THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1945
PAGE THREE
WPB Pledges Aid
To War Veterans
Pledging whole hearted assist
ance tfi returned World War II
veterans, the war production
board In correspondence with L.
H. Helphrey, Deschutes county
veterans' service officer, guaran
ted loosened controls and substan
tial aid to each rehabilitated G. I.
who plans to enter a business of
Ills own.
"Every assistance will be given
to the extent that it does not in
terfere with production necessary
for the war effort," asserted Z.
M. Maxwell, priorities field sec
retary for the WPB from the
Portland office. "We recognize as
veterans' any serviceman who
has received an honorable dis
charge from the army, navy, ma
rine corps or coast guard since
December 31, 1940."
Clarifying the "margin of len
iency" policy newly-inaugurated
by the WPB, Maxwell emphasized
that if the order covering the ma
terial for which a returned vet
eran is requesting priority assist
ance does not specifically except
the veterans, he would be govern
ed by the same restrictions that
affect other users. However,
when the applicant is known to
be a veteran, his requests will be
given immediate and careful at
tention. In all cases, it was report
ed, when a request may be grant
ed without interfering with the
war effort, that application will
be swiftly approved.
Instructions Given
Applications requesting prior
ity assistance for either repair, re
modelling or construction of non
farm private dwellings should be
filed with the Federal Housing ad
ministration, Piatt building, Port
land, 5, Oregon, Helphrey stated.,
A farmer who desires such as-1
sistance should first consult his
local. AAA committee to deter
mine if that group can expedite
the necessary equipment. If that
committee is unable to fill his
needs, he will be advised of the
proper procedure for filing
claims.
To veterans intending to estab
lish a business, it is suggested
that they write directly to Z. M.
Maxwell, priorities field service,
office of the WPB, Priorities Field
Service, 806 Bedell building, Port
land, 4, Oregon.
Bend Gets Auto
Finance Branch
A Central Oregon branch of
the Motor Investment company of
Klamath Falls has been establish
. ed in Bend, with Elmer Lehnherr,
$ local insurance man; In charge; it
was announced here today with
the arrival of Kenneth A. Moore.
Moore is the owner of the Klam
ath Falls financial concern, one
of southern Oregon's leading fi
nance houses.
In announcing the appointment
of Lehnherr as midstate repre
sentative, Moore said that his
company, formed in 1930, is strict
ly a native concern and handles
all types of automobile financing,
automobile dealers papers and
private sales. Lehnherr's office is
at 217 Oregon avenue.
One 56-inch lire on a bomber
has enough nylon in it to make
260 pairs of women's hose.
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26 Jumbled type
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28 Symbol for
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29 That one
30 Two (prefix) '
31 British (ab.)
33 French article
34 Babylonian
deity
35 Whirlwind
37 Delineates
39 Slope -
41 Employs
42 Male offspring
45 Bridge
6 Reverend
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47 Flag
49 Turkish title
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paragraphs - 35 Ass
10 Samples 36 Sicilian
14 Seize with the volcano
teeth - 38 Composer
17 Royal Italian 40 Rapidly
family name 42 Fillip
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21 Antennae
7 United States 23 Flying toys
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Pacific Veteran
Civilian Again
Preparing to take his place 'in
civilian life after nearly five years
of army service, SSgt. Vern Hart
ford of the Tumalo community is
making plans for the immediate
future that include higher educa
tion, it was learned here yester
day evening when the south Pa
cific veteran visited Bend. The
young sergeant was still in uni
form, but he revealed he has re
ceived a medical discharge from
the army and will soon be back
in "civvies.".
A member of the famed 41st,
Sgt. Hartford went overseas in
March, 1942, with the Salem unit
of the Oregon national guard,
served 30 months in thg south
Pacific theater of war and saw
action in three major campaigns
Salamaua, Hollandia and Biak.
Of these three, the young ser
geant reminisced, the fiercest
fighting was experienced on
bloody Biak, where Bend's Co. I
also battled, but the most trying
experienced were on Salamaua.
