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in in in THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1944. SPOKANE WEEKLY CHRONICLE. PAGE SEVEN. NAZIS DEALT AIR BLOWS IN THREE WAR THEATERS ROME, June 24. (P) -American Liberators today blasted the Ploesti area in Romania and Fortresses attacked a rail bridge on the Oltul river near Piatraneamt on the main line from Ploesti across Romania to central Europe.

enentensolatlek and were a encountered of during, was the hit raid yesterday Ploesti, which Fortresses. Other Liberator bombed a railway repair depot at Craiova, ted miles southeast of the Iron Gate 30 miles west of Paledium forces carried out the raids, escorted by Lightnings, Mustangs and Thunderbolts. hits was reported the bridge An excellent pattern, of bomb The results at Ploesti were not obover the Oltul river and at Cralova. served, headquarters said. Skies Are Jammed.

HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 24. (AP)-Flying Fortresses and Liberators hammered targets in northwest Germany this afternoon, following up morning birage.by heavy airfields and bombers upon installations rail behind the Normandy battle zone. Berlin radio reported United States heavy bombers also were heading into northwest Germany.) The bombers striking Germany through heavy cloud formations and were escorted by Thunderbolts, Mustangs and Lightnings. Details were not disclosed immediately. Some 500 bombers and escorting fighters ranged over France today in close support of the battle operations, while Marauders ripped up four German gun positions blocking the advance of the infantry into Cherbourg.

The channel skies were jammed with allied planes of all types which roared back and forth continuously for more than five morning and which were still their noon. close support of the allied invasion troops, the Marauder medium bombers, under a Thunderbolt escort, dumped more than 250 tons of explosives on the heavy guns near Cherbourg. Crew members described the results as devastating. This thrust got the day's aerial activity off to an early start, and with the weather apparently good it seemed likely that before sundown Hitler's continental fortress would be ripped by allied bombs from Normandy to the reich itself. Encountering only negligible anti-aircraft fire and no German planes at all, the entire force of Marauders and escorting planes returned from the mission.

LEADER OF FLEET 'FIGHTING FOOL' WASHINGTON, June 22. (AP) He's a "cold-blooded fighting fool" with a weakness for symphony music, hot chocolate and tough dogs about the house. That series of impressions of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, 58- year-old commander of the Fifth fleet battling the Japanese armada off the Philippines comes from felJow officers, enlisted men and friends. It was another admiral who described him as a "cold-blooded.

fighting fool" despite the statement made by classmates at Annapolis that he would never hurt anything except in line of duty. All of his fallow officers know of his liking for he has a tough problem to solve he relaxes to symphonic music and the problem seems to iron itself out. His former mess boy told of the weakness for hot chocolate. The admiral never doesn't drink--although he has a reputaLion as a perfect bartender for guests--but does insist on a cup of steaming hot chocolate for breakfast. daily.

The dog? That's a family affair. He had a tough one. The dog always picked fights with neighborhood dogs. Finally, to quiet. complaints he agreed that the dog not be permitted run loose--but wouldn't agree to getting rid of hi.

under any circumstances. Ask Cutback Notice WASHINGTON, June 21. (AP)The C. I. O.

United Auto Workers proposed a program today to deal with impending cutbacks in war production whereby management and labor would be notified "at the earliest possible moment preferdays in advance--of the precise location of the cutbacks." one of five points the Advance notice of was cutbacks, program adopted coup the union's war policy division and announced by President R. J. Thomas. VICTORY CONCERT IS IN REHEARSAL NEW YORK. (UP) hour has been set, the hall has been let and the program is in rehearsaldate of this well-planned 'musicale is still a question mark.

It be the night of Germany's surrender. Orchestra Director Mark Warnow has engaged Carnegie hall for his victory concert. The hour will be midnight, to prevent interference with any event scheduled for the hall on that undetermined date. Finns Flung Back LONDON, June 22. (AP) -The Russian communique said tonight that red army troops, continuing their offensive north of Lake Onegan, flung the Finns back beyond the line of Lake Oser and the River Kumsa.

CONSTRUCTION DROP. NEW YORK, June 22. (AP). Civil engineering construction volume in the United States totaled 000 this week, compared with 222,000 last week and $53,742,000 a year ago, the Engineering NewsRecord reported today. BIG GRASS FIRE.

ATTALIA. June 32. grass fire that started on the Columbia river banks swept, considerable distance of arid farm land this week and Jumped the highway before it ended At the sand dunes southeast of here. One of the Fred Simmerer houses In its path WAS saved by backfiring. STOCK EXCHANGE REMAINS BULLISH The market Standard Stock exchange continues bullish today.

