U; S. Naval Power Nearly
Equal To Rest Of World
WASHINGTON. Miiy 22 111
Tlin UnUrii Stale navy entered
111411 with mi iviiiiulii of tlithting
hip it 1 1 1 1 on t 1 1 in 1 in the coin
liltit'il iuivIik of nil othor world
powers.
Fleet Ailm. Chester W. Nlmllr.
Have ninui'i'iui OiIk picture of the
tin I Iom'h iiiiviiI inlKht In Icsllniiihy
which Iho Iiimiiic iipiiropi'liitlons
cimiinltti'u iniidw iulillc today as
It Hi'iit the iimiiiiiiI 1 1 it v (i I appro
ji l u I Ion hill lo tho house flour.
I Ifr.yx how bin report rated
tin- United Slate mivy with
Alaskans Join
Plea For Feed
SEATTl.K. May 22 (l'l Alas
ku'i Mnliiiiuakll vullry farmers
have Joined with I'nrl'lr north
went stockmen III a pirn to Willi'
Initloii for feed grain todny.
The fur-north plonccr cnt
Irlruium yesterday lo Secretary
of Aitrliultiirn Anderson In n
nllrmpt to borrow IU00 sucks of
whi'iit from Scuttle commodity
credit corporation slocks.
John Oaneward, Seattle repre
srntiitlvc of tho Mutiiniiska val
ley runners' cooperative, which
asked tho lolitl. in Id ri'illoiuil nii
riculUirc department official In
I'orthiMd hud uitrecil to Irnd hi
oruiininllon tho whrut on con
dition It bo returned to the CCC
In no days.
!! mild tlila wn( an impossible
rondllloii became thr farmers
feared tho ftrd situiitlun would
be even worse In UO duys. So
lliey appealed directly to Ail
demon. Ho added tho Aliukun
poullrymcn would be forced to
luimhter their flocka If relief
wui Mot obtained.
Flashes Of
Life
AIRBORN
SARATOGA SI'ltlNGS, N. Y.,
Miiy 22 Two dliiper crvlce
oH-riitorii temned up todny to
speed opi-nillonii In Saratoga
Sprlniis and Cilovrravllle by in
auiiurullug air transport of dlu
per between their plnnls.
Nicholas Alexander, Siirutoiia
Spring, does the liiuudry for
hm own service as well as that
of I'cter Matthews In Glovers
vlllo, about UU miles awny. They
formerly carted dlupers by truck.
Kuch owns hl.i own plnne, how
ever, and tho first loud of 1400
rlciin dlupers la scheduled to
move from Snrutoga Springs to
Glovcrsvllle todny.
"TOUCHEI"
SAN FRANCISCO, Miiy 22 (A'i
A hihor union offlclul (CIO) win
telling tho fact-finding board of
Pacific Gus and Klectric com
puny, at a hotel Die other day,
about the rising cost of living.
The board interrupted to or
der two pitchers of ice water
for which It paid room service
$1.30 plus a SU-ccnt tip.
"There!" suld the speaker.
"See wluit I mean?"
INSIDE PROTECTION
LAUREL, Mont., May 22 Wl
The police station has been
locked and bolted.
1'olicc Chief Jumes Bore took
the action to keep thieves out.
llu reported three pencils and
two dime-store notebook! miss
ing. Weyerhaeuser Plans
Postwar Expansion
TACOMA, Wush., May 22 M'(
In Its anniinl flnnuciiil statement,
the Wcyerhnciuier Timber com
puny reported It has accumulat
ed a $12.(i:iU,0U0 fund for capi
tal expenditures In postwar de
velopment. The report said the company
will develop new log and lum
ber units In Springfield nnd Coos
Buy. Oregon, a new sulphate mill
nnd bnrk products plnnt and ply
wood mill at Longvlcw, Wash.
AFL Will Solicit
White Collar Men
PORTLAND, Mny 22 (T)
Organization of white collar
workers here nnd Inter through
the stnto will be attempted by
tho AKL progress committee, the
union reported todny.
Joseph Casey, former Snn
Francisco AKL orgnnlzcr nnd
now director of the Oregon com
mittee, mild workers In crltl
ml Industries nnd clerical work
ers of city, county and atnte
agencies will be approached.
