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0 0 -o. I A XJommunity Newspaper For Every Member of the Family i ii mm i linn i Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 40, NUMBER 237 LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1942 FIVE CENTS 77 rl Ju If HI ni SI Jr III HI llf III mr ifi a 2 fend rod Mime as Nazis ifeflew Staling Cinderella Team Trips Perennial Yank Champions F. D. R. Sees Jap STUDENTS AT EOCE IN HARD Powerful Russians Retaliate in Gains On Northwest Front COUNTY BEEF CLUB ENTERS STOCK SHOW Calves Will Carry Hopes of 4-H Group Hefe i Members of the Union County 4-H beef clubs loaded their calves Monday to ship! to- Portland whore they will enter them in the I.

L. fat stock show at the stock yards in Portland. This is to take the place of the Pacific International show YANKEE STADIUM, New York, Oct. 5 (UP) The St. Louis Cardinals, baseball's Cinderella boys, won the 1942 world series today by defeating the New York Yankees 4 to 2 in the fifth game.

A couple of rookies', Johnny Beazloy and George Kurowski, teamed up to humble the once mighty Yankees who lost their first world series since Joe McCarthy became manager in 1932. Bcazley did the pitching and Kurowski, a tall Polish lad from Reading, Pa. took' care of the hitting. He hit a home run with one on in the ninth to win the ball same and send big Red Buff MOSCOW. Oct.

(UP) A terrific German using more than 100 tanks and hundreds of planes, stormed at the narrowest parts oi Stalingrad's defenses today, seeking to blast a path into the heart of the city for reinforced ground troops. The Volga metropolis was ablaze again as German planes. ing, trying for his eighth world series victory, to defeat. inv iraira, me noiiesi iwmm in oiwwii nuiory, weiu wild when George Selkirk, pinch-hitter, grounded out to end the aame. Thev iumned on Beaslev.

lhraw their arms around determined to pulverize its remnants, unleashed new and savage attacks. Front dispatches said the Russians' heroic resistance repelled more than 12 attacks and yielded only at one point. In the northwestern section of Stalingrad, over- whelming German forces drove Tw-ixTT'iC A Cinn iTI him and then carried him from the field. It was Beazlcy's last pitching' for the duration and the rookie sensation came through with a sterling performance. -His teammates 1 1 During his tour of lhe Mare Island, Navy yard, President Roosevelt (in rear seat of iar talking with Navy cers) inspected this captured two-man Japanese submarine.

With the President in a're Vice Admiral John Green-slade, commander of the 12th Naval District, and Rear Admiral W. L. Fricdell, commanding oficer the Navy Yard. (U. S.

Ifavy photo.) Sub at Mare Island out nine attacks on Japanese shipping and shore installations in the Pacific. The new advanced basas from' which those aircraft are operating in the hitherto-unoccupied Andrcanof Islands, part of the American-owned Aleutian chain. The westernmost of these islands is only 125 nautical miles from Kiska. Although the navy, which is in charge of operations of all the armed forces in the Aleutians, including the Canadian air force, has not yet proclaimed an offensive in progress, a reconstruction of recent communiques indicates strongly that a drive is under way. Some experts hero doubted that the Japanese cun continue for long to pay the fearful soon.

Competition for prizes be-occupancy of the Aleutians. Train Rider Killed In Dalles Tumble THE DALLKS. Oct. 5 (UP) The body of Fred S. Harrington R8.

Frankfort, was found beside a railroad track a mile west of here yesterday. Harrington apparently plunged to his death when he fell off a train, from a doorway, as it rounded a curve, a coroner's report said. Drive lit Aleutians Begun to WAR TRAINING Lions Hear Resume Of Vital Work Underway. Oregon College of Education students are engaged in officers training and flight courses have an important program, of training and a stiff task, Dr. Roben J.