Hecla closed with a 15-cent gain since yesterday afternoon. It sold today at $8.80, a new high for recent months. Sunshine Consolidated was the most active issue with many sales at 34 to cents. Sidney trader. with 9500 shares was selling bis, cents, Bunker Hill sold as high 88 $10.25.

Bunker Hill and Sunshine are running neck and neck. The former closed at $10.10 to $10.50, and Sunshine at $10.15 to $10.50. Morning sales, 16,775 shares, were: Golconda, 1000 at Hecla, 500 at Metaline Leasing, 2000 at 14c: Metropolitan 1000 at Polaris, 400 at $4, 100 at Silver Summit, 1000 at Sunshine Consolidated, 1375 at 700 at 34c, 500 at 800 at 300 at Sunshine, 100 at $10.13, 100 at Bunker Tamarack. 1000 at 1000 Hill, 200 at Pend at Oreille, 100 at $1.35, 500 at $1.40, 500 at $1.38: Premier. 200 at $1.08: Sidney, 5000 at 4500 at 17c.

Gains were: Dayrock, 1e: Golconda, Hecla, 15c; Silver Summit, 1c; Tamarack, 1c: Bunker Hill. 10c: Metaline Metals, 1c; Yakima Shoshone, Silver Summit, Losses were: Sherman, 1c; Sunshine Consolidated. Whitewater, Coeur d' Alene Mines. Silver Dollar A. 4c.

Closing Quotations at the call today were as Bid. Asked. Clayton 74 Dayrock 57 Gladstone Golconda Grandv Hecka $8.75 Independ 30 Jack Waite 11 Marsh 2 03c Met 12 Metropitn 4 do A Polaris $3.80 Sherman 23 Sil Summit 20 Over-the-Counter. Bid. Asked.

Azurite 3 Butte High. Callhn C. C.d' A.Mns. 44 Chester 80 Crystal Ld 10 Douglas Golden Age 90 Mes. Gold Helm 3 06c High Aur.

10 High Sur 40 Hypotheek Lexington 1 Lib. King 1 Lucky Fri. 18 Merger Morning Prices. close of the morning follows: Bid. Asked.

Standard 15 Sunsh $10.15 10.50 Sun Con 34 (036c Tamarack Bun $10.10 10.50 Calh Zinc 75c $1.50 McGillivray Wid L. $5.60 6.25 Noble Five Oreille $1.26 1.45 Premier $1 Sidney W. Whitewatr Bid. Asked. Met.

Metals 10 15c Morn. Gly. 12 13c Monitor 28 Nabob 2 Ottawa Reeves Mac 20 00 Sheep Ck. 90 95c Sil. Chitn.

Sil. Cresc. 811, D. A do $1.25 1.50 SIl. Syn.

$1.10 1.30 Success Wellington Whitedelf 5 Yak. Sho. EMERALD STORY COMES TO LIGHT The story of the Emerald tungsten mine at Salmo, B. which was withheld last fall at the time it was written by E. E.

charge, has been released Masonuin lication. The value of its tungsten ore was discovered by Harold Lakes, mining engineer of Spokane and Nelson. The mine was quickly developed and a 300-ton mill was built. It was operated only a short time when it was closed down by government orders as the war need for tungsten lessened. Mr.

Mason says at present prices the ore in the mine is valued at $8,000,000 to $10,000,000. It lies in five major bodies. Operations were by Emerald Construction company, a subsidiary of Consolidated Mining and Smelting company of Trail, B. C. Sherman Discusses Visit to Triumph H.

P. Sherman of Spokane, region agent of the RFC which is making loans for the development of minling properties, was in Boise and central Idaho last week. "I had an opportunity to visit the Triumph mine near Hailey and found it especially Interesting," Mr. Sherman said today, "I was not there in official capacity, for that is entirely an enterprise by private capital. It is a lead-zinc property high grade ore.

The company has recently opened an important extension of its ore bodies. "The ore lies in bodies which are quite flat. All the mining is by mechanical operations." Judge Holds Equity Forbids Recovery In elaborating on a verbal decision dismissing the suit Charles T. Lark, New York lawyer, against W. E.

Cullen, Spokane mining man and lawyer, for $65,000 or return of 1000 shares of Coast Copper stock, Superior Judge Charles W. Greenough yesterday held in a written opinion that not only law but equity forbade any recovery. "On his own testimony, he (Mr. Lark) obtained $65,675 on an investment of only $7000 or $8000 made possible, apparently, by Mr. Cullen's efforts in promoting the company," said Judge Greenough.

