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J M rvn livl L3 U m El MBS Established 1873 I ? V r My tile AT- Loss Figured By Manager About $250,000 Planer, Docked Lumber Not Seriously Damaged; Firm Intends to Rebuild A spectacular firo last night completely destroyed the Mvrtle Creek Lumber company mill at Mvrtle Creek with a loss esti mated by H. A. Dent, manaeer. at approximately $250,000. Startine In the main portion of the mill at about 10:30 p. m.. the blaze spread with great rapidity, creatine such Intense bent that fire fighters were handicapped. The blaze was beanten back from the nlaner mill, and only about 10.000 feet of finished lumber was destroyed. Source of the blaze was not de termined. Men working in the machine shop were aroused hv an alarm from the nipht watch man and hv the time thev reach ed the mill, onlv a few hundred feet awav, the entire interior was ablaze, thev reported. Rpbun 8nd AiH The Myrtle Creek firo depart- (Continued on Paee fi ti the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS . THE Kremlin is still as mum as an oyster, but Gorman reports indicate that the Russians are methodically cracking Berlin's eastern' defenses. Transocean (German) dispatches place the red front line" as 'this is written only 7 miles from the city's outer imits. The Russians seem to be attack ing westward on a fairly wide front. As their center is ,held up by stubborn German resistance Iheir flanks are flowing around to the north and south. THE Moscow radio says un officially: "The curtain is fall ing on the European war, and the time Is at hand for the allied armies from the west and the east to unite." It may be. To the south of Berlin, Trans ocean puts the reds only 24 miles east of Dresden and only ABOUT 40 MILES from a junction with Patton's 3rd army advanced spearheads. It says the Russian penetrations from the Niesse river bridgeheads are "deep but narrow." Deep, narrow offensive wedges are usually a sure sign of WEAK enemy opposition. It isn't safe to drive deep, nar row wedges into a strong enemy line. r: and the British are still drawn up west of the Elbe, with one bridgehead west of Ber lin. Presumably we are bringing u p supplies and gathering strength for another swift, hard blow. General Bradley, commanding our 12th army group composed of the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 15th armies, 'Continued on page 2) Charred Bodies of Prisoners Burned, Shot by Nazis Found In Horror Camp Near Leipzig (By HAL BOYLE) , THEKLA, Germany, April 20. (Delayed) (AP) The charred bodies of 220 political prisoners who were sprayed with flaming acetone and burned and shot to death just before American troops captured this Leipzig suburb still were sprawled today in postures of agony. , Some lay in the ruins of the concentration camp barracks. Others were caught on the sharp spikes of barbed wire enclosing the camp. Of 324 Polish. Russian, Czech, Yueoslav. French and Italian po litical prisoners in tne camp, only 80 survived. A Czech barber who managed to short circuit ".he elec trically charend harbed wire en closure led them to safety. This atrocitv took place in a plant of the Erla works, which made Messersc hmitt airplane parts. The camn. in the middle of the factory buildings, was a divi sion of the notorious Buchenwald "murder factory" near Weimar. From here the Germans were Batiueon Southern Okinawa Still in Deadlock; Central Philippines Cleared of Japs Foe's Suicide Defense of le Also Continues: Naval Losses of U. S. Disclosed GUAM. April 21 (AP) Fight- ing on southern Okinawa raged fiercely today as Japanese troops fought a stubborn defense action against three American divisions driving toward Naha, the island's capital. Un little le Island the enemy defense had taken a suicide aspect as the 77th division coped with makeshift defenses, includ ing wooden mines, depressed anti-aircraft guns which raked beaches, and 500-pound bombs rigged with detonating grenades. Japans homeland felt the thunder of B-29s again as a fleet of between 200 and 300 of the sky mammoths bombed nine airfields on Kvushu island. Enemy planes attacking American forces in the Ryukyus have been taking off from these fields. Japan's Domel news agency claimed a destroyer was sunk near the Kerama islands, west of Okinawa, today. Domei also said 200 carrier planes of the Amer- (Continued on