Maaske, president of the college, told La Grande Lions "They're big and husky, and they're army age but they're accomplishing more and working as hard as if they were inducted as privates in the ranks," he said in praise- of the intelligent and ambitious group now at the local college. Flight; training students begin their, day. at the airport at 5:30 fiy' uhtil' noon, are in class all' afternoon, have exercise be tween '5 and 6 p.m., dine, return for' evening classes, and have "lights out" at 10 Doctor-. a a recalled the Buffalo Bill stories of his youth, in. which every Indian of a tribe turned- out for "warpath duty," to the, present emergency when every and organization must turn all efforts and instincts to 'following' the course best suited to 'the war effort.

The college, for its pari, has officers' training program where--Intensive -courses fin mathematics, physics and physical education train students for officers' commissions in army, navy and their respective air arms. In addition, Eastern Oregon is only college in Oregon out of the war zone and' thus able to have civilian pilot training program in effect on its campus. Among COLLEGE See Page Four County War Bond Quota Duplicate Of Last Amount The United States went over the war savings bonds and stamps quota in September with a great deal to spare, A. J. Stangc, county chairman, announced today.

Approximately $838,250,000 in bonds were bought by citizens during the month, exceeding the $775,000,000 General suc cess for the month on all fronts was reported, with county, state and nation all exceeding quotas. Meanwhile agricultural in terests of the county, pledged to raise the October quota were launching in full their drive, he said. Preliminary information indicates the October quota will be as in September, $90,400. BULLETINS TORONTO, Ont. Oct.

5 (UP) American workers have won the battle of production and the United Nations soon will stirke with overwhelming force. President William Green of the American Federation of Labor ield the opening session of the 62nd annual AFL con-venton today. GEN. MaeARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, Oct. 5 (UP) Australian forces are nearing the backbone of the Owen Stanley mountains of New Guinea after taking Efo-gi village, last important Japanese base on the southern side of the range, it was announced today.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UP) The navy announced late today that the Japanese hav landed more reinforcements on Guadalcanal, in the Solomons, but thai U. S. marines are maintaining their positions. WASHINGTON, Oct.

5 (UP) Secretary of Treasury Henry Mgrgenthau, today announced the treasury was preparing re commendations for new tax bilU to vield an additional HS said it -vill be presented te congiKt "a cccs as they'll rs- WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UP) The long-awaited drive to oust the Japaneso from the western Aleutian islands apparently is beginning. For the present it appears that the offensive will be confined lo the air. Frequent aerial bombardment and ground-strafing are being employed to make the Japanese positions untenable and lo force them to withdraw. Big American bombers, accompanied by powerfully-armed fighters, arc operating from nrw-ly-eslablishcd bases less than an hour by air from the main Japanese base on Kiska island.

In the week ended Sent. 30, American army planes carried Navy Announces Submarine Loss WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 fUI') The navy announced today the 1526-ton submarine Grunion has been overdue in the Pacific for some time and "must be presumed to be lost." Submarines of this class normally carry a cumplcment of 05 officers and men. Loss of the Grunion brines U. S.

worship losses of all types to 55. annually. held in Portland at this time of year, and I the fat stock that will be shown' will bo sold in Portland. No breeding stock will be shown because of lack of transportation facilities. Those who sent were Wesley Conrad, two calves; Jean Ann Conrad, Billy Lanman, Willie Hamann3; Harold Herrmann, Gerald Higley, Charles Patton, Billlo Rynearsoft, Jim Wilson, Jack Wilson, and two were sent down for Bob Chcnault, former 4-H club member, to be shown in the open class.

The boys will leave Tuesday for Portland with their cal leader, C. Conrad, und Cal Monroe, assistant county agent. PORTLAND, Oct. 5 (UP) The 32nd annual Pacific International Livestock exposition will. held here the Portland Union stockyards, exposition officials announced to-duy.

Although the army has taken over the exposition buildings, which until recently wore used to house evacuated Japanese, the show will "go on," T. B. Wilcox, president of the exposition, said. Wealthy Seattle Family Burns to Death Yesterday SEATTLE, Oct. 5 (UP) Private funeral services for wealthy Frank.

