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ftnE-nFOKD fATL TRTTBTTNfT. 'NrEDFO'RD. OTCFCiOy, FRIDAY. JULY S. PAGE SEVEN BATTERED VESSEL' WILL BE FIRST UP Unromantic Freighter to Dedicate World's Highest Single-Lift Sealock Big Celebration Is Planned PORTLAND, July 8. (&) A wave battered, unromantic freighter, the sturdy Charles L. Wheeler of the j coastwise trade, rolled eastward In the Columbia river swells today to dedicate the world's highest slngle 11ft sealock, cross a mountain be tween jagged rock walls of a gorge and complete a historic Journey to The Dalles, a new port 200 miles' from salt water. The Wheeler, 3800-ton vessel of the McCormlck Steamship company, will rest In the locks of the $51,000,000, Bonneville dam 40 miles east of here ! with the TJ. 8. coast guard cutter Onondaga of Astoria tonight. Blp Celebration Plannrrl. They will enter the upper river early Saturday after dedication cere monies at the locks, and sal' under the slim, graceful bridge of the gods at Hood River, gateway to a cele brating Inland empire of eastern Ore gon, Washington and Idaho, The Wheeler, first vessel to sail the upper reaches of the great river of the west since its discovery by Captain Robert Gray and his ship! Columbia. 148 years ago, will carry a cargo of salt, sugar and automo-; biles to the interior. It . will return1 with the rich products of the .wheat, cattle, lumber and orchard country. The Journey will Inaugurate an ocean cargo service made possible by Bonneville dam. The vat power and navigation project will provide a direct link between the land be hind the Cascade mountains end the Pacific ocean. Since the start of modern transportation, the Inland empire has dispatched Its cargo by truck and train, unable to overcome the navigation hazards at Cascade rapids. The rapids have disappeared In the great lake formed behind Bonneville. Governors Aboard. Aboard the Onondaga at the lock dedication and the celebration at The Dalles will be Governors Charles Martin of Oregon, Clarence Martin of Washington and BarzlHa w Clark of land-bound Idaho. Twenty thousand persons will wit ness the dedication and the marine parade through the gorge. Hastily prepared transmission lines will carry the first commercial elec tric energy from Bonneville dam Sat urday to Cascade Locks, Ore., and North Bonneville, Wash. The two river towns planned the street-lighting servloe with the passage of the Wheeler. Bonneville dam. started in 1934. was completed last December. Its sealock, 70 feet wide and 500 feet long, has a lift of 66 feet from low water. Although the Wheeler has removed an 80-foot mast to pass under the bridge of the gods, army engineers will drop the river's level four feet to assure clearance. Dreams of Paradise Fade ALERT BAY, B. C. (UP) A prairie visitor to this Pacific Coast outpost thought It was a paradise, where the sea washed up firewood to the door step ready to be cut and chopped. He was astonished to find every fourth house has an oil burner and there are four oil stations here. On the Radio Chains STATIONS Where to Find I'hem on the Olal: Kt.V furt land, 1 1 80; KH tHU La, Augcln; KUA I47U, Spokane. KIIO. 700. 8an Francisco; kulV bill, Portland; KJK Ulu. Seattle KNX. I05O. Lot Angeles; KUA. 1130 Venter: HOIN. 040. Portland HOMO. 0i6. Seattle; KI'O Ball. San Francisco: KSU I ISO. Sail Lake. Friday. 5:00 Hollywood Showcase. KNX. KSU KOIN; Swarthout's Music. KEX; News, KGO; Calif, on Parade, KPO; dene & Glenn. KFI. 8:15 Violinist, KPO; 8warthout' Music, KOA; Feature Edition. KCIO. 5:30 Hollywood Showcase, KNX. K8L. KOIN; March of Time, KPO, KFI, KOW. 6:00 First Nlghter. KPO. KFI. KGW: Martin's Music. KGO, KG A. 8:30 Hollywood Gossip. KPO. KFI,' KGW; Concert. KGO, KGA, KEX. 6:45 Rhythm Symphonic. KPO. KFI, KGW; American Viewpoints. KNX. KOIN. 7:00 Scattergood Balnes, KOIN. KNX; Entertainment. KSL: Amos & Andy, KPO. KFI, KGW; Drama, KGO KGA, KEX. 7:15 Uncle Ezra. KPO, KFI, KOW: Busse'B Orch., KNX, KSL, KOIN. Riley's Orch., KGA; Concert Hall. KGO. 7:30 Whlteman's Orch., KNX. KSL, KOIN; Tune Types, KPO. KGW; Verna Osborne, KGO. 8:00 Death Valley Days. KPO. KFI. KGW; March of Progress, KGO: Organ, KJR: Dance Orch., KNX. KOIN; News. KGA, KEX. 6:30 Revue. KPO, KFI, KEX, KGA: Baseball, KGO. 8:00 Circus, KPO. KFI, KGW; Blake's Orch.. KJR; Jurgen's Orch.. KNX; Meeker's Orch., KOA. 8:30 Garner's Orch., KPO: Organ ist. KJR; Walsh's Orch., KNX, KSL; Fireside Hour. KGW. 8:45 Qendron's Orch.. KSL; Jack Smith. KNX. 10:00 News. KPO, KFI, KGW; Grant's Orch., KJR. 10:15 Grant's Orch., KEX, KGA: King's Jesters, KFI; Book Parade, KPO; On the Air, KNX, KOIN. 10:30 King's Jesters, KPO. KOW, KGA; Drelskes Orch., KGO, KEX. 10 :45 Fiddlers Three. KPO. KFI. KGW; King's Orch.. KNX, KOIN. 11:00 Organist, . KGA: Pasadena Civic Auditorium. KNX, KOIN. KSL: Five Star Final. KGO; Relsman's Orch.. KPO, KFI. Saturday. 