountain fire,
between Hillsboro and 'Newberg,
was quieting down after burning
across the Yamhill ' county . line
today. No buildings have been; de
stroyed j but: timber In Tarr and
Fennegan canyons has been
burned,; I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 - ()
The army air forces, now 2,400,
000 strong, will discharge more
than? 1,400,000 men within; a year,
Ma j. Gen. Fred L. Anderson said
tonight. ; ,.J - .! -if
The assistant chief of air staff
said in an ABC radio broadcast
that the peak discharge rate lor
the AAF will be approximately
150,000 monthly. . f" - if
He ' Indicated an additional
300,00.0 will be released later by
the AAF, saying that as world
conditions permit the organiza
tion :is contemplating scaling
down to a strength of about
700,000,
'Can You Bake a Cherry
Pie Billy Boy?' and How
PORTLAND, Aag. 2.-flV
Bill Gavin. 17, pat the girls te
shaxae at their own game araln
today, and for the second time I
took first eanidnr and eooklns
honors at the Multnomah eoaa-
tlto. t f i '
' He's gathered five blue rib-
Wh la the show's first two
days.' '1 ! ' .-- r:;? .- : -.1 ;.
Quisling Faced
With Charge of
Murdering; Kin
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 22-P)-The
prosecution hurled bitter charges
of murder today against Vidkun
Quisling in the deaths of two out
standing Norwegian patriots one
of them a kinsman of the former
puppet dictator. -
He was charged with responsi
bility in the killings by the nazis
of Viggo Hansteen, outstanding
young communist lawyer and un
derground leader, and police in
spector Gunnar Eilifsen, a relative
of the defendant
Incoherent and at times on the
verge of tears and close, to col
lapse, Quisling cried out that he
was powerless to prevent the
deaths , of these men and many
others, because he was a puppet
in the hands of the German auth
orities.' , - . j ;
Prosecutor Annaeus Schjoedt
charged Quisling with; embezzle
ment and theft of private and
personal property as the third day
of the treason trial carried the
prosecution through Nearly ' all of
its Indictment. , ' i -
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PeacQOiDDes to Nip
Effective 6 p. m. Friday
;; MacArthur set a deadline as of 6 p. m." Friday (5 a.
, U.I S. eastern war time) for requirements of the Japanese, as
follows: ' "If
All military, naval and civilian planes to stay out of the air.
j. Military, naval and merchant vessels in Japanese waters "to
make no movements and to be maintained without damage. Ex
cepted were merchant craft under 100 tons engaged in civilian
supply activities. . . ! - - f
Japanese or Japanese-controlled ships at sea must report
their positions to the nearest j United States, ; British or Soviet
radio station; must then proceed to the port named by the com
mander in chief of the U. S. fleet with lights, burning.
Japanese . submarines must remain on the surface, report
their positions, fly a black pennant and show lights, and proceed
, to Guam, Midway island or the Philippines...
i The safety and well being of all United Nations prisoners
of war and civilian internees must be "scrupulously preserved"
and delivery of supplies dropped to the prisoners and internees
must be insured. ; - , ' ,
Effective 6 a. m. Saturday
' Beginning at 8 a. m. Saturday (5 p. m. Friday, EWT),
allied forces will conduct day and night surveillance flights over
Japanese controlled areas and drop supplies for war prisoners
and internees; naval forces will' occupy coastal waters of Japan
and naval forces may start .mines weeping operations in any of
eight specified ports, including Osaka, Tsingtao, Shanghai, Canton,
Hong Kong and Singapore.
. ; MacArthur directed the Japanese to provide adequate accom
modations, billets, camp area facilities and utilities for the su
preme commander. They are to supply 125 local guides and inter
preters familiar with the, area..
j Evacuation of all combatant units of armed forces from the
"area of initial evacuation" was ordered. They are to be confined -to
assigned bivouacs. Excepted were "all civil police and gen
darmerie which will be maintained as necessary to prevent out
breaks, sniper fire and other overt acts and to prohibit and
prevent any substantial gatherings of the populace." Excepted
also were unarmed military, caretakers.
Effective 6 p. m. Monday v
MacArthur ordered that effective at 6 p. m. August 27 (Japa
nese time) the great Yokosuka base be prepared "for occupation
and possible operation by United States naval units." .