Campbell Reed, his pretty wife, and their three sons, all of whom perished in their flaming mansion early Sunday, were scheduled today far Wednesday. Rood, flD-year-old son of the late lumber king Mark Edward Reed, und one of Washington wealthiest men, died with his family on lho second floor of their fashionable Lake Washing-Ion residence which caught fire while Ihey slept. Whilo Coroner Otto Mittelstadt continued Investigation of the death scene, Fire Inspector Frank Buck expressed belief a cigarette dropped in the library davenport started the flames. The mansion's mid-section was gutted. Tragic History The tragedy whs the second in the Reed family in 12 years.

In 11)30, Frank Reed and his brother Sol were attacked by a madman in a wheelchair who fired four bullets Into Sol's abdomen then turned the gun on himself. Reed and his assailant died before arrival at a hospital. Three months earlier, Mrs. Sol Reed, a bride of three months, had been in an automobile collision which fatally injured a Seattle motorist. Sunday's fire whs discovered by a maid who was awakened by one of the three Rend sons.

Heed was apparently not awakened. His wife, Gcorgine, was found hovering over lite bodies of her two youngest sons, aged nine and six. The oldest son, 12, was lying in the open doorway Id his bedroom when firemen arrived. 10 Killed as Huge Airliner Plunges NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UP) Ten passengers were killed and eight were injured whtn a pane carrying 87 persons crashed at But-wood, Newfoundland Selurriay, i.au.i....L...

ai.a a Irat nm ol thtaad a kt 41... anitouncerrJjA rcVcaltd. the Soviets back in a factory dis trict. But inside the great bend of the Don river, 60 to 70 miles northwest of Stalingrad, powerful Soviet forces stabbed deeper and deeper into the German left flank, rolling over heavy German defenses. The unslackening Russian resistance at Stalingrad was taking the heaviest casualties from the enemy's assault troops, front advices said.

"Amidst the blazing ruins," the Communist organ Pravda said, "Russian hearts are stronger than German steel." It urged the Soviet defenders: "Fulfill your sacred duty hold Stalingrad!" Moscow Thrust Feared Reduction of the city, it said, would release the immense Ger- mansirengui concentrated mere for an Offensive on the Baku oil fields and possibly a new thrust against Moscow itself. Pravda said the gallant stand at Stalingrad had shattered Adolf Hitler's strategy for 1942 and exhorted: "Stand firmer, you defenders of Stalingrad. Hold! The mightier the blows you deliver to the enemy, the stronger and firmer will be the entire position of the entire Soviet. "Millions of people, millions of stout hearts in all the couptries of the world are with you. Therefore, comrades, conduct your battle so as to bleed, throw back, and finally crush the enemy." BiddleEyedto Succeed Byrnes WASHINGTON, Oct.

5 (UP) The supreme court began its 1042-43 term today with a tribute to James F. who resigned as an associate justice Saturday to become director of the now office of economic stabilization. Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone took official cognizance of Byrnes' departure by announcing from the bench "we are "reconciled to his leaving only by the realization that he is moved by a sense of duty to render a needed service of public importance in a time of great national emergency." Two late members of the court Associate Justices Louis D. Brandeis, who died a year ago today, and George Sutherland, who died July 18 also were eulgiozed during the 13-miunt-3 session, which ended with admission Of attorneys to practice before the court. Today's session followed precedent in being merely a ceremony, with no business.

At an early session, however, the court expected lo hand down its formal opinion on the case of the Nazi sabolcui-s, six of whom were electrocuted last summer after an unsuccessful habeas corpus appeal to the high court. Porllander Asks Aid When Wife's Relatives Come PORTLAND, Oct. (UP) Police officers answered a call, unveiling what they believe to be the most acute case of the housing problem in Portland. The eaH. the officers mid.

was to a complaint made by a harassed husbs'hd, ho rfo ported m-i his wife'to parents hd snored iaio his one-team hr fly n.fl PILE GROWING Many County Schools. Work Hard for Award Chance School children of Pondosa bid fair to lead the way in the scrap salvage drive which ends October 17, visitors to com munity reported 'The school, with limited enrollment, already has a huge pile of scrap gathered in the school yard. Other schools reported good showings in the but many expected complete canvasses soon. Competition for prizes' be ing given by the La Grande Evening Observer and- state prizes reported reaching keen, heights. Lynn BohnenkampA county scrap -'sma nowevor, that every person in county must, go to work imme diately, in order to reach the quota set of 100 pounds for each person.