Kloepfer of Boise Awarded Contract Frank Kloepfer of Boise has been awarded the contract for the construction of the $1,000,000 superphosphate plant at Pocatello. His bid was $131,000. Phosphate rock from the Conda mine, owned by Anaconda Copper Mining company, and sulphuric acid from the Garfield acid plant, will be used in the new enteprise. AUTO USE STAMP DRIVE PLANNED TACOMA, June 28. (P)-Internal revenue deputies are prepared to launch a drive on delinquent tax payers and tag cars that do not for the en that privately must bear the use stamp efederal, auto, displayed on every owned motor vehicle in use on public highways after July 1, Clark Squire, collector of internal revenue for Washington and Alaska, announced here today.

The $5 federal stamps are sale at all postoffices and most internal revenue offices, Squire said. Car owners who do not have a stamp not only will be required to purchase one immediately but will be asked to submit an additional $5 offer in compromise of the specific penalty provided for violation of this Jaw, Squire said. BANK DEALINGS. Transactions, Spokane $6.678.493 Clearings. Balances.

Seattle $14.612.682 80.721.092 Portland 15,845,544 5,849,185 MARKET LOWERED BY PROFIT SALES NEW YORK, June 28. (P)- Profit selling put the stock market In reverse today after yesterday's rise to new seven-year tops and leading issues fell fractions to around 2 points. Many of recent buyers, It appeared, felt impelled to trim speculative positions rather than risk the chances of sizable pre-holiday reaction later in the week. War news continued to make for optimism, events at Republican convention cording to expectations, but there was a little concern over the Argentine situation. The sell-off was general but a few stocks showed outstanding strength, notably American Telephone, which held a point gain near the fourth hour.

Volume WAS down from yesterday's 2,179,000 share turnover. STOCK AVERAGES. by the Associated Press. 30 15 15 60 Indust. Rails.

Util. Stocks. Net change D.3 D.1 D.1 D.2 Wednesday 77.1 28.9 37.8 55.4 Previous day 77.4 29.0 37.9 55.6 Week AgO 73.8 77.0 28.3 28.6 37.8 55.2 Month 820 36.8 Year 820 73.6 25.9 35.4 52.2 1944 high 77.5 29.0 37.9 55.6 1943 1944 low high 69.1 74.6 22.9 27.4 35.1 36.8 49.5 1943 low 60.2 18.3 27.1 41.7 NEW YORK (By the NEW YORK, June tabulation of today's the New York Stock Closed. Air Reduction Alascka Juneau Al Ch Dye Allis-Ch Mfg Am Can Am Locomotive Am $6 pi Am Rad 8S 12 Am Roll Mill Am Stl Fdrs Am Tel Tel Am Tob Am Wat Wks Acan Cop 27 Arm Ill Atch Atl Refining Aviation Corp Bendix Aviat Beth Steel Boeing Airpine Bohn Al Brs Borden Co Borg -Warner Briggs Mfg Calif Packing Cal Hec Case (J 1) pt 147 Caterpil Tract 52. Ches Ohio Chrysler Corp Colgate-P-P Col Fuel Irn 18 Comi Credit 43 Coml Inv Tr Coml Solvents Com South Cont Oil Del 32 Corn Products Crown Zeller Curtiss- Wright Douglas Aircft Du Pont de Eastman Kod El Auto-Lite 44 El Pow Lt Gen Baking Gen Elec 38 Gen Motors Goodrich (BF) Gt Nor Ry pi Greyhound Cp Homestake Houd-Hersh A 44 ill Central Inspirat Cop Int Nick Can 31 Harvester 78 Int Paper Int Tel Tel Johns-Man 98 Ken Copper LOP Glass Loew's Inc Marshall Field 17 Sales: Total today, vious day, year ago, 942,410: January 1 to date, two years STOCK LIST.

