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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND. DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 21. 1944
NO. 118
British Force
Japanese Back
To Imphal Hills
One Invading Column
Retreats Thirty Miles
As Imperials Attack
'' Allied Southeast Asia Headquar
ters, Kandy, Ceylon, April 21 IP
Allied armorea xorces, counter
attacking furiously In an effort
to smash the siege of Imphal,
have driven a Japanese invasion
column Into the hills 30 miles
northeast of the city, a communi
que said today.
A number of enemy strong
points in the hill area were cap
tured by the attacking British
imperials yesterday and "our ad
vance continues," the communi
que said.
Strike Over Trail
The allied units apparently were
striking over a hill trail linking
Imphal with Ukhrul and the com
munique indicated they had pene
trated to within about 10 miles
of that town.
There was no word of further
action southwest of Imphal, where
allied and Japanese troops had
been battling for control of a
..hill position overlooking the Dl-'shenpur-Sllchar
road.
Southeast of Imphal, however,
tank-led Japanese forces were
repulsed in an attempt to break
through the allied lines on the
Tamu-Palel highway.
Sixty miles north of Imphal,
fierce fighting continued for the
town of Kohima and the com
munique acknowledged that the
Japanese had succeeded in rein
forcing their troops in that sec
tor. British Temporarily Trapped
Front reports said the enemy
broke into the southein end of
the town more than a week ago,
hemming the British defenders
Into a hilly residential section of
the northwestern end.
Indian troops dispatched from
Dimapur were - reported pouring
-into. Kohima, however, and the
x. communique t indicated - that'- the
uiam it-lit-- tAjiuiuii was muvuig
Ewiltly down the road, disposing
of enemy blocks.
At least 400 Japanese have been
'killed in the recent fighting
around Kohima, the allied com
munique said.
On the north-central Burma
front, the Chinese 38th division
fought down the east bank of the
Mogaung river to within 25 miles
of Mogaung, an important enemy
base.
Stimson Favors
Labor Draft Law
Washington, April 21 IP Con
gressional leaders remained gen
erally cool to national service leg
islation today despite a new ad
ministration warning that it is
urgently needed to protect war
production against draft calls ex-
nonffu, . i . . (in i :
,year.
Rep. John M. Costello, (D), Calif.,
chairman of a military affairs
subcommittee on draft matters,
who said the administration al
ready had enough authority to
"accomplish what is necessary" if
it would only choose to use it.
The plea for a limited national
service or labor draft law came
from Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson, Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox, and Maritime Com
missioner Emory S. Land after
meeting with representatives of
the U. S. chamber of commerce
and the National Association of
Manufacturers.
They favored legislation auth
orizing voluntary recruitment as
preliminary measure but Invok
ing draft principles If and when
needed to provide manpower for
"sennai industries.
ermans Observe Great Activity in Britain
a r i i
ns rmai invasion rrepararions
London, April 21 UP The Ger
man radio said today that the
greatest concentration of shipping
nce the Dunkirk evacuation haf
wen assembled in British waters
Presumably for an invasion of
Western Europe.
The royal navy is being con
ntrated in home waters, along
th units of the American.
French and Italian fleets, the
Broadcast said.
"Troops are leaving London," It
wded. "Every day now, troop
twins are leaving London stations
taking men to ports."
Germany has moved reinforce
ments of crack SS elite puards In-
o her Atlantic wall defenses, said
Stockholm dispatch, and naa
broadcasts reported that 300,000
fen now stood ready to repel any
tilled Invasion.
"All preparations to counter
GOP Keynoter
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Governor Earl Warren of California.
i v. Hwraiuio ar
rangements committee to deliver
IrMmnl. mwm - n i . .
j ouuino nepuoucan na
tional convention in Chicago,
June 26.
NipponsOpen
Fierce Drive
At Chenghsten
Big Campaign Looms
In China As Japanese
Close in on Vital City
Chungking, April 21 IPI Japa
nese spearheads of a force now
estimated at 60,000 troops today
attempted to storm the immediate
outskirts of Chenghsien in( north
ern Honan province in an attack
Chinese military spokesmen pre
dicted would develop into the first
large-scale battle in China since
Changteh.