"Get in the fight now," he said, "the nation needs the scrap and this is your opportu nity to show your He reported that in La Grande scrap will again be picked up throughout the town on Wednes day, October 7. He urged that all householders have their scrap ready for the pickup in front of their homes, by one-o'clock of that day. STALIN ASKS SECOND FRONT Soviet Leader Is Confident Countrymen Will Hold LONDON, Oct. 5 (UP) Growing confidence In Russia's ability to hold the Germans, as well as a demand for the opening of a second front in western Europe, was implied in a statement by Premier Josef Stalin on allied aid, diplomatic quarters held Stalin, in a statement which the Russian radios sent throughout the world in many languages during the night, answered three questions. 2nd Front Important What place does the second front occupy in the Soviet estimate of the current situation.

A A very important one might say a place of first rate. To what extent is allied aid STALIN Sec Page Four Ex-Local Man Is Accident Victim John A. 78, who started working for the Union Pacific Railroad company as a wiper in 1888 in La Grande was fatally injured recently while crossing the street near his home in Pasadena, California, Investigation by police, It is reported, proved that the car was exceeding the speed limit. Mr. Carlson, who never regained con sciousness, was knocked down and dragged 35 feet, receiving a skull injury, abrasions and la cerations, broken' collar bone and ribs, lung injury and a broken leg.

Mr. Carlson was a native of Sweden, came to the United States at the age of 19, and Was 'naturalized in 1908. He lived in La Grande until about 1912, and then moved to Pendleton. He was promoted to engineer in 1902 and in 1933. His -o Fuctra! cervices v.er held Fri-3i' 3 if thifeUt.

View i Fftsta, Califsri committed four errors behind( him, but the righthander from Nashville, always had enough lef to jto meet the issue "Too Much Cards" Ruffing pitched well enough, too, but Cardinals, who began drivihg in August' to overcome a 10 'i game lead to win the -National league pennant, wore just too much ball team. The game was a fitting climax to the Cardinal season. With the score tied at 2-all as they came to bat in the ninth, Cooper opened upon Ruffing with a single. Johnny Hopp-sacrificed the Red Bird catcher to second, withi the count of two and two, Kurowski dj-QVC. the next pitch into the left field stands for.

fto rurr'-of-the 1042 season. 'Fielder Scales Fence Charley Keller, Yanked left fielder, made a igalant effort to catch the ball but his reach was inches short. He leaped so high to attempt the catch that he fell over the fence. The Yankees threatened in their half of the ninth but some some more of that speedy Card-1 inal baseball turned them back. They had men on first and second with none out when W.

Cooper threw a perfect strike to shortstop Martin Marion to pick Joe Gordon off second base. It was only the first out of. the Inning but you know then that it was over. Beazley, taking a hitch in his trousers, then disposed of Gerry Priddy, subbing for the injured Buddy Hassell at first base, und Selkirk and the Cardinals hud won their first world scries since 1934 when Ihey beat Detroit. II gave the National league its first scries title since 1940 when the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Tigers.

The Yankees started out today as though they meant business. Shortstop Phil Riisuto. the Yankoes' best ball player in the series, caught a hold of one of Beasley's fast balls and sont it soaring to almost the same spot whelro Kurowski's home landed. Bui Bcazley settled down and Enos (Country) Slaughter, tied the score with a home run into CARDS Sec Pago 4 WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UP) American airmen on tho offensive from now Aleutian basos about 200 miles milos from Japanoso-held Kiska are relonlloialy pounding enemy posilions thoro with "continual fire," lho navy rovoulod lb-day.

It appeared that a full-scale drive may be in the making lo push the onemy out oi the Aleutians. A communiquo said army bombors, operating from the new U. S. bases in ihe Andre-anof group, "are making almost dally raids on Kiska." "Weather conditions have, favoted these operations and the onemy has been' ungej coatniual fine," it Many demolition and Incen diary diary bomS hits were sfcored on the Japanese camp area and tii seaplane hangar at Kiska d'uing raids last Thursday and Friday, tho 'navy said. Five erismy ttsplsnes wsss shot down during Friday's faids.