It was there that the Americans
battled the Japs for 72 days with
out rest or relief," and for five
days received as their only food
that dropped from airplanes. Sgt.
Hartford's outfit won the presi
dential unit citation in that ac
tion. He also wears the combat
infantry badge, the New Guinea
campaign and Asiatic Pacific
Medals, the good conduct badge
and three campaign stars.
Sgt. Hartford, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Hartford of Tumalo,
returned to the states in Septem
ber, 1944. He received his medical
discharge from the Baxter gen
eral hospital in Spokane, Wash.
The Pacific veteran is a gradu
ate from the Redmond union high
school with the class of 1940. On
his return home from the hospi
tal he met for the first time in
three years his brother, Pvt. Roy
Hartford, who is home on. fur
lough from Chanute field, Illinois,
preparatory to transfer to Dover,
Delaware.
Grange Hall Unit
Picks Committees
Grange Hall, April 7 (Special)
The Youne school P.T.A. met at
the schoolhouse Friday afternoon
with ten present. Plans were made
for a pie social on May 4, to
raise funds for improvements of
the schoolyard.
Standing committee chairmen
were announced. They were: pro
gram, Mrs. Richard Tapken; ways
and means, Mrs. George Hamil
ton; membership, Mrs. Homer
Brown: room mother, Mrs. J. R.
Haynes; publicity, Mrs. Walter
Prichard: hosiptality, Mrs. Lloyd
Frasier; historian, Mrs. Charles
Boyd; health and summer round
ud. Mrs. Louis Mitchell.
Mrs. Homer Brown, Mrs. Rich
ard Tapken and Mrs. Lloyd Fra
sier acted as hostesses for the
afternoon.
JESS BEEL NAMED
Portland, Ore., April 7 (ID The
Oregon state vocational service
today was headed by chairman
Jess Bell of the CIO.
Dr. Frank F. Furstenberg, of
San Francisco, assistant regional
representative, told committee
members of the latest develop
ments in physical restoration of
the disabled, a new phase ol work
of the state agency.
Bend Launches
rive
Sponsored bv the Bend Elks and
he Lions club, the month-long
campaign In the city to gather
doming ior ine renei ui iiui-mi
foreigners got unuer way- rare
today. Under the title of the
United National Clothing collec
tion, the home front effort to
furnish badly needed clothing for
victims of the axis was nation
wide. "
For the convenience of clothing
donors, campaign committee men
reported that they have opened
a depot in the basement of Leedys,
at the corner of Wall street and !
Oregon avenue. While the place
will- not be regularily attended, it I
will be open throughout the day
time, and persons are urged to,
leave their clothing bundles there.
As their part in the drive, Leedys j
not onlv donated the. space, but!
also Is furnishing lights and other
facilities, it was said.. ' .
Plans Outlined
As the drive progresses, and at
a time when the sponsors believe
that the residents have their dis
carded clothing ready to . con
tribute, a city-wide pickup will be
made, according to C. E. Bush,,
chairman of the Lions club col
lection group. Date of this pro
posed pickup will be made later,
according to Bush.
The Elks, who had planned a
seperate drive for old rugs to
make slippers for fighting men,;
decided to pit their efforts with I
jointly and at the same time. This
It was pointed out, is for the con
venience of residents who might
be confused by seperate drives.
The Antlered herd is now form
ing committees.members of which
will be announced next week, it
was reported.
Sponsors of the local drive
pointed out that donors of cloth
ing need not trouble to have the
garments laundered, as this is to
be taken care of at a central pool
where the clothing will be sorted
and prepared for overseas ship
ment. Committees Named
The Lions club has selected the
following committees to conduct
the drive:
C. E. Bush, general chairman:
publicity, Ray Dahl, ohairman,
Loyde S. Blakley and Maurice
Hoover; reports. Ford Hunnell,
chairman, Hal Waterman and
Norman Gilbert pick-up commit
tee, Hal Huston, chairman, Vern
Schultz, Francis Hutchins and
Walt Howard; sorting and ship
ping, Bert Stevens, chairman, Joe
Justin, - Ernie Meyers, Melvin
Munkers, Del Hale, Roy Hafstadj
J. B. Bear, Pierce Beach and Ed
ward Voight.