Other Japanese columns, appar
ently bypassing Chenghsien, were
advancing west in the general di
rection of Kunkhien, described by
Chinese spokesmen as the "first
city of strategic importance west
oi cnengnsien.
Kail Line Crossed
One enemy column crossed the
Peiping Hankow railway bed 30
miles southwest of Chengslen and
was attacking in the direction of
Migsien.
Another column was advancing
westward from the southern end
of the Yellow river.
MaJ. Gen. C. C. Tseng said
Chenghsien, though formerly a
vital railway juncture, had lost
its military importance since the
Chinese tore up both railways
touching the city.
He said he believed the west
ward advance of the Japanese in
dicated they, were aware of
Chenghsien's lesser importance.
Fleet in Action
Supporting the Japanese land
advance to the west, an enemy
air fleet, unchallenged by either
Chinese or American airmen,
bombed two cities in southern
Shensi province. In the absence of
reports of Chinese or allied air re
sistance. It was assumed the Japa
nese had achieved air dominance
in the battle area.
Japanese planes also bombed
and strafed ferries on the Yellow
river and railway stations on the
Lunghai line, west of Chenghsien.
Five Day Forecast
Five-day forecast ending Tues
day night:
Oregon and Washington west of
Cascade mountain divide: light
rain except south portion first of
period and over all of area latter
part. Normal temperatures.
Idaho and Oregon and Wash
ington east of Cascades: light rain
north portion first of period and
over all of area last of period.
Rising temperatures to normal or
slightly above Monday and cooler
I end of period.
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hn Imnuinn hnva hivn f-nnrliiHrvl
ind all defenses are ready for thr
'nemy, raaio oeriin saiu.
Tha Qtrw-lrhnlm nnwnfltvr T1H.
ningen reported from Berlin that
the newly-arrived SS troops "are
considerably more strictly dis
ciplined and much better equipped
than other line troops."
European reports indicated that
all was not well behind Hitler's
invasion defenses, however.
A Swedish telegraph agency dis
patch from Oslo said a small ves
sel obviously an ammunition
ship blew up opposite the so
called fortress quay at Bergen on
the west coast of Norway and de
stroyed a number of buildings In
a military area near the shore,
including Haakon's hall, one of
Norway's oldest historic monu
ments. The explosions, presumably
Admiral Says
Big Fight Due
In West Seas
Bagley Holds Nip Fleet
Will Be Annihilated if
It Faces U. S. Armada
San Francisco, April 21 Ut
Vice Admiral David W. Bagley
commander of the western sea
frontier, declared today " a show
down in the Pacific is in the off
ing," and promised that the Jap
anese navy will be annihilated if
it makes a stand against resur
gent American sea and air power.
If the reluctant enemy high
seas fleet remains in hiding, Bag-
ley said in an address prepared
for delivery before the Common
wealth club, American forces will
proceed by new land and floating
bases ever nearer to the Japanese
homeland.
"Japan is caught upon the horns
of a dillemma of ner own man
ing," the admiral declared. "Re
treat cannot win; it can only pro
long the day of reckoning.
May Scuttle Fleet
"It Is even possible, if improb
able, that tne imperial iieet may
eventually be scuttled to preserve
the quaint myth of its invincibil
ity." Bagley, in a survey of tech
niques for what he. termed "the
Pacific invasion," said the devel
opment of "floating bases" by the
navy will enable American forces
to reach China for the final as
sault upon Japan without wait
ing for a fixed base to be com
pleted at every waypoint.
These floating bases compos
ed of floating drydocks, seaplane,
submarine and destroyer tenders;
ammunition, supply, cargo and
repair ships, all types of landing
craft, and other vessels of the
'train" made possible the Japan
ese debacle at Palau, Bagley said,
Vast Area Covered
They also enabled a Central Pa
cific task force to cover more
than 8,000 miles while shelling
Truk and the Mariana' islands.
and permitted a reconnaissance
in force aimed at -the Admiralty
islands to be transformed into a
successful invasion by supplying
necessary landing craft, he declar
ed.
The admiral summarized four
reasons for the ability of Ameri
can forces to become aggressors
In the Pacific in their current
"war of movement:"
1. "We have demonstrated our
superiority over the Japanese in
amphibious warfare..