page 6) Plant Materials Moot Point for Returned Vet WASHINGTON, April 21 (AP) The returning veteran can get government help to estab lish a small manlacturmg plant lor himself, but, lor materials to operate it, .probably will have to take hlscl(pnc.es with going con cerns. The War Production board says it has doled out most scarce ma terials to manufacturers of civil ian goods In quotas based on their past usage. To give supplies to a new concern, WPB has to shave down the amounts being given to established businesses. Already faced with litigation from one veteran seeking sup plies, WPB is drafting a set of policies to govern claims from homecoming soldiers. One con templated concession to tne vet eran would give him the right of appeal after his claim is in itially turned down. Low Grades in School Drive Youth to Suicide VANCOUVER, Wash., April 21 (AP) The death of a 15-year-old boy, discouraged by low school grades, was listed today by the county sheriff and cororj er as suicide. The body of Raymond Paul Long, Vancouver, shot through the head, was found behind a barn near Woodland after a two dav hunt. The boy's father said the youtli had been despondent over failure to pass in school. Collision Damages Four Cars, Injures 2 Women PORTLAND. April 21 (AP) An automobile was knocked 88 feet In a bus-car collision' here last night, damaging three park- so. cars ana injuring two women. Mrs. Emma L. Hollis. 32, dri ver of the car, was hospitalized and Margaret Say was injured slightly. The city bus had the right of way at the intersection police reported. marching prisoners by the hun dreds to points farther east until last Saturday. When guards learned the U. S. Ninth armored division had swune around east of Leipzig, they decided to destroy the last 324 left on their hands. Lured to Death by Food "AH wr scheduled to be kill ed that nieht Tuesdav," said the Czech barber, Carl Tykal. "But (Continued on Page 6) ROSEBURG. OREGON, eek Lumber CdiM ill Cebu Conquest Ended as 5,000 Nips Die; Mindanao, Luzon Mop-Ups Continue MANILA, April 21 - (AP) With the death of 5,000 Japanese on Crbu island, Gen. MaeArthur announced today the "virtual con clusion" of the central Philippines campaign. Liberated in this 33,000-square-mllo Visayan islands area are more than 6,400,000 Filipinos. This leaves the "only remain ing enemy organized resistance in Mindanao on the south and up per Luzon on the north," the communique said. "Our losses in this campaign were extraordinarily light, due largely to the enemy's continued inability to diagnose our point of attack and to understand our lo cal tactics of combat." MacAr ihur declared." Ho has seemed bewildered and confused and although one of the most ten acious of fighters, has permit ted himself to be constantly sur prised, divided and destroyed in detail without being able to inflict more than a minor fraction of compensating losses." . MaeArthur's headquarters dis closed th,e hanging, April 19, of Mai. Sakae Narioka, of the Jap anese army, convicted of spying. He penetrated American lines in civilian clothes. Gains Made In Luzon In nortli Luzon, U. S. troops up proaching Baguio from the north west reached the village of Cal- ( Continued on Page 6) Funds Distributed To Tax Levy Units Of Douglas County Distribution of $165,149.04 to cities, school districts, and other tax levying groups was reported today by Oliver L. Johnson, county treasurer. Cities received 518.864.45, of which Roseburg's share was $8,554.88, Reedsport $4,026.46, Sutherlm, $2,237.93. The sum of $116,170.76 of which $59,115.49 was from state school support funds and $5, 694.54 from land sales, went to school distritts. Principal ap. propriations were Oakland Dist No. 1, $6,940.46; Roscburg Dist. No. 4, $25,471; Glide Dist. No. 12, $4,359.25; Myrtle Creek Dist. No. 19, $7,299.85; Glendale Dist. No. 77, $4,701.69; Gunter Dist. No. 96, $5,035.46; Reedsport Dist. No. 1U3, ti,au.yi; sutnerun Dist. No. 130, $5,152.55. Union high school districts re ceived $14,863.90, which included $3,134.97 from state school sup port funds and $2,006.80 from land sales, Glide Union High No. 12 received the largest appropria tion $6,051.23.- The sum of $6,745.77 went to the Port of Umpqua and $8,504.16 to the forest patrol. Idea of Gl at Security Conference Frowned on PARIS, April ' 21 (AP) The army newspaper Stars and Stripes todav vetoed a suggestion by Senator Magnuson (D.