5:00 Maurice's Orch., KOIN: Ac cordtonlst, KGO, KGW; News KSL 5:15 Three Pals, KGO, KGW: Maurice's Orch.. KNX. 5:30 Rhythm Rendezvous, KNX. KOIN, KSL; Stars of Tomorrow, KGO, KGW. 6:00 Hit Parade, KNX. KSL. KOIN; Popular Music. KGO. KGW 6:30 Miller's Orch., KPO, KFI, KGW; Popular Music, KJR, KEX. KGA. 6:45 Capitol Opinions, KNX. 7:00 Barn Dance, KPO. KFI, KGW: Farmer's Orch., KGO, KGA. KEX: King's Orch., KNX, KSL. 7:30 Johnny Presents, KNX. KSL, KOIN; Heldt's Orch. KGO, KEX.' , 8:00 Prof. Quiz. KNX, KSL. KOIN; How to Win Friends, KPO, KFI. KGW; Heldt's Orch., KGO; News, KEX. KGA. 8:15 Heldt's Orch., KEX; Rudy Vallee, KPO, KFI, KGW. 8:30 Barron's Orch., KPO. KFI, KGW: Relsman's Orch., KGO, KEX: Jurgen's Orch., KOIN; Baseball, KGO. Picnic Necessities Date Nut Cookies and Lemon Cookies 1 7c a dozen These all-time favorites are superior in rich ness and flavor. And since they will last indefinitely, fill your cookie jar with them? Your picnic sandwiches will taste better with BECK'S SANDWICH Loaves Or BECK'S TRIPLE "T" at your favorite food store or at Becks 8:00 Voice of Hawaii. KPO, KFI. KOW; Ebner'i Orch., KOA: Sabln'a Orch., KGO. KEX; Baker's Orch.. KNX. KOIN. 9:30 Darter's Orch., KOO, KEX; Mojlct's Orch., KPO, KFI, KOW; Jelesnlk'i Orch., KOIN. KSL. 10:00 King's Jesters, KOO KEX; Kane's Orch., KNX, KSL; Sudy's Orch., KPO, KFI. 10:30 Trumbsuer'a Orch. KOO. KGA; Drelske's Orch.. KPO, KFI, KOW; Dorsey'i Orch, KNX. KSL. KOIN. ' 11:00 Five Star Final, KOO: Or gan, KOA; Pasadena Community Dance, KNX, KOIN. KSL; Garner's Orch., KPO, KFI. KOW. NOTED PACIFIST AUTHOR DISOWNED BY GERMANY BERLIN. July 8. (AP) A decree publUhed today disclosed that Erich Paul Remark, better known as Erich Marie Remarque, pacifist and author of the war novels, "All Quiet on the Western Front," and 'The Road Back." has been deprived of his Ger man citizenship. Remark has been living in Switzerland since 1938. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p m. FRUIT RETAILERS WILL BE TAUGHT SELLING OF PEARS SEATTLE (Spl.) How to aell fall and winter pears will be taught east ern retailers this season through, a comprehensive retallera manual jiow In preparation, the Oregon-Washington-California Pear bureau an nounced today. Cleverly Illustrated with cartoons by A. L. Renfro. Seattle artist, the manual will be unique. One typical cartoon shows a pear talking to a banana and saying "What's good for you Is good for me," bringing home the point to retailers that they would not sell green bananas and shculd not sell fall and winter pears until they are ripened like, bananas. Roy. Webster, who Is assisting It preparation of the copy In conjunc tion with the bureau's advertising agency, said that the publication will be as complete as possible, particu larly stressing the value of proper handling, ripening and display of pears. This Is the first time that a re tatlersj manual has been prepared for pcara, although a leaflet on "How to Handle Pall and Wlntor Pears" was published by the bureau last season. The advertising agency, however, has prepared many manuals for the fruit industry. Including an apple and pear export manual and a retailers' manual on apples which has been used ns a training book In Instruct ing clerks In chain stores throughout the country. EAGLE BECOMES PET ' OF 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL SALT LAKE CITY. (UP The best of pals are Nadlne Eske!son, 8. and "Batdy the Eagle." The eagle, a young bird, wa taken from a cllffslde nest by Nadlne's grandfather. H. Irving Eskclson. Both Nadlne and "Baldy 'enjoy a romp on the lawn and the youngster has no fear of her usual pet. 1 DANGER OF FIRES BEHIND RULING. ON FOREST CLOSURES SALEM (Spl.) Conditions permit ting the rapid spread .of fire were the basis of Qov, Charles H. Martin's re cent proclamations closing certain forest areas In Oregon. Debris on the ground, wind-thrown timber, stand ing snags and Inaccessibility all com bine to facilitate the swift spread of fire during the summer