2. "We have added structural
strength and fire power to our
fighting ships, concurrent with
improvement in their tactical dis
position. 3. "We have perfected the
floating base as an extension of
and as an important adjunct to
our westward-moving system of
advance land bases.
4. "Our maturing experience
and offensive power permit broad
er and bolder operations."
Soldier and Wife
Hurt in Accident
Pvt. and Mrs. William Jones,
injured when a small truck in
which they were riding overturn
ed Monday three miles north of
Redmond, today were reported
showing Improvement at the
Camp Abbot hospital. Mrs. Jones
suffered head Injuries and a frac
tured leg, while her husband re
ceived cuts about the head and an
Injured shoulder.
Pvt. Jones, stationed at Fort
Lewis, and Mrs. Jones, a member
of the Canadian WAC, stationed
at Edmonton, Alberta, were mar
ried April IS In Redmond.
LORD SNELL DEAD
London, April 21 ilPiLord
Snell, 79, died in a London hos
pital today. He had been a de
puty leader in the house of lords
since 1940.
j a J I
Aire maae
touched off by saboteurs, killed at
least 43 persons and Injured hun
dreds of others. A tugboat was
blown out of the water onto a
pier and fires raged uncontrolled
for several hours.
Another Swedish Telegraph
agency dispatch, this one from
Copenhagen, said Gestapo agents
had arrested hundreds of Danish
patriots in a surprise round-up
that covered the entire country.
Practically the entire executive of
the conservative youth organiza
tion was taken Into custody.
The Danish press service said
the German command held a num
ber of realistic anti Invasion ma
tk.'tiveri recently In Denmark. A
few days ago, the Germans sound
ed a practice alarm In Copenhagen
and occupied all roads and im
portant buildings, the agency
said.
Diving Suit Cowboys Ride "Human". Torpedoes
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Broadside view of the tandem crew torpedo used by Allies in Mediterranean with deadly effect on Axil ship
ping. Tha two men wear special diving suits, wrap their legs around the slim, explosive projectile and ride it
under water until It reaches target. Then they attach its explosive charge with, a time fuse to target and
ride the propulsive part of the torpedo to safety.
Badoglio Forms 1
Mixed Cabinet
Naples, April 21 UAPremler
Pietro Badoglio announced today
that he had formed a new Italian
government with all six opposi
tion parties participating, includ
ing the action party which had
previously declined to collaborate.
Members of the new cabinet
will Include five ministers without
portfolio.
They are Benedetto Croce, lib
eral; Count Carlo Sforza, action
party; Giulio Rodino, Christian
democrat; Palmiro Tagliattl, com
munist, and Pietro Mancini, social
ist. The 73-year-old Badoglio an
nounced the -new government
when he received correspondents
after a meeting with the six party
Junta at which he reportedly
again stressed his intention of re
signing the premiership upon the
liberation of Rome, coincident
with King Victdr Emmanuel's re
tirement in favor of Prince Um
berto. Called Victory
The formation of the cabinet
generally was considered a politi
cal victory for Badoglio over the
quarreling junta, which when
finally confronted with a decision
refrained from seizing an oppor
tunity to eliminate him.
Ministers of the army, navy and
air force will all be Badoglio ap
pointees. Among other important
posts, the minister of interior
went to Salvatore Aldisslo, Chris
tian democrat, and the minister of
Industry, commerce and labor
went to Attillo de Napoli, social
ist. Stassen Rescue
At Sea Reported
Madison, Wis., April 21 IP)
The rescue of Lt. Cmdr. Harold
E. Stassen, former governor of
Minnesota and republican presi
dential possibility, from a stalled
patrol boat in the south Pacific!
was disclosed today in a letter
from a sailor aboard a submarine
chaser.
The incident was reported bv
William Bormett, 22, sound me
chanic second class aboard the
sub-chaser, in a letter to his sis
ter, Mrs. Harriet Bartholomew.
Bormett, who has been in the
navy for the last two years, said
his ship was out on patrol when
a small boat was seen stalled near
an island.
Passenger Picked Up
We picked up the passengers."
he wrote.
and one of them identl -
tied himself as Stassen."
"Maybe," he commented, "we
just picked up the next president
of the United States."
The letter was received by Mrs.
Bartholomew Feb. 17.
Mrs. Stassen said at her home
In South St. Paul, Minn., that
her husband had not told her o'f
the incident.