Associated Press.) is the stock transactions on exchange; Closed. Martin (GL) 19 Monte Ward Nash-Kelv 17 Nat Biscuit 22 Nat Cash Reg Nat Dairy Pd Nat Distillers 351 Nat Lead 24 Nat Pow de Lt Central No Am Aviat Nor Am Co Nor Pacific Ohio Oil Pac Lighting 45 Pan Am Air Param Pict Penney 102 Penn 30 Pepsi-Cola Phelps Dodge 24 Phillips Pet 44 Pub Sve Pullman 48 Pure Oil 17 Rad Cp of Am Repub Steel Reyn Tob Sears Roebuck Shell Un Oil Socony Vac So Cal Edison 23 South Pac South Ry Sperry Corp Stand Brands Stand Oil Cal Stand Oil Ind Stand Oil Stone Web Sunshine Min Texas Co Texas Gulf Pr Tim Det Axle 30 Tr West Air 21 Union Carbide 81 Un Oil Cal Union Pac 110 Unit Air Lines 29 Unit Aircraft United Corp Unit Gas Imp Gypsum Fd RI Imp Steel Warn Bros Pic Vanadium Corp West Un Tel A West El MIg White Motor 28 Woolworth Young 8 1.500,000 shares; preweek ago, two years ago, year ago, ago, 51,991,336. BOND AVERAGES. Compiled by the Associated Press. 20 10 10 10 10 Rails, Ind.

Util. Fgn, L. Yld. Prev. day 89.5 105.0 107.1 67.5 115.8 Week ago 89.4 105.0 106.8 67.5 Month AgO 90.1 104.9 106.3 66.4 115.8 Year AgO 77.1 105.5 104.5 61.6 115.2 1944 high 90.2 105.7 107.1 67.8 115.8 1944 low 79.5 104.7 104.7 63.2 114.0 1943 high 79.7 105.8 105.4 64.1 116.1 1943 low 64.6 103.8 98.0 53.2 112.6 NEW YORK Last Sale.

Aluminum Co Am Cyan Bunk Hill 8 10 Cities Service do pf Cons Mng Total sales, 351,370 CURB LIST. Last Sale. Hecla Min Mount City Cop Polaris Premier 1-16 PR 8nd Gold, shares. Employed in Spokane CRESTON, June 28. Jeanne is employed as switchboard Hayes.

operator at St. Luke's hospital in Spokane. G. B. Creighton Opportunity, Washington.

No. 38513. NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Superior court, state of Washington. county of Spokane, In the matter of the estate of B.

O. Iry. deceased. State of Washington, county of Spokane. 85.

Notice is hereby given that Ray F. Iry, the executor of the above estate, has rendered and presented for settlement to, and filed In the superior court of Spokane county, state of Washington, a petition for the distribution of said estate. in which the court is asked to settle said estate. distribute the property to the heirs or persons entitled to the same, and discharge the said executor and that Friday, the 28th day of July, 1944. at 11 o'clock m.

al the court room of our said superior court. in the city of Spokane, in said Spokane county, has been duly appointed by our said superior court, for the hearing and settlement of said petition for distribution. at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions in writing thereto. and contest the same. Witness, the Honorable Ralph E.

Foley, judge of the said superior court and the seal of said court affixed this 27th day of June. 1944. (Seal.) ROBERT WILSON. County Clerk and Clerk of the Superior Court. First Holder Woman U.

Office Dies JEFFERSON CITY, June 28. (P) -Mrs. Annie White Baxter, reputed to be the first woman ever elected to public office in the United States, died here today, She kept her age a secret but friends believed her to be past 80. It was in 1890 that she was elected county clerk of Jasper county, after serving three years as an assistant clerk in the office. Mrs.

Baxter also was the only woman ever commissioned a colonel on a Missouri governor's staff. V- FOR DAD- -Shannon Sullivan is 10-month-old daughter of Machinist's Mate Second Class Thomas Sullivan, W1006 Mansfield. The father is Seabees and has spent the last 13 withsthe, months in the Aleutians. Milling Interests Spur Grain Market CHICAGO, June 28. -Milling interests covering recent heavy flour sales were persistent buyers of wheat futures again today and the demand gave the market.

a strong undertone. In late dealings, however, commission houses were on the selling side and prices were well below the highs for 1 the day. Oats and rye were easy after early firmness and the trade was quiet. Trend in Futures. Wheat- Open.

High. Low. Close. July $1.58 Sept. 1.59 1.60 1.58⅝ 1.58¾ Dec.

1.61 1.61⅞ 1.801 1.60½ May 1.62⅝ 1.63⅜ 1.61¾ Oats-July 75 .75 .75 Sept. Dec. .70 .69 May .71 .70 RyeJuly 1.10¾ 1.09⅛ 1.09¾ Sept, 1.11¾ 1.12⅛ 1.10½ 1.10¾ Dec. 1.13⅝ 1.13¾ 1.12⅜ 1.12½ May 1.16⅞ 1.16⅞ 1.15⅜ 1.15⅜ BarleyJuly 1.22 1.22½ 1.21 1.21¾ Sept. 1.12½ 1.12½ 1.11½ 1.12½ Dec.