-Wash.) that it select a combat soldier to represent the GI's at the world security conference in San Fran cisco. "The typical GI would be a two-headed calf at a world con ference for dignified study of a confusing situation," the newspa per said, adding that the soldier would be wined, d'ned and flat tered but would be completely be wildered by the complexity of the problems to be examined. America's eight trained dele gates are comptent to represent soldier opinion as well as the rest of the nation, the papen said, "and that's feood enough for us." Bologna, Nazi Bastion in Northern Italy, Captured ROME, April 21. (AP) Bo logna, first major oblectlve of the all-out allied offensive in northern Italy, fell todav to troops of the Fifth and Eighth armies. With Bologna captured the major German defense position south of the Po river was elimi nated and the nazis once again moved northward. Gen. Mark W. Clark, allied ground commander, said his 15th army group now stands 'Insidc me gateway to tne vo piain)wa, m8je director of War poised to destroy the Germans'.. ,. , - . who continue to enslave and ex-1 Mobilization and Reconversion ploit northern Italy." . I when James F. Byrnes resigned. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1945 Recreational Ideas Of fered At Reedsport Development of Douglas county's outdoor recreational facilities and utilization of timberi resources were the principal topics at the annual meeting of the Reedsport chamber of com merce last night. The meeting, held in Reedsport's Legion hall, was attended by approximately 100 members, With visitors pres ent from Coos Bay and Rose-i burg and the Siuslaw National forest. R. J. Folgate of the war services division of recreation, Federal Security Agency, was thei principal speaker, stressing the imnorta"ee of ioint citv pd county financing In providing air ports and recreational facilities. He urged formation of recreation districts and expert planning to set un programs to provide prop er utilization of the idle time of both adults and children. He gave a thorough analysis of the state recreation law and urged action to preserve public access to fish ing streams, and recjeation areas. Short Talks Also Heard. The meeting was conducted by Sid Samuelson, president of the Reedsport chamber of commerce. Among those introduced for short talks were Horace Berg, repre senting the Roseburcr chamber of commerce: O. G. Home, presi dent of Coos Bav chamber of commerce; Charles Manschrek, chairman of Reedsport's hos pital committee; M. ri. uuroin, (Continued on page 6) Truman's Broadcast to Open World Peace Meet WASHINGTON,' Apr. 21 (AP) President Truman will broad cast' from the White House Wednesday on a half-hour pro pram between 4:30 and 5 p. m. PWT, opening the world security conference at San Francisco. The president's speech, to be heard on all networks, will be about 10 minutes long and will wind up the half-hour program. Other sneakers on 1he program will be Secretary of State Stot tinius, Mavor Roger D. Lapham of San Franeiseo. and Gov. Earl Warren of California. . Portland Parade Ushers In Drive for Clothing PORTLAND. April 21 (AP) The united nations clothing drive was heralded today in Portland's first big wartime parade, which began at noon and serpentined past the downtown victory center. School, fraternal and military bands, civic organizations, cos tumed representatives of the united nations, and floats com prised the 26-block-long proces sion. Logging Road Project Near Reedsport Started REEDSPORT, Ore.. April 21 Construction of a 22,000-foot log ging road in Hudson slouch north of here has started, a White Bush- well Construction company offi cial said todav. The road will permit logs to be dumped into the Smith river and rafted Into the Umpqua for deliv ery at the Reedsport mill.' NEW LOAN CHIEF John W. Snyder, banker of St. Louis, Mo., who has been appointed by President Truman to be federal loan administrator. He suc- i ceeded Fred M. Vinton who PI ' '"7 y- : !' l, i. k r. 4.".'""- f $ ff J i ! Ai k ".