- To insure safe entry into Tokyo bay one Japanese ship
-will-meet United' States naval units more than .20 miles off
'"shore and lead them Into. Sagamijbay, Just outside j Tokyo, bay.'
: The Japanese also will provide 12 pilots to conduct certain forces
Into Tokyo bay. ' y
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I .MANILA, Thursday, Aug. 23 (AP) -The signature
of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the VS. Pacific
fleet, will represent the United States on the surrender docu
ment to be concluded in Japan next week, it was revealed
here today. j
General Douglas MacArthur announced today he would
enter' Japan next Tuesday, weather permitting, with power
ful allied sea and air landings, and the formal surrender
document will be signed three days later in the Tokyo area.
Those signing the instrument of I
surrender for the allies will 'be:
United States Admiral Nimitz.
United Kingdom Adm. Sir
Bruce Fraser. I
Australia Gen. Sir Thomas
Blarney.
- Netherlands ' East ' Indies Lt.
Gen. L. H. van Oyen.
Russia Lt. Gen. Kuzma Niko
laevech Derevyanko.
C3iina Gen. Hsu Yung-Chang.
- France Gen. Jacques Le Clerc.
Canadian -and New Zealand
signers remain to be designated.
The supreme allied commander
of occupation forces also an
nounced details of the precise in
structions sent the Japanese for
evacuating key areas, i disarming
ships and ' coastal defenses and
providing direct assistance to the
landing forces;
In his .recent announcement to
correspondents, MacArthur said
Carl Pyeatt Found Guilty of
Operating Gambling Game;
Sentence Set for August 24
- Carl Pyeatt, owner of the Rialto 475 State . street, was
found guilty of running a gambling game Wednesday after a
trial before Justice of the Peace Joseph B. Felton, jr. A jury
of four' men and two women returned the verdict.
The state attempted to show that gambling was done at
the Rialto with Pyeatt's knowledge and that Pyeatt himself
played. ' District Attorney Miller
B. Hayden said evidence would
also show that Pyeatt had been
warned i two . or three times to
stop; gambling in his establish
ment f; ; f :
John - F. Steelhammer, for the
defense, said that on the date of
the specific charge against Pyeatt,
the place was so rushed that
neither the 'proprietor or his wife
had opportunity to witness the
games. After testimony by the
state's witnesses, he made a mo
tion to d I s m i s s the case on
grounds that no evidence had
been submitted to prove Pyeatt
conducted the games. The motion
was denied.
Huckleberries
Are Available
Near Elk Lake
1000 EMPLOYES RELEASED
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 22
Two thousand ' production em
ployes of the Columbia Aircraft
Industries, only Oregon: firm fab
ricating metal aircraft parts on a
large scale, were released today. .
Squirrel's Suicide "Attack on
Power Line Cuts Off Service
It was a squirrel's "suicide at
tack" on the Portland,. General
Qecfric company's Morningside
substation which caused that brief
interruption in service last Thurs
day south of Salem.' j 14-'
The unique story was unfolded
by PGE officials who investigated
the incident j on Pringle road.
Evidence indicated that the
squirrel thought there might! be
some nuts up on the substation
structure, climbed up to investi
gatej and became "crossed up" be
tween an 11,000 volt wire and a
"grounded" part of the structure
causing a short circuit which sent
the squirrel to wherever squirrels
go when their life on this earth Is
ended. I -1 ;; :
The animal's contact established
a short circuit between the 11,000
volt wire and the grounded part
of the structure, which in turn
blew a fuse back on the line to
wards, town, thereby causing an
Interruption to all service south
of Salem supplied from that wire
and causing low voltage in other
areas south of the city limits,
i The ; fuses were replaced and
service restored to normal in a
bout 40 minutes, v .(-'; c?i
William Hamilton,, manager- of
the power company, in telling of
the incident, stated that; birds have
sometime caused similar accidents
but that this was, the; first time
that he remembers of! a squirrel
having caused an interruption of
service In the Willamette Valley
division. , -' ' - - " r
Hamilton said that "anti-squirrel
climbing collars" were being
placed ; on structures that squir
rels might otherwise climb, to pro
tect the little fellows from similar
fatalities and ; prevent interrup
tions of service. i '
Told of Losses ,
Two i witnesses called by the
state, testified that they, had
gambled at the Rialto With Pyeatt
himself in" the games. Other wit
nesses including army personnel
told of personal losses.