More Snowfalls
Along Summits
Both rain and snow came to the
summits of the Cascades today,
causing snow plows to go into
operation on' the Santiam high
ways to keep them open to week
end traffic. Temperatures hov
ered around the freezing point.
Motorists planning to cross the
divide over the week-end were
advised to carry chains.
A total depth of 98 Inches of
snow was reported on the Santi
am summit, and state highway
maintenance crews reported a to
tal of 67 Inches of snow on the
Willamette pass.
The weatherman's forecast for
tonight and Sunday was scattered
rains in the lower regions,' and
snow over the mountains.
Fifth Army Men
Seize Folgorito .
Rome, April 7 IP American
Fifth army troops captured Mt.
Folgorito and plunged on toward
Spezia, some 20 milas to the north
west, against scattered resistance
today as their offensive went into
its third day.
(The Berlin radio said that on
lilt; Aitumu xiuiu auuiiicaai vj. .
Massa the Germans withdrew to P'
The British destroyers Marine
and Lookout supported the ad
vance with a bombardment from
the Ligurian sea that silenced
enemy gun batteries. Fighters
and fighter-bombers also were in
Mt. Folgorito, a 3,000-foot height i E
dominating the Ligurian coastal
plain in northwest Italy, was out
flanked from east and northeast
in advances yesterday.
Agreement Reached
The advance came as a London
dispatch reported that the Ger
man commander and minister in
occupied northern Italy had sign
ed an agreement with the Catho
lic church providing for the order
ly withdrawal of German troops
from the area.
The dispatch, distributed by the
Exchange Telegraph agency and
quoting Milan reports, said the
agreement bound Italian patriots
not to hinder the withdrawal if
German troops confined their de
struction to such objects as road
and railway junctions and bridges
to delay pursuit.
"The Germans agree not to
harm water, gas and power
works, telegraph and telephone
cables and non-military indus
tries," the dispatch said.
omics club. Fifteen ladles attend
ed. Plans were made for the Red
Cross dance and card party to be
given at Tumalo Saturday eve
ning, April 14. Mrs. Tom Deal is
the new chairman and Mrs. Gor
don Wilcox is the secretary of the
group. Mrs. Joe C. Henry, assist
ed by Mrs. George Beimler, will
entertain the group May 12 at the
home of the former.
Mr. and Mrs. George Franks
have received letters from their
two sons, Don E. Franks, RM 3c,
and Pvt. Lowell D. Franks, stat
ing that ihe boys met at Leyte.
When Lowell, who is a paratroop
er, landed on Leyte, he learned
that his brother's boat would be
coming in, so he waited two days
for the meeting. He was given a
short furlough and allowed to be
on his brother's boat for a couple
of days. The boys are planning
another meeting in the near fu
ture. North Tumalo Red cross unit
met Thursday at the home of Mrs.
George Franks with 10 s women
present. Following a noon lunch
eon, the group worked on pa
jamas and hospital slippers. Mrs.
Harry Windom, president of the
group, held a short business meet
ing. It was voted to give $5 to the
Beta Sigma Phi sorority for blood
donor's fund; $5 was also voted
to be turned in lo the Red Cross
fund which Tumalo will raise at
its dance and party April 14.
The Craig family from Prlne
ville has leased the Rennet's ranch
from' Harvey Winslow and has
already moved here. They have
been painting and papering the
house. Three children have enter
ed Tumalo grade school and one
girl is attending Redmond union
high school.
Earl Forrest of Crook county
bought seed potatoes from Fred
Shepard last week.
Phil Pitman has rented 70 acres
of potato land from Garnet Mc
Cartney and has already moved
his family to the McCartney
ranch.
Mrs. T. W. Vandevert returned
home from Portland Monday evening.