-" Ii If fl 1 NAZIS CLEARED FROM MAGDEBURG Tanks, destroyers and men of the 30th infantry division of the U. S. Ninth army move past shattered buildings in rubble-fillod street of Magdeburg after the last big German strongpoint on the west bank of Elbe river was cleared by Yanks. A bank in the city yielded $70 million in nazi silver and paper money, plus art -treasures. ! Big 3 Conference WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 (AP) Soviet Foreign Commissar Molo tov was expected to arrive today lor a Big Three foreign ministers conference preliminary to the united nations meeting opening in San Francisco Wednesday. Toughest and gravest question on the long list of problems to be discussed by Molotov, Secretary of State Stettinius and British Foreign Secretary Eden is allied policy on Polnnd. There was some hope tii.it the Russians would back down, on their twice-presented demand that the present provisional govern ment in Warsaw bo invited to San Francisco. American diplo mats were prepared to stand firm in their refusal to admit the War saw group, until it reorganized along the lines laid down at Yal ta. Diplomats also were awaiting Molotov's arrival for release of a three-power warning to Germans on atrocities which allied troops have found mounting in horror as the nazis slide down to defeat. Jops to Tighten Power In Event of Invasion SAN FRANCISCO, April 21 (AP) Radio Tokyo reported to day a three cornered shakeup of Japan's local administrative au thorities to centralize power in the event of an invasion, and to boost war production. The broadcast listed the plan on these points: Simplification of the central administrative system. Authorizing greater power to administration chiefs. Promotion of new men by In terchanges in government depart ments. Emperor Hirohlto conducted in vestiture of the new governors of Japan's prefectures. Tokyo termed the change the "biggest reshuffling of personnel of its kind since the outbreak of the GEA (greater East Asia) war." Gl Finds His Letter in Pocket of Stain German HEADQUARTERS 15TH ARMY GROUP IN ITALY, April 21 (AP) Staff 8gt. Cameron E. Butte of Aetorla, Ore., reported today how he killed a German soldier yes terday and searching him found a letter In the dead Nazi's pocket addressed to Staff Sgt. Cameron E. Butte "The letter was from my grandmother," Butte related, "and I learned later from the mail clerk that he gave the letter to a buddy of mine and asked him to deliver it. My buddy is missing in action. The German either killed or captured him and stole the letter as a souvenir." 4393 Bums Villi ill T Juveniles Jailed, Fined For Staging Wild Party' TACOMA. Wash.. April 21 (AP) Seven iuvenlle boys who were arrested at 2 a. m. last Tues day when police ruided the home of a girl, 14, whose mother was at work on the graveyaru sum in the shipyard, were given -lentonc-es of from 15 days to a $3t fine and 90 days in Jail yesterday lor disorderly conduct. The boys were tried in police court. The cases of the girl and three others, aged 14 to IS, and nn eighth boy, aged 15, all of whom were in the house, are being han dled by the juvenile division. Parents of the boys were re buked by Police Court Judge W. A. Richmond as "largely respon sible for these cases through your neglect." War's End Not Near, Aide Of Eisenhower Believes PARIS. April 21 ( AP) Lt. Gen. Walter. Bedell Smith, Gen. Eisenhower's chief of staff, satu today he held no hope for an im mediate end to the war in Europe and added that bitter fighting and heavy casualties may yet come. Addressing war correspondents at supreme headquarters, Smith said General Eisenhower would try to get the war over as soon as possible but had no Intention ol tnrowing away tne lives en trusted to him and would fight as economically as he could. With the Germans still resist ing and apparently determined to stand to the end in a national redoubt, rooting them out may take considerable time. Smith added. New Theater Building Planned at Oakland E. II. Randall of Sutherlin has purchased the building formerly occupied hy tho Oakland Tribune, at Oakland, Ore., uud will have it remodeled, both Interior and exterior for a new theater build ing. The theater will bo extended the full depth of the lot with the seating capacity of about 300. Construction will be finished within approximately 90 days liom the time the workmen be gin, Mr. Randall reported. He states that he is planning to have shows daily. Mr. Randall Is tho owner of tho Rand theater In Sutherlin. Douglas County Exceeds Goal in Red Cross Drive The present total of the Red Cross war fund In the drive for 1ft l.r, as reported today, is $33, 757.31), giving Douglas county more than SI ,000 over the set quota. Mis. Violet C. Hannon, ex ecutive secretary of the Douglas county chapter, stated. Red Cross citation certificates have been received for the chap ter and Lewis 'Tommy" Atkins, War Fund drive chairman, for outstanding participation in the drive. 