months. In Issuing the closure proclama tions, the governor acted under au thority of state law. The proclama tion Included areas adjacent to the Deschutes. Fremont. Mout Hood, Ochoco, Rogue River. Siskiyou, Ump qua, Whitman, Willamette and Uma tilla national forests. Under this closure order, all en trants art required to comply with til of the following requirements or conditions: (1) to refrain from smok ing while traveling in such areas, ex cept on paved or surfaced highways; (3) to secure a permit Issued by the forester or a fire warden before build ing a camp fire other than at Im proved, designated and pested camp grounds on such areas; and (3) to have as a part of his equipment when using camp fires, except when trav eling as a pedestrian or camping at Improved designated and posted camp grounds, tools as specified by the for ester suitable for extinguishing fires. Pour additional proclamations gov ern the use of certain specified areas having high fire hazard caused by an excessive amount of inflammable de bris resulting from logging operations or wind-thrown timber or standing snags. These include closure to unregulat ed use of four areas, of which two are In or adjacent to the Siskiyou na tional forest; one, the Mt. Hood na tional forest: and one. the Umatilla national forest; and the closure to all use of three additional areas in the Mt. Hood national forest. These closure orders are effective from July I to December 31. Weather Northern California: Pair tonight, Saturday and Sunday, but fog night and morning on coast, little change in temperature; moderate northwest wind oft the coast. Oregon: Portly cloudy tonight wttli local thunderstorms In mountains of east portion, cooler Interior of south and east portions; Saturday fair; moderate northwest wind off coast. White to Army Class. SALEM, July 8. (V-Major-Oen-eral George A. White left here today for Port William H. Harrison, Helena, Mont., for command post exercises of the 41st division., The exercises will occupy the period Judy 9 to 23. ifillilj WSKl W&ffiJ m i I . : Vlfi 1 VI X 1 U6 atop ossm cfirp Women's Slips Vol. to 08c Large sizes. Rayon tafreta, tailored or lace. 49 Girdles, Corselets 50 Values up to $4.08. Broken sizes. No re funds or exchanges. Women's Hose Reg. 39c. Pure silk, sheer or service. Darker shades. Size S',4 only. Pair 19 Sheer Dresses 59c Val. to 98o Organdy, Lawn, Voil Prints, 1 to 14 . . . to.... Bathing Suits Values to 1.00 All wool, popular col ors; sizes 8-14. 79 Girl's Pajamas Regular 70e Fat color rrepe. Pai tel shades. , 69 Slipover Sweaters R. l.oo. All ool In pink or blue. Limited quantity. 79 Gertrudes Reg. 30c. Flannelette. Pink and bine. Plies 6 mo. to 1 jr. 29 Kiddies' Sandals A S4C Values to 1.39 White oxfords, too, are Included In this cut price group, one-straps with perforation trims and cool barefoot sandals In white chrome tanned leather. Save NOW! Sizes 814-2. FINAL CLOSEOUT CANVAS SPORT OXFORDS Values to 1.29 79 Canvas sport oxford in white, blue or brown, with detachable kilties, Straw Hats 50 Reg. 1.00 . . j Popular Sailors In broken sizes. Reg. 1.49 Straw Hats 1.00 Summer Caps Men's llght-w eight cap. White, tan and trey. Beg. 2Sc. 19 Summer Suits Raj. 22.05. Broken sizes. Gabardine, twfrt". Single breast, sport backs. 1675 Boy's Frosh Pants Ret 1-40. ftntr. San forized ihrunk. 98c Boy's Longies l44 White Flannels 249 Reg. 1.0. Popular colors, broken sizes. Reg. 3.49. Ran 1.00. All wool, broken sizes. White only. Women's Styles Values to 3., Fancy sandals In both leather and fabrlra , . all with real leather soles. Ties and pump, as well an eport oxfords . . . plenty of white, and some eulora. All Ward quality mud et CLEARANCE BOYS' OXFORDS Regular 1.98 149 Boys' white oxfords. Leather soles, rubber heels, wing tip toe. Sizes Vi to 6. Men's Oxfords Regular 2.98 198 Popular heavy orepe soles. Moccasin toe. Calfskin leather. Sizes V2 to 6, For Summer Wear Bemberg Rayon 0 SHEERS 1 98 Wards Low Price . You know the value and charm of Bemberg rayons: they hold their lines and wash well! Dresses in prints or dots or all-over florals! Women's sizes, 38 to 44; Misses' sizes, 12 to 20. Ms 1 Values to B.00 Dressy wing tip styles and sport shoes, at amazing savliiKSl Some sport styles are ven tilated for extra comfort. Ruck finish and smooth leathers. White, sizes S-lt. CLEARANCE BOYS' SPORT OXFORDS QJ BAKERY MdDMTTCECDMIEnRY WAUM) 117 So. Centrat Telephone 286
