THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1944
PAGE THREE
Rep. Clare Luce
Named to Speak
At GOP Conclave
m By Lyle C. Wilson
(Valtad Praaa Sun Cmpwlatl
Chicago, 111.. June 21 lPi Re
publican national convention pre
liminaries began today In resolu
tions and other committee meet
ings with certain diversions In dis
putes involving former president
Herbert C. Hoover, Wendell L.
willkle and Rep. Clare Booth
Luce, R., Conn., the GOP pin up
girl.
The resolutions committee,
charged with drafting the 1944
platform, meets this morning un
der the chairmanship of Sen. Rob
ert A. Taft, R., O. The republican
national committee will meet at
the same time and a subcommit
tee on credentials contests con
venes this afternoon. The conven
tion meets next Monday, June 26.
Delivers Utlnutum
Lovely Mrs. Luce, whose selec
tion to address the convention
was widely acclaimed as a tribute
to herself and her sex, learned
only a few days that she was to
go on the air late at night after
Mr. Hoover had spoken for 45
minutes and received the custom
ary half hour's ovation. Members
of the Connecticut convention
delegation report that Mrs,
Straight Dope From Colonel Jimmy
It's "Colonel Jimmy" now, for Maj. James Stewart, former screen
star, hat been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Serving '
as operations officer for an 8th USAAF B-24 bomber group, he has
flown 14 combat missions, holds Distinguished Flying Cross and
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster. He's pictured, left, above, at his
group's English base, distributing flight forms to pilots before they
take oft to participate in invasion of France.,
said nothing doing she would!
speak before Mr. Hoover or not
speak at all.
That is where it lies as of now.
Chairman Harrison E. Spangler
of the national committee evi
dently is uncertain how to handle
.the problem. The Hoover-Luce or
Luce-Hoover appearance Is sched
uled for the evening of June 27.
Spangler told questioners yester
day he did not know which one
would speak first.
Willkle Not Invited
Willkie's friends are kicking up
a minor row because he has not
been Invited to address the con
vention in his capacity as a form
er republican presidential nom
inee. Spangler shrugs that one
off, explaining that the state of
New York failed to include Will
kle among its convention delega
tion and that none but delegates
can address the gathering except
by unanimous consent. Willkie
has been invited to attend as a dis-
tinguished visitor and to sit on
the platform to watch, if he likes.
Landon to Attend
Alf M. Landon, of Kansas, the
oower In his home state and ! ferson and Deschutes counties be
Luce ! comes to Chicago as chairman of I reopened. Glynn was given a hear-
the Kansas delegation. Ing on May 5. Interested parties
Barring those little disputes w claim that they did. not .have
things are going smoothly and ! opportunity to be heard at that
Spangler expects the convention time.
will nominate Its presidential can
didate Wednesday evening, June
28, and that his running mate will
be named next day. The keynote
speech of Gov. Earl Warren of
California, is scheduled for 9 p.
m. CWT, June 26.
Bus Line Hearing
Date Announced
On Thursday, June 22, at 10 a.
m., an examiner representing
public utilities commissioner
George H. Flagg will be at the
Deschutes county courthouse in
Bend, and among other things to
have attention will be the appli
cation of C. L. Smith to acquire
the permit under which F. B.
Loveland operates the Bend-Che-mult
stages.
Commissioner Flagg has also
ordered that the hearing on the
Bend Girl Reaches
U. S. Isle Outpost
Miss Violet Jane Helzer, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hel
zer, 216 Willow lane, has arrived
safely in Hawaii and taken up her
duties as a secretary at an army
air base, according to word re
ceived by her parents today. Miss
Helzer sailed from Seattle on
June 7.
The Bend girl, a graduate of the
local high school In 1939, is with
the IT. S. civil service, and was
Identified with the construction
of Camp Abbot. Following the
Completion of the camp, she was
transferred to Portland and to the
army air corps.
aDDlication of William M. Glvnn
1936 GOP candidate, will be here of Redmond for a common car-1 the surgeon general of the U
too, but Landon is a political irier permit to cover Crook, Jef- army.
Employment of volunteer
nurse's aides full time in military
hospitals has been authorized by
s.
Buyers of Bonds
To See Premiere
Bend's first 1,000 residents to
purchase war bonds following this
announcement will receive tickets
from the Issuing agency to the
fifth war loan premiere of "Fol
low The Boys," Monday night at
8 o'clock at the Tower theater, of
firs of the Bend Amusement com
pany, sponsors of the war bond
premiere, disclosed today. The
film, an exciting story ol Amer
ica's movie stars who go into the
army and navy camps here and
overseas to entertain fighting
men. will not be brought to Bend
for its regular run until late in
Julv, the theater officials stated.