1.12 Cash Prices. Wheat none. Barley, malting. $1.25 0 1.44½ feed, nom. WASHINGTON WHEAT.

Following were June 27 cash quotations on wheat at Inland Empire points. Prices are on basis No. 1 bulk. f. o.

b. track at station; 6 cents per bushel premium if sacked. Odessa. Lind, Ritzville, WashtuenaHard white early Baart, soft white. hard winter, $1.31.

Davenport, Wilbur--Hard white early Baart, soft white, hard winter, white Club. $1.30. Palouse, Lewiston, Pullman, ColfaxSoft white, western red. white Club. $1.30: hard winter.

$1.30, FIFTH ARMY SLUGS WAY NORTHWARD ROME, June 28. -San Vincenzo, only 32 miles below the big port of Livorno on the Italian west coast, was wrested from the Germans after a bitter house-to-house battle, night, that lasted and for today several the hours Fifth army was reported slugging its way steadily forward. San Vincenzo had been converted into a fortress by the Nazis, who had evacuated all civilians, then barricades and wire entanglements in front of the defenses. Farther inland an American armored force continued to roll back stubborn enemy resistance and occupied the villages of Chiusdino and Travale. Chiusdino is only 17 miles southwest of Siena, key highway and communications center 31 miles below Florence, Supported by Italian partisans, an American infantry force bypassed, then surrounded and captured the town of Sasseta, four miles northeast San Vincenzo, despite its defense by elements of the German 17th SS division identified in that sector for the first time.

Other enemy units were mopped up in the village of Belvedere, below Chiusdino and Travale, while the French, who advanced to the vicinity of San Quirico d'Orcia, 22 miles southeast of Siena on highway 2, beat back repeated enemy counterattacks. MORNING CALLS ON CATTLE GOOD Good cattle were steady this morning at the Old Union stockyards. Undesirable kinds were hard to move. Early hog sales were steady at $13.50 to $14. Sheep were steady.

Receipts were 942 head. with salable divided as follows: Cattle, 485 head: hogs, head: sheep, 153 head. Tuesday's Sales. Cattie-122 steers, 705 to 1290 15; 51 heifers, 715 to 891 154 cows, 775 to 1505 $3 10.50; 118 calves, 155 to 945 $4.50 15; 104 bulls, 950 to 1422 yearlings, 425 to 690 $5.50 13; 6 mixed, 777 $10.50. Hogs-397 head, 150 to 225 $10.50 14; 63.

sows, 245 to 585 9.50; 5 feeder pigs, 111 $10.50. Sheep-20 lambs, 77 to 94 $12 14; yearlings, 114 $8.50. TREASURY POSITION. WASHINGTON, June 28. (P) -The position of the treasury June 26 compared with corresponding date a year ago: June 26, 1944.

June 25, 1943. Receipts 330,264,083 190,153,067 Expenditures, 355.071,392 299.413,389 Net balance. 12.305.159.687 9.626.194.698 Working balan ce included 11,542.680,886 8,863.527.445 Customs receipts for month 24,266,226 28,390.385 Receipts fiscal year (July 1) 43,257,271,519 21,434,321.077 Expenditures fiscal yr. 92.275,867.744 76.618.022.647 Excess of expenditures 49.018.596.225 55,163.701.570 Total debt. 193.589.064.629 140,006.632.659 Increase over prev.

dav. 372.816.031 Gold assets. 21.200.747.463 2.387.355.752 Edge, Davenport, Keith de Pender 909 Paulsen Bide. No. 39239.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the superior court of the the state of Washington, in and for county Spokane. In the matter of the estate of Edmund L. Durkin. deceased.

is hereby given that the undersianed has been appointed administrator with the will annexed of the above estate in this court and has qualified accordingly, and that all persons having claims against said deceased are required to serve claims. duly verified, with necessary vouchers. upon the 10- designed at 909 Paulsen building. Spokane, Washington, or upon Edge, Dayenport, Keith dePender, the attorneys of record, at their office 909 Paulsen building, Spokane. Washington, and file such claim with proof of such service in the office of the clerk of the above court at the city of Spokane, Washington, within six months after the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.

Date the first publication of this notice is the 29th day of June, 1944. HARRY T. DAVENPORT. Administrator With the will Annexed of the Above Estate. Edge.

Davenport, Keith dePender. Attorneys. Address: 909 Paulsen Building. Spokane, Washington. TUNISIA LESSONS ARE CAPITALIZED According to commentary accompanying this picture from a German BOMB VICTIMS newsreel, received from Lisbon, it shows how Germany is providing food for civilians who have been bombed out of homes by allied aerial raiders.