"DJJBIOCK'V
DIGESTIVE TRACT
And Stop Doting Your Stomach
With Soda nnd Alk.llwrs
Don't nxpect to Kt m1 wltof from
lien iurlin, tour tonineh, ffni nnd bad
brent h hy tiiklnu ioU ana otlior nlkn
Jlnom if I ho (ruo cauno of your troubto it
connlitmHon.
I n ( liirn'iiwt, your roi.1 tronblo In not tn
thftRlomnrti nt nil. Hut in (ho intent Innl
trnel wlmroHO'p cf your f noil ii cilifoiiletl
And wlirn It guls blocked it fulls to
disi'flt properly.
what you wnnt for ron! rotlrf In not
od a or nn nlknlizor but nomrthitiK to
'unl)l(Kk" your intpntlnnl irart. Homo
IhltiR lo rlnin it out eirrctivflly help
Nnluro cot bnrk on hor fwt
' iot C'arlor'i I'llla rluht now. Tk
t hotn nn diroctod. Thoy Kent ly nndrflfoo
tivoly "unblock" your tlinoallvo trnrt.
'i'liin pnrntitn your food lo nmvo tilting
normally. Nutunt'fl own dlROfltivfljuirta
run thru ronch it. You K"l. ttvnuliio roliof
thnt ninkos you fool trolly good mtnln.
(Jot larlor'n l'llln nt nny druRilor
. r0'lln)1ook"yourintrntinalUuctfor j
real relief from indiLBtlun
others In major ships on Jun
uury 1:
lliittleshlpa: United Hlates 23,
Cireat Urltaln 14, it inn I a 4, Italy
B, rruiico 4.
Heavy cruliiers: United States
211, Ureal Itrltuln 12, Itusslu 7,
Italy 1, Franco 3.
Light cruiser: United State
41, 1 1 rent Hrltnln SO, Russia 2,
llnly II, Kruneo (I.
Aircraft carrier: United
Status 112, Cirent Urltaln 12, Hus
slu, I tn ly and France, none.
Escort carriers: United Stales
79, Cireat Urltaln 20, Russia,
Italy and France, none.
IJclroyors: United Stiite. 353,
Great Urltaln 2511, itussln 51,
Italy 1 1, France IB.
Submnrine: United Stales
2(111, Cirent Hrllaln IIS, Kussin
140, Italy 21, France 18.
Tolnl combnliiul ships: United
Stnte 7Sfl. (irent Urllnln 4(1,
Kussin 204. Italy 47, Franco 4(1.
Postwar Fl.et Outllnad
While mnny United States
combatant ships will be scrapped
or otherwise put out of service,
here' whnt the navy told the
committee It plans to retain:
lintlleshlps: 4 In active tntus.
2 In reserve, 10 Inactive but serv
Icciible. Cruisers: 20 ctlv, 10 re
serve, 30 inactive.
Aircraft carriers: 12 active,
3 reserve, 22 Inactive.
Escort carriers: 10 nctlve and
30 Inactive. None In reserve.
Destroyer: 128 active, 22 re
serve, 205 Inactive.
Destroyer escorts: 30 active,
4 reserve. 204 Inactive.
Submarines: B0 active and
10H Inactive.
Nimltz told the committee the
postwnr fleet generally will be
spilt up this way:
Pacific: An amphibious force
adeouate to carry one reinforced
marine division; 7 carriers, 8 es
cort carriers, 2 battleships, 17
cruisers, 72 destroyers, .HI sub
marines, 18 destroyer escort.
Atlantic: An amphibious force
capable of handling one rein
forced marine division: 5 car
riers. 4 escort carrier. 2 battle
ships. 12 cruisers, 43 destroyer,
41 ubmarlne and 14 escort de
stroyer.
Collegians Get Trip
To Fall UN Meetings
PORTLAND, Ore.. Mny 22 lT")
The University of Oregon and
the College of Puget Sound will
end students winner in the
Pacific Northwest College Con
gross competition to United Na
tions meetings next fall.
Lois McConkey, Oregon sen
ior, and Troy M. Strong, veteran
and sophomore of the Tacoma
collego, were chosen by the
Portland League of Women
Voters and Radio Station KC.W
for an all-expense trip to the UN
sessions.
They runked first In arousing
Interest on their campuses In
the world peace resolutions
made al the April 3-8 congress
here.