FLASH WORLD SERIES FINAL GAME BOX SCORE Si. Louis AB BroWn, 2b 3 0 2 Moore, cf 3 Slaughter, rf 4 Musial, If W. Cooper, Hopp lb Kurowski, Marion, ss Boazley, Totals New York Rizzuto, ss .33 4 9 27 13 AB -R A .4 1 2 7 1 i- 3 3 0 10 4 -o 5'1. 0 1 0 0 0 0 Rolfe, 3b 4 Cullenblne, rf 4 DiMaggio, cf 4 Keller, If 4 1 0 1 1 i 2b 4 0 Priddy, lb 3 0 RUffing, 3 0 T. Stainback 0 0 a Selkirk 1 0 Totals ...35 2 7 27 1 a Batted" for Ruffing in 9th.

Ran for Dickey in 9th. Si, Louis 000 101 002 4 Niw York 100 100 000 2' Runs batted in Slaughter, W. Cooper, Kurowski 2, Rizzuto, DiMaggio. Home runs Rizzuto, Slaughter, Kurowski. Sacrifices Moore, Hopp.

Left on bases St. Louis 5, New York 7. Bases on balls off Beazley 1, Ruffing 1. Struck out by Beazley 2, Ruffing 3. Double plays Gordon-Rizzuto-Priddy, Hopp Marion Brown.

Winning pitcher Bcazley, losing pitcher Ruffing. Umpires Mngerkurth (N) plate, Summers (A) first, Barr (N) sec ond and Bubbard (A) third. Time 1:58. BOYS DROWN HORSESHOE BEND, Oct. 5 (UP) Reed Groomcr, 11, and Donald Van Frey, 12 drowned in the Payette river hero yesterday when the Groomcr boy fell into Ihe river while fishing and the other youngster dove into the water after him.

Football, flying or love he's master of them all. Duane Hogan Big Duano has two consuming enthusiasms, flying and football. He wants a crack at the first he wants a crack at his alma, mater's varsity as a member ot the Lincoln Field cadets' tn. Meanwhile Blytlie Miller and Nancy Halei, launch urlons, all-out offensive, feith BUT Duane as the goal. Starttng Oct 12th in the LA GRANDE MtrrinrtRfA OBSERVER Some Basic Food Prices May Drop 9 ECONOMIC CONTROLS START WASHINGTON, Oct.

5 (UP) Housewives may i small cuts soon in some basic food prices, notably butter and cheese, government officials laid today as they imposed lho first of a series of new ocon-omis controls which will rerjii-laro the lives and habits of America's civilians lor the duration. Wages and salaries will he stabilized. Profits are lo hn riui- WASHINGTON. Oct. (UP) The only important foodstuffs now exempt from price control are: Fresh fruits (except citrus fruits).

Fresh vegetables (oxcopt and dry onions.) 0 Fresh fish, Peanuts. 0 trolled. Food prices will I pegged. No io-liflrimil w9i" milted to earn more than $25,000 -f after texes. FwiH cSritrolltd and security of tenure atjurtd This gargintu-jr.

opirsticr. Ordered over the by President Roosevelt, with the approval anil consent of congress, and officials moved swiftly to: Sot 60-dav omorgoncy price ceilings over virtually all food items hithorto exempt from control. Those are effectivo today. Extend to the pntiro continental United States rent controls now in force in 396 defense-rental areas. OPA administrator Leon Henderson signs lho orders today.

Former Supreme Cuurt Justice Jamrs F. Bvrnes, who was selected by President Roosevelt to be director of the new office of economic stabilization OES, prepared to set up offices in the White House. He said "I plan to get down to work imroediate-ly." War Labor Ifemrd Chairman William H. Qavis anticipated some implementation if the ageiry's wage detcr njjnalion policy, JSjsed onolhe "litile sV'ri" formSla, carrying 0utot9 rfr-v Htr.d8ri.on alto dtsUcsc-d that G) some oce Fags Fourw 1.