Field kitchens are set up in stricken areas, 72 JAP PLANES ARE DESTROYED U. S. PACIFIO FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR, June 24. (P) -In a hard hitting series of strikes on Iwo Jima, in the Kazan islands, and Tinian, Pagan and Rota, in the Marianas, Amerlean carrier planes sank five Japanese ships and destroyed 72 planes, Admiral C. W.

Nimitz said in a communique today. American losses in all air operations were only five A big and fast American carrier task force Friday swept Iwo Jima in the Bonins, only 750 south of Tokyo--and downed or more Japanese planes trying to intercept our fighters. Twelve enemy planes from this flight crashed through to find the carrier force. All were shot down by fighter patrols protecting our ships. None of our ships was damaged.

We lost four fighters. Revision Sought on Foreign Plank CHICAGO, June 24. (P) Senator Joseph Ball Minn.) proposed today that Republican platform drafters eliminate from a tentative foreign plank a provision opposing the formation of a world state to enforce the peace. Appearing before a division of the committee which is drafting a platform for convention action Tuesday, Ball urged that the peace should be written by a United Nations association and not by "three men working in secret." He obviously alluded to President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin. ALLIES ARE NEAR ANCONA IN ITALY ROME, June 22.

-Allied and Italian troops are within 32 miles of Ancona, prize Italian port on the Adriatic coast, while Eighth army troops are approaching Camerino, approximately 35 miles east and a little north of Perugia, allied headquarters announced today. American forces to the west have pushed on 15 air line miles northwest of Grosseto. In all land operations, although weather has improved, misty conditions are preventing cross-country movements on a large scale, a communique said. The advance toward Ancona, ranking next to Venice in port facilities in that coastal sector, was made by troops which have reached Fermo, only 65 air line miles below Rimini, the eastern anchor of the so-called Pisa-Florence-Rimini line, where the fleeing Germans may offer stiff resistance against the allied drive. Eighth army tropos have also approached Nocero Umera, 14 miles west of Camerino.

Limited gains were made north of the newly taken ancient fortress city of Perugia, and in the Lake Trasimeno area west of Perugia, despite strong resistance. 80,000 Enemy Casualties. A field dispatch from Correspondent Sid Feder said casualties inflicted upon the Germans during the last 41 days of the allied offensive in Italy were estimated unofficially at between 80,000 and 100,000 killed, wounded and captured. More than 27,000 Nazis have been taken prisoner. Sergeant Becomes Vet Globe- SALINA, June 21.

From North Africa, Egypt, India, Java and Australia to the Smoky hill army airfield in Salina is the tale of Radio Instructor Technical Sergeant Leo T. Ranta, of Marysville, Calif. Newly arrived at base, Sergeant. Ranta wears the silver star and the air medal for heroism as a radio operator on a Z-17 operatling from Port Moresby, New Gutnea, during the bitter air fighting of 1942. He was forced to bail out of his fortress, swimming for 13 hours before he reached the New Guinea shore.

Thirty-two days of wandering brought him back to his base to discover he was the sole survivor of his crew. Insurance Bill Wins WASHINGTON; June 22. (AP) The house overwhelmingly approved today legislation designed to remove insurance companies from the scope of the laws despite A supreme court decision defining the industry AS interstate in character. The vote 283 to 54. I LONDON, June 28.

(P) -Capitalzing on lessons learned in Tunisia, when the Nazi war machine collapsed in a welter of stalled trucks and grounded planes due to an oil shortage, the allies are making an all-out effort to speed Germany's final surrender by again draining away her military lifeblood. Allied air chiefs directing this campaign say there already is an "acute shortage" of oll in Germany, but beyond this they will not go in assessing the situation. Britain's ministry of economic warfare, however, has estimated that German oil production has been cut to one-third of maximum and that the Nazi army is getting less than half the oil requires for normal operations -let alone the present tremendous defensive effort it is facing on all fronts. Since that information became available the allied air forces have dealt some of their heaviest blows against enemy oil production. this one, Berlin.

(AP wirephoto.) Cook Sent Airmen by Special Plane UNITED STATES THUNDERBOLT BASE SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, 24. (P)-An army cook in a million is Corporal Harry G. Lamotte, Maynard street, Springfield, Mass. His mess likes his grubecial request and by special plane he arrived here today to cook for the 60 airmen whose chow he formerly prepared in England. "They been eating rough over here and they asked the C.

0. to have sent over," he grinned. "Heh, heh. Sent a special plane for me. I was the sole passenger.