Classified Ad Bring Results.
NAVY
SHIPBUILDING
MATERIEL
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
VETERANS WORLD WAR II
Only Certified Veterans May Exercise Their Priorities and
Location or War Assets Administration office 310 S. W.
Partial List of Items Offered
Wood Mess Benches - Loclers - Dejls
Filing Cabinets Boole Cases
Metal Wing Chain Dining Tables
Toilet Cases with Mirror
Electrical Marine Equipment
Miscellaneous Building Materials
Bathroom Hand Lavatories with Fitting
Fire Fighting Equipment
Leather Findings (Split Cowhide)
Canvas (Navy Grey) Navy Paint
Welding Rod and Solder
Rope Wire-Sissal-Cotton)
Valves, Pipe and Tubing
(Copper and Copper Nickel)
Nuts and Bolts (Standard Threads)
(Variout Siiei and Lengths)
Miscellaneous Hardware
Dehydrator Dish Washing Machine
(Restaurant Size)
Dough Mixer, etc.
TERMS: Cash Unloss Credit hat been established. For
further details, telephone BRoadway 7741 or contact
WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION
310 S.W. 6th AVENUE
Death Case Youths Pallbearers
mm
v Iff 3 "
Threa sad fictd youths, rtconmtnded for detention by cor
dirv In th. latal shootina of a chum. Cecil Graveline Jr.,
IS. serve a pallbearer at his
T.Hmnnv at lha Inauast disclosed the Youths cartlclpated in
wild shootino alirar. which started out in fun, during desert
hunting trip. The pallbearer, left
William Felix, 17, and Jtm.1 C.
Helen Keller Tells
A Marine By Touch
SEATTLE, May 22 (P)
Helen Keller, blind and deaf
but who "sees the beauty in the
world" through the eye and
finger of her ecretary, Polly
Thompson, visited the Navy
hospital hero today, to ex
change Information with dis
abled servicemen.
'This boy li a marine,"
said Miss Keller, placing her
hands on tho shoulders of PFC.
C. L. Forester, Yazoo City,
Miss., who Is recovering from
a neck fracture. "I can always
tell a marine by the Grecian
symmetry of their houlder
and the way they hold their
heads."
Historical Society
Will Meet Thursday
The May meeting of tho Klam
ath Historical society will be
held this coming Thursday, May
23, Instead of the last Thursday
of the month, which Is Memorial
Day. The club meet at the
chamber of commerce at 8
o'clock. Anyone Interested In
the activities of tho club are
cordially Invited to be present.
A film, "Tcxa Glimpses"
will be shown; Also' thero will
be a display of picture in rock
and member are asked to bring
any pictures in agate, etc., thai
they possess.
OF GOVERNMENT
OWNED SURPLUS
PROPERTY
LOCATION
WILLAMETTE IRON & STEEL CORP.
3050 N. W. Front St. Portland, Ore.
Gat S Oceanic Warehouse
HOURS OF SALE, ON DATES AS SHOWN
8:00 A. M. TO 4:00 P. M.
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funeral service in Los Angoles;
to right, are Alfred Bmltb. 16;
Helm, 13. AP wirephoto.
Oregon GOP
Elects Rodman
PORTLAND. May 22 (P)
James A. Rodman, Eugene at
torney and realtor and Lane
county republican chairman, was
elected chairman of the repub
lican state central committee
here yesterday.
The former state legislator,
who also served In the Nebraska
house and senate before com'
ing to Oregon in the 1930s, sue
cccd Niel R. Allen, Grants Pass,
who resigned.
Elcctfon of Rodman was unop
posed after Donald R. Van Bos-
kirk, Multnomah county party
chairman, declined a nomina
tion. Fifty delegates and 24
proxies represented 27 counties
at the committee meeting.
Speakers included Ralph Cake
n a ti o n a 1 committeeman, who
urged the delegates to encourage
more young voters to participate
actively in party campaigns,
CANNERY AT SALEM
SALEM. May 22 (Pi Plans
for construction of a new $750.-
000 cannery were announced
last night by Paulus Brothers, a
locally owned canning concern
The warehouse will bo finished
in July, nnd the rent of thejjlant
I will be completed by October 1.