Tickets were being distributed
to war bond headquarters at Min
nesota and Wall streets, the post-
office, The Bullet'n, Deschutes
Federal Savings and Loan associa
tion. First National bank, and the
Bank of Bend today, and war bond
purchasers may request a ticket
to the event until all tickets have
been given away. It was pointed
out that purchasers of bonds pre
vious to this announcement win
not be eligible for tickets, only
those first 1 000 bond buyers be
tween now and Monday night.
Stars Featured
Follow The Boys" Is as star-
studded as Its publicity agents
claim, .featuring George Raft,
Vera Zorina. Jeanette MacDonald,
Orson Welles, . Marlene Dietrich,
Dinah Shore. Donald o uonnor,
Peggy Ryan, W. C. Fields, the
Andrews sisters, Carmen Amaya
and her dancers. Sophie Tucker,
Ted Lewis and his band, Freddie
Slack and his orchestra, and the
bands of Charlie Splvak and Louis
Jordan. Charles Butterworth,
Martha O'Driscoll, and Maxie
Rosenbloom.
Corporation bond purchases
made by The Shevlin-Hlxon Com
pany amounting to $100,000. and
bond allotments' to Deschutes
county by the Pacific Fruit and
Produce company and the F. W.
Woolworth company, today rais
ed the county's fifth war loan
drive total to 21.7 per cent of its
$1,354,000 quota a gain of 9 per
cent since yesterday. Individuals
have thus far purchased $128,
012.50 or 25.7 per cent of the
$498,000 portion of the quota
which is to be purchased In fc.
bonds.
County- Far Short
A. L. O. Schueler. county co
chairman, today pointed out that
the official close of the campaign
is only a little more than two
weeks away, and unless purchas
es are more than doubled during
Airborne Invaders of France
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dream home come true. Every dollar you invest is
another stone for building strong the foundations
of your future happiness.
And, War Bonds will protect your freedom pro
vide for your future prepare the way to make the
home you've always wanted, a reality.
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Tow planes and gliders or the 9th uSAAF circle fields on Cher
bourg peninsula for landing. Of a number already landed, some
did so safely, others crashed, with casualties.
Navy's 'Package' of Woe tor Foe
g5
to attend the picnic will to an
nounced shortly after the close of
the contest next week, and the
war stamp rizes, $3 for first
place, and $2 for second place will
then be awarded to the winners
In the girls' and boys' divisions.
The prizes are donated this vear
, by the Pacific Power and Light
Library Starts
Reading Contest
With one more week to go be
DnnJ a.n..nanu k.. .laJu ,
fcxriiu jruuiK3ici.B liavc ait traujr i a. .
reached a record total of 1.185 tX-VOWDOY Led CIS
books read In this year's reading . iii ,
contest, sponsored by the Des- ICldnO VOTinCI
chutes county library. ....
As In previous years, the girls I Boise, Ida., June 21 tnwith
are ahead of the boys In Interest , Clenn H. Taylor 175 votes ahead
snown, ana three girls, Beverly ana primary election returns re
Eikstead, Sara Officer, and Cor-icelvcd from all but five of the
nelia O'Leary, have finished the j state's 845 precincts, incumbent '
"trip" over the Oregon trail, and : Sen. D. Worth Clark today ap
have started again on the Imag- peered to be headed for certain
inary journey from Independence, I defeat In the Idaho democratic
mo., to beaside, ore., with each : senatorial race.'
Important stop on the map being Taylor lost 63 voteg ,ate yeste
SfJilw s,by ty. till b2ok8- day when the official canvassing
lU dr ;LnC'1.30'-S,lnce.S ered n error tabulation, but
start of the project, which ih. .,.,k 1 1 ' , 1
ftHSS Ttt "1 10 and & vofe'rpeinve y
chiltlreS! Y lwhen mPlete official returns
I rj ,. - . 1
Koliert Jewell Leads
Robert Jewell, leadine the field
for the boys, has reached Fort
Hall, more than half way to his
Oregon destination.
At the present time, 41 contest
ants, by reading the minimum of
10 books, have become qualified
to attend the annual picnic, to be
held In Drake park early In Julv.
The complfte list of those eligible
Tuckers
Here Is the first picture of the Navy's new "package machine gun,"
with torpedo-shaped container opened to show mechanism. Hung
under each wing ot plane like bombs, a pair of these "packages'
contains four machine guns and ammunition, and doubles the fire
power of planes mounting tour fixed-position guns. Emergency
jettisoning ot package by usual bomb-release lightens plane's
load by 600 pounds.
i ' - - .,.-- Wa-. " , ,.,f....i.. iy. Jl II ) V, ' 'II '.M I I
that period the county will have!
failed to "take Its objective." "Just
as we are daily praying for our
fighting men's success on the
shores of France and on Saipan
In the Pacific so are those boys
praying that the folks at home
will not let them down In this
crisis," Schueler declared.