They like my cooking. "But I sure hope the boys got something me to cook. I didn't bring anything." PRESSURE CABINS FEATURE OF B-29S SEATTLE, June 22. Crews of the new B-29 Superfortresses sail through the highest altitudes in comparative physical comfort, the army air forces disclosed last night in revealing that the new sky giants are equipped with presties the crew from surized cabins, and heating faciliwearing oxygen masks and protects them from subzero announcement by Major Ben Locke, public relations officer of the army materiel command at Boeing field, explained that super-1 chargers "maintain near normal air pressure in the cabins even in the thin atmosphere of the highest altitudes and the construction permits an unusual degree of soundproofing and cabin heat. Phony Gas Tickets SEATTLE, June 22.

(UP)-Conrad R. Mosier, 24-year-old seaman, was under arrest today legedly selling counterfeit gasoline coupons to a service station operator. Office of price administration investigators, working with secret service agents, sought other persons believed involved in an organized ring of counterfeiters. First Casualty SEATTLE, June 22. (UP) first announced Seattle casualty in the Normandy invasion was Captain Allen combat.

engineer, according to a notification received by his parents from the war department today. Fifth Way There June 22. (UP)Washington today reached 20 per cent of its $105,000,000 quota of sales 1o individuals in the Fifth War Loan drive, 4 per cent above the national average. Sales totaled $21,100,000. Held for Slaying SEATTLE, June 22.

(UP)- -John J. Kennett, deputy prosecutor, said that charges may be filed shortly against Thomas Bauer, 23, whose fatal shooting of his wife which he termed accidental, caused a coroner's jury to hold him "grossly negligent." County Group Ruling OLYMPIA, June 22. (UP) -The attorney general's office held today that when an original county committee, appointed under the school district reorganization act, fails to submit a comprehensive reorganization plan to the state committee within one and one-half years after its ment, a new committee shall be appointed. STATE FURNITURE RETAILERS ELECT SEATTLE, June 22. (AP)-The tail Furniture Association of WashIngton, concluding its 25th annual convention here, elected Larry Dallam of Wenatchee its new president.

Other' officers elected were Jack McNiven, Centralia, first vice president; Richard Stroggs, Aberdeen, second vice president; Homer David, Moscow, Idaho, third vice president, and Clifford F. McLean, Seattle, treasurer. Praises Soldiers SEATTLE, June 22. -Captain Jack Beardwood, former Tacoma and Seattle Associated Press editor who himself wears the silver star for gallantry, returned home yesterday with the firmly expressed opinion that "every damn soldier in Italy ought to have a medal." Beardwood, a former aide to Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, telling of the toughness of the Italian campaign, asserted he did not Americans really knew how mountainous the Italian battlefronts are." GROWING PEPPERMINT.

KENNEWICK. June 22. (Special.) -Peppermint, acreage in this district pears to be about average, with new fields planted in the past PeRT. The sereto ARE the Richland. has been formerly planted crop taken over I sovernment for home sites.

BRICKER TO KEEP NAME ON LIST CHICAGO, June 22. (AP)-Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio asserted flatly at a press conference today he would not withdraw his name from consideration for the Republican presidential nomination. He added he did not expect to be offered the vice presidential place on the ticket. The Ohio governor, who arrived with a fanfare of a band playing the strains of "Beautiful Ohio," met the press in a conference preceding his appearance tomorrow before the convention's resolutions committee when he will report as chairman of a post-war advisory group issues.

Boyington WASHINGTON, June Cross' Award of the Cross to Major Gregory Boyington, Okanogan, 31-year-old marine corps ace now listed as missing in action, was announced by the navy today. Boyington was listed as missing after an attack on Japanese planes over New Britain island on January 3. He had tied the existing AmerIcan record of 26 enemy planes shot down just before he plunged into the jungles during the action. Boyington previously had been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. DEWEY WELCOMES G.

O. P. MEETING CHICAGO, June 22. (UP)--Governor John W. Bricker's opening statement here that "we want no post-war military alliances" was followed immediately today by announcement from Governor Thomas E.

