Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.,
Page 1 6 Fri., Dec. 21, 1951
Fire Destroys
Apple Supply
Firefighters Battle
Blaze for 6 Hours "
. WENATCHEE, Wash. (P) An
unexplained fire roared out of
control for six hours in an applr
warehouse here Thursday evening,
destroying nearly 100,000 boxes of
fruit and causing damage of near
ly a million dollars.
The blaze started in some enipty
poxes in tne j. M. wade Fruit Co.,
warehouse In downtown Wcnat
chee at 3 p.m. Firemen were ham
pered by below freezing weather,
which crusted hoses with ice and
hampered movement of vehicles
and men.
Four hours after the flames were
first noticed, the roof of the 3
story, 125-foot brick structure
caved In, further hampering the
fire fighters. A furniture company
adjoining the warehouse was
saved. The blaze was brought un
der control shortly after B p.m.
Throughout the fire, volunteers
removed boxes of apples from the
rear of the building, managing to
saven seven carloads (approxim
ately 5000 boxes). Meanwhile, be
tween 95,000 and 100,000 boxes of
fruit were ruined. The apples were
valued at $4 a box. Fire Chief T.
A. Weaver said the building was
worth at least $200,000 and the
total loss would be between $750,
000 and one million dollars.
Two firemen were overcome by
smoke but quickly revived. Volun
teer fire crews worked with the
regular city, Chelan County and
U.S. Forest Service firemen.
Dog Retrieves
Meal, Anyway
CALDWELL, Idaho IIP)
Gene Odle says this happened
the last day of duck hunting
season. Odle shot a teal duck while
hunting along the Boise River
near here. He sent his doff, a
spaniel, into the water to re
trieve the duck. Back came the
animal In record time.
But at Odle's feet the dog
laid, not a duck, but a flopping
27-inch long fish.
Dr. F. A. Elliott, Chiropractor
X-ray. 62 W. 10th. Ph. 4-4021
Higher Prices
For Plywood
Expected Soon
SEATTLE (U.B A 21 per
cent drop in plywood prices in the
past three months will be wiped
out within the next 30 to 60 days,
Thomas B. Malarkey, president of
the M & M Woodworking Co.,
Portland, predicted here this week.
"The first indication that the
tide of prices had turned came
with the disclosure last Wednes
day that new orders substantially
have exceeded production for the
first time since last March," Ma
larkey said.
He said the plywood buyer ap
parently is convinced that prices
have reached rock bottom.
'Plywood is no longer wearing
the boom industry label," he said.
"And firms in the industry are
realizing more fully the need for
modern sales forces and tecli
niqucs." The M & M Co. is the largest
plywood producer in the Pacific
Northwest and the biggest door
manufacturer in the country, he
said. It operates nine factories
in southern Washington, Oregon
ana uaniornia.
Solons Check OSS Slaying in Italy
WASHINGTON IP) A con
gressional investigation has begun
behind closed doors into the killing
of an American secret agent in
Italy in 1944, and what the De
fense Department did about re
ports he was slain by two other
U. S. agents.
Rep. Cole (R-NY) told reporters
Thursday that he conducted an
all-day hearing Wednesday. The
witness was Michael Stern, author
of an account published in True
Magazine last summer of the death
of Maj. William V. Holohan of the
cloak-and-dagger Office of Stra
tegic Services.
Cole is the Republican member
of a two-man House armed ser
vices sub-committee named last
October to look into the matter.
The other member is Represent
ative Kilday (D-Tex.)
Cole said he questioned Stern
about details of his published ac
count. "He filled in the gaps in his
I story, and recounted the results of
One of the matters the House
subcommittee is digging at is
whether the Defense Department
intended to keep the whole thing
a secret, but changd its mind when
it learned that Stern's story was
to be published.
The department's first public
word about it was last Aug. 15 a
time when Stern's story was al
ready in the works for publication.
It issued a release then which
gave this story:
Holohan, Lieut. Aldo Icardi and
Sgt. Carl G. Lodolce parachuted
behind the German lines in Italy
in 1944 on a secret mission to de
termine how much American arms
should be given to Communists
and non-Communists fighting in
the Italian underground against
the Germans,
Holohan was slain and his body
thrown into a lake. The depart
ment said investigators had learned
he was poisoned and shot in a plot
jn.,nlina TnrHf nH Lodolce WhO
had quarreled with Holohan be
cause he would not agree wun
them on giving arms to Commu
nists.
The release said Lodolce had
marin a rnnfession a vear before
I the Army made the affair public.
It said there had been no prose
cution because neither U. S. mili
tary nor civil courts had juris-
diction.
Icardi, formerly of Pittsburgh,
was then livine in New York.
Lodolce's home was Rochester,
N. Y.
Both men denied In statements
to reporters that the Defense De
partment's account was true and
denied any part in Holohan's
death.
Since publication of the story,
law officers In Italy have made
preliminary moves looking to
ward extradition of the men to
face trial In Italy.
Both Icardi and Lodolce were
honorably discharged from the
Army after the war.
Cole said Thursday that as far
as he knows they are still in the
United States.