Total purchases In the county
to date In the various bond divi
sions are as follows: "E" bonds,
$128,012.50;'F", $259; "C", $45,
600; "G", $10,000 ; 2i per cent,
$4,500 ; 2 per cent, $102,500; and
per cent certificates, $3,000.
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Gonquest of Biak
About Completed
Allied Headquarters, South
west Pacific, June 21 Ui Sixth
army troops virtually completed
the conquest of Biak Island in
Dutch New Guinea today with
the capture of the enemy's two
remaining airfields to bring the
American front lines less than
900 miles from the Philippines.
With tank forces spearheading
the attack, the infantrymen broke
through the last Japanese resis
tance in Biak's northern hills and
occupied Boroke and Sorido air
dromes yesterday almost with
out opposition.
After taking the two airstrips,
the enemy's only remaining de
veloped Installations-tin the island,
the troops set out after the scat
tered Japanese retreating rapid
ly toward Sorido village, three-j
quarters of a mile northwest ofi
Sorido airfield. !
A spokesman at Gen. Douglas !
MacArthur's headquarters said
the Japanese losses on Biak were
heavy and predicted the remain-,
der "probably won't be trouble-'
some hereafter." I
of the weather. Plans tor estab
lishing a playground newspaper
and presenting short skits and
plays have been held back by the
decreased attendance, the direc
tors stated.
A call tor help from towns
people In securing more equip
ment has Deen issued by the play.
ground staff, as the workshops
are still in need ot worK-nencnes
and carpentry tools suitable for
use by young boys. Volunteer
workers are also needed, and any
interested high school girl with
leisure time in the afternoons Is
asked to contact Miss Nielsen at,
the field. Bend residents who wish
to aid In .the drave for more
equipment may call Cook at 784-R,
Writer rvjakes Guess
About End of War
Portland, Ore., June 21 (Ui The
end of the war In Europe is one
year and about 18 months more
fighting in the Pacific. That's the
time limit Charles Daly, CBS war
correspondent in Italy and Sicily,
in Portland for the "education by
radio" institute, set for the end
of World War II.
Buy National War Bonds Now!
Weather Hinplers
Playfield Meets
Inclement weather has resulted
In a sharp falling off of attend-1
ance at Harmon playridd, in re
cent weeks, Claude T. Cook and
Mildred Nielsen, playground di
rectors, said today, although In
door activities at Kenwood school
have continued daily regardless
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Bend, Ore.
Now!
REPAIR WORK
We now have a full
staff of mechanics to
handle your Ford repairs
Houk Mofor Company
744 Bond
Phone 680
The Sandwich, an Institution!
NECESSARY
INGREDIENTS
Lettuce .. head I Ic
Bunt --J2 doi. lie
Bread 13c
SPECIAL
19c
Filling Suggestions . . .
For In-Between
Amtrican Cheese 2 lbs. 89c
Peanut Butter ........lb. 23c
Tomatoes, ripe lb. 15e
Lunch Meat, Ass't lb. 37c
Marmalade ...... .lb. Jar 21c
Cheese Spread ....... ql. 1 7c
Honey Butter .......cup 34c
ADD FRUIT FOR
VITAMINS
Hood River Apple Juice . . .gal. 79c
Sunkist Oranges Ib 10c
Grapefruit Juice, 2's. . . .2 cans 35c
29c
125 Ft.
H, II
PEP ....3 pkgs.
Sodas, Red Arrow... 2 lb. pkg.
Jello 3 pkgs.
Raisins .4 lbs.
II ft n, Golden
Honeymaid Grahams ...2 lbs.
Wheaties 2 pkgs.
25c
23c
59c
31c
23c
1 lb. far
33c
Karo Dark Syrup 2 bottles 33c
l'i round
3lbs.
69c
MEAT SPECIALS
Sirloin Steak ....lb. 44c
Pork Steak lb. 35c
Pork Hocks lb. 19c
Sliced Bacon ...lb. 44c
Bacon, By the Piece . i 34e
Boys'
Polo Shirts
1.25
98c
1.98
1.89
Striped Rayon
Fancy Patterns
Cotton, Yellow
Blue or White.
Boy' Army
Twill O'AIU ...
Khaki Slacks
Faded Denim
Slack Suits
2.49
Slack Sox, 17c 19c 25c
Red Rubber Gloves 69c
Quality Gloves for dish washing, etc. Large, medium, small
FOOD MARKET
210 Congress
Phone 360