Dewey's headquarters that the New Yorker "would be to have the Republican resolutions committee confer with him" if they desire his views on policy. Word that Dewey would welcome such a conference was received here by Herbert Brownell Jr. of New York, one of "the Draft Dewey" managers with headquarters in 15 rooms on the 25th floor of the Stevens hotel. Bricker arrived to attend the Republican national convention which begins June 26. Dewey managers indicated that the New Yorker did not contemplate coming here for any platform conferences but would come 1.0 accept.

the presidential nomination--which they insist he Austin Chairman. Senator Warren Austin named today as chairman of the resolutions subgroups on foreign committee, said Dewey's advice would be sought if any questions arise. "We naturally would want to get the views of any candidate," Austin said. Republican National Committeeman Russell Sprague of New York revealed Dewey's conversation with Brownell. Dewey informed Brownell that he had completed the report on government reorganization to which he was assigned as subcommittee chairman by the Mackinac conference and that it would be presented to the resolutions committee tomorrow.

Glad to Confer. "He also told Brownell," Sprague continued, that "if the resolutions committee desired to have his views on any part of the platform, he would be glad to have them confer with him." Undertaking leadership of his own campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Bricker held a press couference immediately upon arrival today. He reiterated his force opposition a to use of international as prominent weapon to maintain post-war peace. Dewey has indorsed use of force and alliances among the United Nations Big Four. "We want no post -war military alliances," Bricker said, "because lead to counteralliances which they in turn bring war." STATE LAGGING, CHARGES WASMER SEATTLE, June 22.

(UP) state of Washington is lagging behind other Pacific coast states in new industries and maritime shipping, Louis A. Wasmer, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, declared last night. Wasmer charged Governor Arthur B. Langlie with failing to instigate concrete post-war planning which, he said, had resulted in the exodus of industries to Oregon and California. Nazi General Killed LONDON, June 22.

(AP) The German communique today Announced the death of Lieutenant General Hellmich in the fighting Ion Cherbourg peninsula. MINING NOTES John Robertson 18 shipping 8. good grade of chrome ore from the Illinois mine on the Illinois river in Oregon. HOBAN RETURNS FROM EAST. Leo J.

Hoban, secretary of Hecka Mining company of Wallace, has returned from a three-week business trip to eastern cities. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hoban. CARSON AT CONFERENCES. E.

C. Carson of Victoria, provincial minister of mines, is attend. ling mining conferences in Nelson and Ainsworth, B. this week. A.

proposal being made to him to maintain the Kootenay-Florence mill at Ainsworth as a custom plant. SILBAK PREMIER DIVIDEND. Silbak Premier, a subsidiary of Premier Gold, in British Columbia, has declared, its quarterly dividend of share, amounting to $40,000, to be paid July 31 to stock of record July 15. Accused in Killing SEATTLE, June 28. (UP)---The state yesterday accused Thomas Bauer, 23, of deliberately shooting his wife to death a few hours after she had served him with a divorce action.

Deputy Prosecutor John: J. Kennett filed a first-degree murder charge and ordered Bauer held without bail for trial, despite his plea that the gun discharged accidentally. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. NEW YORK. June 28.

(P)-Foreign change rates follow (Great Britain in dol: lars, others in cents): Canadian dollar in New York open market, per cent discount, or 90.25 United States centa: unchanged. Europe- -Great Britain, official buying. $4.02: selling, $4.04. Latin America- Argentina free, 24.901 unchanged; Brazil free, 5.20N; Mexico, 20.65N. N- -Nominal.

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NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY ADMINISTRATOR. In the superior court of the state of Washington, for Spokane county, In the matter of the estate of Verna B. Kelsey. deceased. Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of an order of the superior court of the state of Washington for Spokane county, made the 27th day of June, 1944, in the matter of the estate of the said Verna B.

Kelsey, deceased, the undersigned, administrator of the estate of the said Verna B. Kelsey, deceased. will sell at private sale to the highest and best bidder and subject to the confirmation of said superior court, on the terms hereinafter stated. on. or after the 17th day of July.

1944. the following described real estate situated city and county of Spokane, Washington: Lot twenty -three (23) In block six (6) of First Addition to Cannon Hill. per map thereof. recorded in book of plats, page 38, in the office of the auditor of said Spokane county, pod the following terms and conditions and in the following manner: Purchase price to be all cash, or upon terms consisting of cash-down payment equal to one-half of be the pure chase price, remainder to paid monthly installments, deferred purchase price to draw interest at per annum from date of confirmation, seller to furnish title insurance policy showins marketable title free and clear of all Hens and encumbrances, except bullding restrictions common to RAId addition. All bids or offers must be in writing and may be delivered to the signed at W918 Riverside avenue, 8p0- kane.

Washington. or may be left with W. R. Sampson, 516-17 Peyton building, Spokane, Spokane county, Washington, attorney for said administrator. or may be filed in the office of the clerk of above named court.

the place where the return of such sale must be filed. G. E. BREDE. of Estate of Said Verna Administrator B.

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