Leg
Ion to Send
Hosp
ital Boxes
Monthly shipment of hospital
ity boxes to the Roseburg hospital
will be made by he Percy A. Stev
ens post of the American Legion
and the auxiliary, it was announc
ed today, as a result of a joint
meeting of the groups last nleht
In the veretans' room at the court
house. The boxes, it was stated,
will contain candies, cookies and
other gifts designed to brighten
the lives of military patients at
the institution.
An entertaining Droeram and
luncheon featured the Joint as
sembly, with hostesses being the
Mesdames Margaret Anelin. Jean-
ette Mulkins. C. A. Bovd and Edith
KostoL
Officers of Bend Association
Warn OP A May 'Take Over'
! Conference of Taxpayers, Property Owners
Called for Wednesday; Sign-Up Is Requested
' Warning that the "OP A may still invoke the federal rent
control in this area," officials of the newly formed Taxpay
ers and Property Owners
today announced there will
ganization next Wednesday evening at the city haH. The
conference, according to Mrs. C. A. Sutton, secretary, will
begin at 7 :30 p.m., and all property owners as well as land
lords were urged to attend.
The organization, formed a week ago in an effort to
keep the OPA from controlling local rents, has almost com
pleted a survey of all registered properties in Bend, and "has
met with wonderful cooperation from all those contacted,
:
Vork Started
On Pine Plant
Construction of a $20,000 wood
experiment plant on the property
of The Shevlin-Hixon Company,
by the Western Pine association,
was begun today, with prospects
that the pilot station would be
completed and in operation by
July. With the arrival in Bend
of Carl A. Rasmussen, engineer
for the Western Pine association,
and who is now stationed here,
a crew of eight men began exca
vating for the foundations of the
building.
The workmen were being direct
ed by J. L. Ross, for the Fred
Van Matre contracting firm of
Bend.
Machinery Being Built
' At the same time it was an
nounced that machinery for the
plant is being built in the mid
west, and will reach here some
time next month.
The Western Pine association
some months ago decided on the
erection of the experiment sta
tion here because of the availabili
ty of proper woods for use In dif
ferent experiments designed to
improve lumber. The association
I members are also hopeful that dlf-
ferent marketable by-products
might be discovered at the plant.
However, the by products will be
merely incidental to the major
undertaking, that of bettering the
lumber produced by the associa
tlon mills.
Four Boys Seek
Service at Sea
Four Central Oregon youths, all
17 years old, today were In Port
land taking physical examina-
1 tlon for enlistment In the navy,
It was announced here today by
Walter F. Patrle, in charge of
Bend's recruiting station. The
boys are:
Paul Gordon Bowman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Bowman,
557 East Norton street; Jack Le
roy Hassler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerold V. Hassler, 915 East Sec
ond street; Kenneth Homer Hag
en, son of Mrs. Catherine Hagen,
144 Colorado street, and Clarence I mand of ..an,ncr army."
Harold Johnston, son of Mr. ani TheTe was no jmm(Mi(1,e lndica
Mrs Charles R Johnston, o03 ,, ag , wn, Faon.g asslKn.
Nichols street, Prinevllle. , , Brilllin wouM and
Redmond Bakery
To Be Repaired
Redmond. April 21 Work of
repairing damage to the Redmond
Bakery, partly wrecked when a.""""'""'
K..H... ' JVLi-j .,,,rf . fi,! taken belief
shortlv hnfnn. midnight Thurs -
day, was begun today, with Joe
Shultz, proprietor, expressing be
lief that the plant would be back
in normal operation soon, rire-i
men were still attempting to de-
termine cause tor me explosion ..........--..-.
and resultant fire which de-! reported to Col. Russel M. Her
strayed considerable material and j rington, base commander, today
damaged the rear of the building, i at Gclger Field, Wash.
INK4 TmlmtJtMt
Protective association of Bend
be an open meeting of the or
Mrs. Sutton said. She urged
that all those who have not
registered their apartments,
houses or rooms which are being
rented, do so at once with George
Slmervllle, executive secretary of
the fair rents committee, at the
city hall. It was pointed out that
there is no charge for registering
unless an appraisal Is asked, when
the fee will be $1.