BILLFOLD SAVES G. I.
Auburn, Ind. W Pfc. Glenn A.
Wyatt, son of Mrs. Uuella Wyatt,
stopped a German machine-gun
bullet and lived to tell about it.
While in action on the French
front, Wyatt felt something hit
him just above the heart. When
he Investigated, lie found the slug
had gone through his gas mask
and stopped halfway through the
billfold he had in his shirt pocket.
He was later hospitalized because
he slipped in the mud and struck
his knee on something.
CEILING PRICES 1836
Chester, Pa. UPi There's noth
ing new about price control, ac
cording to a local man. In 1836,
he said, the Champaign county,
commissioners imposed a 25
cent ceiling price on a quart of
whisky; 75 cents for a night's
lodging for a man and horse, in
cluding supper and feed; 12V4
cents for a pint of gin; 18 cents
for a single meal: 1214 cents for
single horse feed, and 18 cents
for a half-pint of rum.
MOTOR INVESTMENT CO.
of Klamath Falls
Announces the Appointment of
ELMER LEHNHERR
as
Central Oregon Representative
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Automobile Loans and Contracts in both new
and Used Cars.
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China Sea Battle
(Continued rrom Page One)
Helldivers tipped over-in
screaming, near-vertical bombing
dives on the Yamato. Avengers
roared in low over the waters to
launch their torpedoes against the
dreadnaught.
When the attack was completed,
the Yamato was sinking racked
by at least -eight torpedo hits and
eight heavy bomb explosions.
Other bombs and torpedoes
ripped into other ships of the en
emy task force. Fighters raked
the Japanese warships with rock
ets and strafing fire.
The two cruisers and three de
stroyers were left burning in the
water.
Destroyers Lost
Yesterday . a large number of
Japanese fighters succeeded in
penetrating our fighter screen at
Okinawa. Although 61 were shot
down by a barrage of anti-aircraft
fire, Admiral Nimitz announced
that "the attacking enemy air
craft pressed their attacks with
desperation and succeeded in sink
ing three of our destroyers and
damaging several destroyers and
smaller crait. ' j
No major American fleet units
were hit.
Task groups participating were :
commanded by Rear Admirals F.
C. Sherman, A. W. Radford, G. F.
Bogan and J. J. Clark. . j
American losses in the second
battle were seven carrier aircraft. 1
Thirty enemy aircraft were shot
down during the period of contact
presumably preceding the assault. ;
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Tumalo -;
Tumalo, April 7 (Special)
Staff (Sgt. Vern Hartford, who has
been hospitalized at Baxter gen
eral hospital at Spokane, Wash.,
for several months following his
return from three years In the
Pacific combat area, was given a
medical discharge last Thursday
and has returned here td the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Hartford. Home,ialso, on a
furlough. Is Pvt. Roy Hartford,
a mechanic in the army air corps.
Roy has just returned from a spe
cialized school in Illinois and is
leaving the first of the week to
report for duty at Dover, Dela
ware. Over the weekend, Mrs.
Hartford and her two boys went
to Myrtle Point for a visit with
their daughter and sister, Mrs.
Howard Carver and family.
An eight pound son was born
Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Davis at the St. Charles hospital.
Neil Davis left Wednesday
morning to report for military
duty at Fort Lewis, Wash. He
will enter the combat division of
the naval air corps.
J. L. Jones has rented his dairy
ranch to Don Bliss of Laplne.
Bliss moved his family here this
week. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Jones,
who were renting the place, have
moved back to Klamath Falls.
Mrs. J. A. Chamberlin was host
ess at a 1 o'clock luncheon Wed
nesday to the grange home econ-
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DOG CHARGES FACED
Accused of allowing her dog to
run at large, Mrs. Joe La Plant,
1469 East First street, was arrest
ed yesterday and posted $5 bail
pending hearing in municipal
court. She was arrested by Officer
Walter Grelssinger for violation
of city ordinance 310, which pro
hibits dogs from running at large
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