PLEASE BRING
YOUR PRIORITY
CERTIFICATES
may be Certified at Sale
6th Ave., Portland, Oregon.
To Purchase
FEDERAL AGENCIES Ample reserves
of the materials offered in this sale ere
set aside for Federal Agencies, for their
own use, fo exercise their priorities to
purchase, June 3 and 4.
CERTIFIED VETERANS May aaercise
their priorities, June 3-4-5-6-7.
SMALLER BUSINESS Through Recon
struction Finance Corp. may exercise
their priorities, June 10.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
May exercise their priorities, June 1 1.
NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS May ex
ercise their priorities, June 12.
NORMAL TRADE CHANNELS June
13-14-17-18.
PORTLAND 4, OREGON
Stalin Says Wheat Lack
Prevents Aid For UNRRA
MOSCOW, May 22 ll'j
Prime Minister Stalin said to
day the Soviet Union already
was doing wnai n couia to n.eu
the hungry world out oi a cup
board that was getting bare and
could not add to UNRRA sup-
piles at this time.
The soviet leaoer aiaicmeni,
published In Soviet newspaper
and broadcast on tne rauio, was
the first Important announce
ment from the Kremlin on the
world food situation, and came
in reply to letter from Presi
dent Truman.
Stalin said Truman wa three
month late in proponing that
the Soviet Union swell UNRRA'
supplies and Join In a coordinat
ed world grain distribution
plan.
ninety day ago, maun said.
the Soviet Union could have
done something in that direction.
During the interval, he said, the
soviet union nas made us own
arrangements, alloting a Quan
tity of grain to r ranee and sup
pile to tome other countries
and now resources of the Soviet
Union are about to run out.
World Distribution Feasible
World grain distribution co
ordination, Stalin said, appeared
lo be a good idea, although it
required special discussion be
fore the Soviet Union could be
counted on a a participant.
btalin reply to Truman wa
published as millions of Soviet
farmer toiled to get maximum
crops in 1048.
Stalin only a few day ago ap
proved a special decree of the
council of ministers ordering
the plowing up of land where
winter wheat croo Derished
and its Immediate resowing with
spring wheat. The same issue
of Pravda which published
Stalin's statement today quoted
Circulation Group
Chooses Officers
VANCOUVER. B. C. May 22 ;
P The Pacific Northwest Cir
culation Managers association.
meeting here in its 24th annual
convention, yesterday elected
Hunt Clark of the Salem, Ore., j
Statesman as president. j
Arne Strommer of the Eugene, I
Ore., Register-Guard was chosen
first vice president and J. A.
Grant of the Seattle Times was
chosen second vice president. '.
Directors for the year are V. !
G. Hlllman of the Vancouver,
B. C, Province and W. D. Lyness
of the Tacoma News-Tribune. ,
Josephine County i
Liquidates Flocks j
GRANTS PASS, May 22 (JP)
Poultrymen in Josephine county i
were reported today to have i
liquidated about 25 per cent of
the county's laying hens because
of the feed shortage. j
Russ Faulkner, Rogue Valley ;
Poultry and Egg company, said '
feed supply firms have empty i
warehouses and whole flocks
have been killed by some poul-.
trymen. I
f
SI
k prominent agricultural expert
a siiylng that this week was a
critical period for crops.
"Our task," he said, "Is to fin
ish sowing spring wheat in Si
beria and elsewhere, speed up
oat sowing and finish planting
potatoes. The critical day have
arrived."
European Aid Pledged
A Moscow broadcast last Sat
urday said Russia had pledged to
deliver more than 1,100,000 ton
of grain to Finland, France, Po
land and Romania during the
first year of peace.
Eleven American ships loaded
with Russian wheat were report
ed to have reached Marseille
last month as the first install
ment on a total of 900,000 tons
of wheat which the Soviet Union
had promised to deliver to
France in April, May and June.
Russia also agreed to sell Po
land 200,000 tons of grain for
sowing this year's harvest and
has promised another 100,000
tons to Finland. In addition,
Moscow announced, Russia last
September agreed to deliver
150,000 tons of wheat and 150,
000 tons of corn to Romania,
and is making an additional
grant of 20,000 carloads of wheat
this year.
ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT"
to buy your Northwest Chemurgy Co-op stock and atluro ,
construction of a Klamath Basin
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