Registration Asked
In urging quick registration,
and compliance with the aims of
the protective association, Seaton
Smith, chairman of the group,
said "the OPA may still invoke
the federal rent control in this
area, and it is better that we work
out our own problems rather than
have the QPA arbitrarily set rent
ceilings." He called attention to
a letter recently sent the fair
rents committee by Daniel D.
Gage, of the rents division of the
OPA, following a survey here. In
the letter Gage stated his "at
tention had been focused on auto
courts, apartments and rooms,"
and expressed the wish that the
rents committee would be able to
bring about satisfactory adjust
ments without the OPA s aid.
Smith said that the protective
association has "other advantages
besides adjusting rentals, such as
post-war planning and benefits to
the property owners and taxpay
ers." Urging a large attendance at
Wednesday's meeting, Chairman
Smith said the purpose of the
gathering was to perfect a larger
organization and to create big
ger committees to make zone
surveys of rooms, houses and
apartments in Bend.
Gen. G. S. Patton
Now in England
London, April 21 mi Lt. Gen.
George S. Patton, Jr., commander
of the American army that spear
headed the Invasion of Sicily, has
arrived In England "for duty," a
terse allied announcement dis
closed today.
The announcement was the first
direct word of Patton's where
abouts sinre lant month when It
was announced that he had been
relieved of the command of the
wupnth farmv and would take
speculation regarding his mission
was not permitted.
I Patton, dubbed "old blood and
'guts" by his seventh army troops,
Iwas a storm center last summer
: ...I 1, .11. 1..... I V., hn
",.. a . SZ. .i,u, in
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field hospital In Sicily in the mis-
that tne man was
1 malingering
r.RASIUO GETS POST
Spokane, Wash., April 21 U"
Mai. Samuel C. Grashlo, only
(A AF survivor of the "march of
Nazis Lash at Reds in North
As Soviets Increase Pressure
On Bomb Ravaged Sevastopol
Fall of Big Black Sea City Considered But
Matter of Hours; Russian Cruiser Moves in
To Bring Docks Under Fire; Destroyer Hit
Moscow, April 21 (U.P.) The German command hurled
hordea of tanks and tens of thousands of infantrymen today
against soviet forces massing in Estonia and old Poland for
spring and summer offensives, but the Russians held firm
and were reported officially to be "slaughtering" the at
tackers. The increasingly heavy German "preventive" attacks in
dicated that red armies may be Drenarinar to strike next in
the Narva sector of Estonia in the Baltic states and on the
Stanialawow front in the Carpathians as soon as they com-
Great Armada
Of RAF Planes
HitsWestWal!
Blows at Nazi Defenses
Reach Pre-lnvasion Pitch
In Heavy Night Attacks
London, April 21 IH More than
1,100 British bombers, the. largest
air fleet ever sent out by the RAF,
carried the allied air offensive
against Germany's western de
fenses to pre-invaslon pitch last
night with paralyzing blows at
Cologne, Paris, and two other
key railway centers serving the
channel coast.
First reports Indicated that the
assault was the heaviest ever
made by any air force, with the
raiders dropping well over 4,000
tons of explosives on railway tar
gets at Cologne, Germany; La
Chapelle, In the outskirts of
Paris; Ottlgnles, 15 miles south
east of Brussels, Belgium; and
Lens, in northern France.
Berlin Stabbed
Twin-engined Mosquitoes simul
taneously stabbed lightly at Ber
lin, rounding out a night of raids
in which 16 aircraft were lost.
Coastal reports that large for
mations of allied bombers were
crossing the channel in layllght
today Indicated that the offensive
designed to soften Germany s de
fenses for an allied landing now
was on an around-the-clock basis.
The night raiders hit western
Europe only a few hours after
nearly 1,000 American Flying
Fortresses and Liberators, plus
swarms of fighter-bombers and
medium and light bombers, made
the heaviest daylight attack of
the war on northern France.
Tonnage Mounts
With the RAF believed to have
exceeded Its previous record one
night bombload of 4,400 tons
dropped only two nights earlier,
the weight of explosives unloaded
on Germany's Atlantic wall de
fenses and the railway communi
cations supplying and reinforc
ing them soared to nearly 12,000
tons in the past four days and
nights alone.