Police Officer Wayne r Parker
who arrested Walter Segrist, Joe
Kreitzer and Jim Dempsey ' for
gambling, prior to Pyeatt's arrest.
said that when he left the place
with the three men, Pyeatt said,
Don't take those men in. m Py
off anything. Skip IV
lbs. Pyeatt Testifies ;f
-Mrs. Pyeatt was called to the
stand -and said-that on the -date
that Officer Parker arrested the
three men, she was waiting tables
and working at the counter, and
testified that her husband, when
he saw Parker and the other men.
l-said "Don't take these men in. It
don't mean a . thing. Skip it," '
She also testified that on July
4, after another witness had said
he had lost money at . the Rialto
on that date, the . establishment
was closed and no one was . there.
Says Pyeatt Was la Front
- George Lloyd, former police
officer said that on the after
noon of. July 29, the date of the
specific charge against Pyeatt, he
was working in the establishment
and that Pyeatt was in the front
of the building most of the time
and - had no opportunity to ob
serve what was going on In the
rear. . . - . . - ' '
..The i case was continued for
sentence until August 24 :
DETROIT, Aug. 22.-(Special)-
Huckleberry pickers will be per
mitted to pick free at the berry
field on federal land near Elk
lake during specified hours next
Sunday, Aug. 28, and Monday,
Aug. 27. Announcement of the
limited permission was made here
by S. T. Moore, district forest ran
ger. . i." .
No one will be permitted to re
main at the field over night or
fish at Elk lake, and no smoking
will be permitted; on the way to
the patch nor while picking, it
was stated.' fv-:- .
Pickers will be checked through
the gates at 7 a. m. and they must
be back at the gate at .4 p. m. The
patch will be open again Septem
ber 2 and S at the same hours
and under the same conditions.
In case the forests are closed
by order of the governor, special
permission for pickers will be au
tomatically cancelled, Moore said.
I MANILA, Thursday, Aag ' 22
KAVJapan's surrender will be
signed aboard the battleship
Missouri la Tokyo bay Aug. 21.
General MaeArthmr announced
today.
I It was the first official werd
n the site ef slgateg. The 45,
f Off-toa battleship participated
with Admiral Hater's Third,
fleet last meath in bombarding.
Japan. '
that members of the Japanese im
perial general staff had been al
tered to be on hand from 8 am.
VH day (a pjn. Monday. UJS.
eastern war time) to meet the Al
lied commander for" immediate
settlement of occupation problems.
: --'f , ... t :,. I f P..f "s
Mae to Fly.
MacArthur will accompany air
borne forces which will land at
Atsugi airdrome, 10 miles couth-
west of Tokyo, in a "vast convoy of
transport planes covered by fight
era and bombers. . The exact land'
ing time was not announced. ,-
'Simultaneously, landing craft
such as have put thousands of
fighting Americans ashore on
many Pacific islands will land ma
rines and blue jackets at the fam
ous Yokosuka naval base, an' To
kyo bay approximately 15 miles
southwest of Atsugi airfield.
-
UJS. to Use Base
MacArthur said the American
forces later will utilize this vital
Japanese ,base, which the enemy
has always closely guarded.
j (Domei, Japanese semi-official
news agency, said in a Tokyo
broadcast the first occupational
troops probably would number
50,000 or 60,000.
i (The agency reiterated a pre
vious claim that the first Allied
airborne landings at Atsugi air
drome would be made Sunday, as
announced In Tuesday's Japanese
Imperial headquarters communique.
596POWsto
Work in Local
Bean Harvest
Four canneries - of the Salem
Canners association have contract
ed for 596 prisoners of war to ta
used' in the bean fields, Ralph
Laird, 'farm labor assistant, an
nounced Wednesday.
This action was taken by des
perate canners and growers after
other efforts to save the bean crop
had failed to succeed. -The vic
tory announcement, holidays and
unusual weather took a heavy toll
of pickers last week, and many
growers are reporting heavy losses
to their, crops as a result '
The canners are assuming rail
responsibility for the POWs during
their; nine-hour shift in the fields.
ransportation difficulties were
solved after army authorities a
greed to furnish some of the trucks
to take the prisoners to and from
the fields; in Marion, ' Linn and
Polk counties. Over 300 will be
used: in Marion county alone, it
remaining prisoners will be allo
cated to the other fields needing
pickers.