Battery Orders
Issued by OPS
WASHINGTON (IP) Th
government ruled this week that
only automobile storage batter. i
ies with life expectancies of at
least 18 months can be manufac
tured after next March 1.
In an order designed to rnn.
serve critical supplies of lead, the
iiuiiuiiat x-iuuucuon Authority
(NPA) also prohibited the output
of so-called de luxe batteries with
a high ampere-hour rating.
The order will affect storage
batteries for passenger automo
biles, light trucks and light trac
tors. It does not affect industrial
storage batteries and six-volt bat
teries for motorcycles, heavy
trucks, tractors and buses.
if
mm,
Milk Hearings
Set in Medford
PORTLAND (U.B The State
Board of Agriculture Friday
granted milk producer requests for
price hearings in Medford and
Grants Pass.
Board members indicated they
would look with favor on requests
for price-boosts, foreshadowing a
new round of milk price increases
for the southern Oregon area.
Producers said they based their
requests on increased feed costs
The Medford hearing was set
tentatively for Jan. 10 after the
board heard of the proposal from
Dick Westerburg, president, and
William Auel, manager of the
Milk Producers League.
B:
B:
B:
B:
B,
b
b
b
b
b
B?i
B
B.
B:
B:
B
B:
B
B
b,
B:
b,
B,
B,
B:
B,
B:
B:
B:
B,
B,
B,
B,
B,
B,
B,
B,
B,
B
B
y
1KIEMIEMIIBIEMI
SHOP M. & K's CHRISTMAS SALE
GIFTS for the WHOLE FAMILY
0PEM wlSfy
ALL (Q3fc
DAY Jpfe
SUNDAYS
1575 West
11th at Chambers
AND EVERY EVENING
Wmi CHRISTMAS!
FREE
$6.95
Floor Lamp
with the
Purchase
oi Any
Club Chair
or Rocker
Priced 47.95 up
550 LAMP
BARGAINS
IN OUR STORE
BUY
ONE AT THE
REGULAR PRICE
One of
It Equal 1Q(
And Value IV
TOYS
Large stocks of
Toys. Tree
Ornaments,
Wrapping
Materials.
'Tree Lights
MORAN AND GASSMAN'S
O
FURNITURE
APPLIANCES HARDWARE
SPORTING GOODS
Penney's (o)DW
XV-
: .f
': ,:r:-.. - T- : '?.:
r
JVL
L
.STILL TIME TO SAVE PLENTY AT PENNEY'sT
JUST ARRIVED . .
100 Long Fibre
BLACK WOOL
UNION SUITS
7
59
SHOP AT PENNEY'S
FROM 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY!
Top Flight
DRESS SHIRTS
98
Warm, long wearing black wool
union suits with long sleeves and
long legs. Spring needle rib knit for
perfect fit . . . maximum comfort. For
extra wear and warmth, buy 100
black wool unions. Sizes 36 to 46.
MAIN FLOOR
50 Wool
UNION SUITS
T
Long wearing broadcloth
solid colors. Feature i
Nucraft collar. Sanloriu
snrunK. Choose tan, grey
uiue, oues lift 10 ri,
MAIN FLOOR
100 Wool
FELT HATS
ONLY 49-
4
98
50 wool and 50 cotton In long
sleeve and long leg unions. Slzei
40 to 46. Grey.
MAIN FLOOR
10 Wool
UNION SUITS
069
Soft cotton with 10 wool added for
that extra warmth. Sizes 40 to 43.
Grey.
MAIN FLOOR
Ideal for a dressy work
hat in blue, grey or tan.
Sizes 6 to IVi. Bound
edge brim and medium
width band.
MAIN FLOOR
12" Top
BOOT SOCKS
50 wool i . . 50 totte
in white or grey. KJta
reinlorceo, roe ana ut
MAINFL00B
fmrnmauKssmmmmmmmmmmmm
A PRACTICAL GIFT
FOR THE WORKING MAN!
Lace-to-Toe
LOGGERS' BOOTS
Sanforized Cotton Flannel
PLAID SHIRTS
13"
8 inch top . . . full leather
sole with composition tap
sole. Features logger s
heel to reduce leg
fatigue. Sturdily con
structed for long
wearl
DOWNSTAIRS STORE
98
Warm cotton flannel In woven
plaids . . , two button down
pockets . . . long body. San
forized shrunk for a lasting fitl
Sizes Wh to 17.
MAIN FLOOR ,
100 Wool, Buffalo
PLAID SHIRTS
4
98
1 1 Inch Tops
ENGINEER'S BOOTS
13"
Block plaid In black and
red. Inner-lined neckband
lor extra comfort . . . long
body for better fit. Sizes IS
to 17.
MAIN FLOOR
Sanforized Whipcord
WORK TROUSERS
Woodsman heel and rub
ber tap soles. Heavy retan
uppers. Tops for wear.
DOWNSTAIRS STORE
298
Sanforized warm, long wearing whipcord.
Button fly front. Precision cut for a better
fit. Sizes 29 to 44.
MAIN FLOOR
79'
litllfi
mm r A m
4 it '
Vu
1575 W. 11th at Chambers
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING
Phone 4-9741