The allied command long has
been expected to order the crip
pling of Germany's Intricate sys
tem of military railways in ad
vance of the opening of a western
front, which nazl sources nave
been predicting will come within
the next five weeks.
PRESS CENSORED
La Pliiz, Bolivia, April 21 Pi
The Bolivian government an
nounced last night that It had es
tablished censorship of the press.
Ration Point Values of Pork
Butter and Mutton to Be Cut
Washington, April 21 HP) Ra
tion point values of lamb and
mutton will be roughly halved
next month, pork point values
will be cut somewhat and the
point value of butter will be re
duced from the present level of
16 points a pound, probably to 12
points. It was learned today.
The office of price administra
tion, Its hand forced by prema
ture disclosure of Its plans at
the capitol, officially announced
that It was planning thq sharp
cut in lamb and mutton point
values. It said the values for
these meats effective May 1 will
be approximately half of the cur
rent values, which range from
two points a pound for stew meat
and other inferior cuts to 10
points for loin chops and roasts.
Officials, however, denied re
ports that the point value of but
ter would be halved, to eight
points a pound. Spurred by print
ed reports that this 50 per cent
slash was planned, OPA was un
derstood to have told regional
officials this was not so. Of ficlals
Tplete the liberation of Sevas
topol, last nazi toehold in the
Crimea.
The German stand in Sevasto
pol, Russia's biggest naval base
was believed In Its final hours
as two Russian armies slowly
pressed the doomed garrison back
through the streets of the city.
Soviet planes blockading the ap
proaches to the port in 24 hours
alone sank an enemy destroyer
and four transports totaling 15,-
000 tons, some of them loaded to
capacity with fleeing German and
Romanian troops.
Docks Under Fire
(A British broadcast recorded
by CBS said a heavy Russian
cruiser, standing off Sevastopol
harbor, was shelling the docks in
the German-held city.)
The soviet high command. In
Its midnight communique, failed
to mention ground fighting in the
Crimea for the first time since
the soviet offensive there began
April 8, and it was possible' that
there would be no imther an
nouncement until Sevastopol la
captured.
Tne Hermans launcnea tneir
heavy attack against the soviet
bridgehead on the west bank ot
the Narva river southwest ot the
Estonian rallwav iunctlon Of the
same name after a fierce 90mln-
as tne curtain oi lire mira,
large forces of tanks, self-propelled
guns, and infantry moved
forward, "apparently counting on
routing our defense by one blow,"
the soviet communique said.
Enemy Flees
Instead, a hail of soviet rifle,
machine-gun, artillery, and trench
mortar fire forced the enemy to
turn and flee, but later reports
said the attacks were continuing
on a heavy scale, though without
success. Some 2,000 Germans
were killed in the initial battles.
Supporting the red army, soviet
planes bombed concentrations of
military trains at the Latvian
railway centers of Rezene and
Gulbene. Many fires and ex
plosions were touched off. A slate
refinery at Klvihll, 45 miles west
of Narva, also was raided, and
the communique reported that
"almost the entire area of the
plant" was left enveloped In
flames.
Big Wasco Ranch
SoldtoWeigands
Powell Butte, April 21 Pur
chase of the 20,000 acre James W.
Fisher ranch three miles south
west of Shaniko by Weigand
Bros., Central Oregon ranchers
and stockmen, today was an
nounced here by N. L. Weigand.
Already 300 head of cattle have
been trucked to tne rancn, lorm
ing the nucleus of a herd ot 700
herefords, Weigand said.
The big ranch, comprising 30
sections of land, is entirely fenced
and is one of the best watered
ranges in eastern Oregon, it was
sa id.
refused to be pinned down defi
nitely, but Indicated that 12 points
a pound was a likely guess about
the May point value for butter.
May point value charts probab
ly will show some further reduc
tions in pork points. It was said,
despite the sharp reduction earlier
this year. Most of the reductions
probably will be only one point a
pound, it was understood, al
though some might be two points.
Some Inferior pork cuts already
are valued at zero points, while
other cuts range upward to six
points ,
OPA officials said they could not
release information on future
point values more than two or
three days in advance of the ef-
fective date without disrupting
normal trade channels, and said
that for this reason official plana
for May will not be released un
til next week.
But they said they were con
firming the lamb and mutton
point value cuts because these
plans had been made public In
j semi-official form at the capitol.