Mrs.' Gladys TurnbulL of ihm
Salem labor office, said that 32
growers were at the office Wed
nesday , morning after pickc ra.
while a total of 309 pickers Re
ported for work. . The group,
than that which showed up Tues
day morning, included -126 men,
0 women, and 130 youths. -V"
Fifty soldiers from Camp Ad&ir
also went out with the pickers
and growers were hoping that
more of the army men would tak
advantage of the high prices being
paid bean 'pickers to earn extra
money and help with the harvest.
For .the convenience of tho?
wishing to obtain Information a-
bout picking,, the Farm Labor cf-
fice will remain open until 7 p.m.
every night this week. The pber
number is 2-1663; -
Nips to Handle Civil Affairs
I (Dome! said thai all local civil
administration In the occupation
area would remain in Japanese
hands, and urged the Nipponese
to remain calm. The agency sig
nificantly warned that the people
must bear in mind the fact that
the Allied force "will occupy our
mainland fully equipped and arm
ed.") " I .. ;- ;
I A request from Japanese Im
perial headquarters for permission
to use unarmed planes In execut
ing surrender terms was granted
by MacArthur, who stipulated tha
the aircraft so Used be held to a
minimum with the planes mark
ed by red pennants.
ploym
ent Lompensatwn
Claims Low Despite Job Losses
Only 24 'initial claims for Un
employment' compensation have
been received this month at the
United States employment office,
Instead of the expected 200 to 300
as a result of cancellation of war
contracts In many shipyards' and
defense plants. This is less than
those received for the same period
in July, reports show. " " '
W. H. BaiHie, head of the office,
said Wednesday .that the demands
for workers were far exceeding
the supply and that right now
there are more bona fide, oppor
tunities for - employment than . a
week ago. Wages are Just as high
or higher, he added. In very few
instances, does tha hourly wage
for men go below 75 cents and
for women 60 centi-",
Baillie estimated that the can
neries could use from 300 to 350
men and women immediately, the
forestry Industry 250 men, and at
least 300 people are needed in the
service and building trades.
j "To give a more concise pic
ture of the situation," he said.
we had a call this morning from
a building concern that wanted
50 workers right away to start re
pairs and construction of housing
to this area. It was actually 1m
possible to find those 50 workers
and so we were unable to fill all
of the order. ' There Is no lessen
ing of demand since the war's end.
We have only been able to fill a
bout one-third of our orders.'
Science Baffled
By Pre-Salted
Celery Stalks
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis.,
Aug. 22 - IP) A Wood county
farmer claimed today he had suc
ceeded in growing pre-salted cel
ery but the University of Wis
consin's horticultural expert said
that chemical analysis iwould te
necessary before ' definite con
clusion could be drawn.
Nick Engel, who has 25,000 '
celery plants ready for harvest
ing en a one-acre plot, said the
celery very definitely had a sa
line flavor. He said that after
experimenting for seven years he
hit on the method he is now using.
It consists of mixing 1000 pound
of salt with the soil while pre
paring it for planting. According
to Engel when the plant draw a
water from beneath the bog,
dissolves the salt on the way to
the stem. The water level is about
two feet below the surface and
the ' plot must be drained ' con
tinuously, Engel added.
Engel said he planted the seeds
id a. hothouse last - March and
started outside planting In June.
BUDGES ACCUSES WIFE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22-UPf
Harry Bridges, West coast CIO
longshoremen's leader, at tbt
opening hearing of his divorce
suit today, described his wife, Ag
nes, as a "chronic drunk" who at
one time 'attacked him with A
butcher knife.' ..
NYLON PRODUCTION STARTS
" WILMINGTON, DeL,, Aug. 23
(JPy-TL L DuPont Denemours com
pany has begun capacity produc
tion of nylon yarn for civilian
use at Its Seaford, DeL, and Mar
tinsville, Vsl, plants, officials an
nounced tonight.
Weather
San Franclaco
Eugeo i i i
Salem -
Portland
Seattle
Max.
S4
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88
Win. ' Rail
es j jo
55
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S3
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trace
trae
Willmtt T)r -4 0 ft.
' FORECAST (from U. 8. weather bu
reau. McNary field. Salem) t Parttr
cloudy with UtU rhang la Wmpn
tan vna hishast at decrees,
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