16 Armies Converge on Reich Capital in Ferocious Combat; Linkup With Allies Imminent , (By the Associated Press) Tremomdous masses of soviet men, tanks and artillery open ed a direct assault on flaming Berlin today, the Germans said, hurling sixteen armies, including four tank armies, against the city on a wide 70-mile arc, while to the south unconfirmed reports said American and Russian patrols already wore linked. . There was no word from official sources concerning the linkup. A Moicow report placed the American and Russian patrols 25 miles apart, and the Germans indicated the gap was about 32 miles. The battle for Berlin "never has been surpassed in ferocity," a German broadcast said, claiming that 1,500,000 Russians were converging on the capital. The red army was reported at Bernau, threo miles from the city limits. The linkup soWh of the capital appeared imminent, while n the direct assault on Berlin the Soviets by German account smash ed into its suburbs at five points. Highway Change Proposal Arouses Regional Protest A Roseburg chamber of com merce delegation will go to Med ford Wednesday to meet with representatives from similar bodies in southern Oregon. and northern California. Represent ing communities 'from Cottage Glove to Weed, Calif., the dele gations are expected to prepare joint protest against a proposal submitted to the state highway commission by Commissioner Arthur Schaupp of Klamath Falls that uregon s nortn-soiun, inter regional highway be routed by wav of Eugene, Klamath Falls and Weed instead of following the route of tne Pacific highway. Aroused by the proposal, which was tabled by tho highway com mission at Its recent meeting in order that it might be given further study, chamber of com merce heads have called a spe cial joint meeting, which will be attended by highway commit tee members of the various groups. County courts and super visors from the various nffected counties also arc being invited to attend. . . . Lily Bulbs Yield fiolden Harvest in Curry County PORTLAND. April 21-(AP) Oregon's "gold coast" in Curry county now yields hitherto un suspected riches illy bulbs which have brought some growers $20, 000 for one acre, a Port Orford banker said hero. John R. Ross said the war had resulted In huge profits on bulbs. which sell for an average of $1 each. Port Orford residents are nlating lily bulbs instead of vic tory gardens in their yards, ho reported. Some tlnhatters from Portland, foreseeing an end to the shipyard boom, have purchased land In Curry county, Ross said. He stated that Oregon-grown bulbs are now judged superior to the Japanese varieties Imported before the war. Pay Boost Averts Strike Of Telephone Operators NEW YORK, April 21 .(AP) A $33 weekly wage increase and a revision ot the wage progres sion schedule were announced to dav as the main points of an agreement which has ended the threat of a strike among 18,000 New York city teiepnone opera tors. operators had asked a $s a week increase but settled for the smaller amount when offered a new progression schedule that wll lenablo them to reach the maximum pay bracket in fewer years of service, unicn spokes men said. Nazi General Killed in Rush From House tn Ruhr WITH THE tl. R. FIRST AR MY IN GERMANY. April 21 (AP) American (ankmen shot a hlrrh ranking Gormnn general to dath vesterdav in the Ruhr nock. et when he and his men ran from a house and killed a I J. S. soldier with a machine pistol. The Americans were making a routine patrol south of Sohmal- lenberg when eight Germans burst out of the house nnd fired on them. A tmkmnn onend fire with n machlnemin. Besides tne American and the German gener al, two of the general's flnm" men were Wiled and two others "ounded. Three escaped. Engagement Survives 3 Years as War Captive PriPTT AND. A)1W1 ?1(AP1--n nnr.nfT'.ment 'hioh survived .fcrftrt vers atrtpf tn a Ph'ltnnlnn i;nn r."mn hv the brldr'"-onm-tn.he will ripen Into marria"? hrm Tilnsdnv. fndnev F.'hert DenUo. mer nhpnt pn"ifin tnken prisoner "n-lv in 1Q.9. will marrv Pmtltnt? Vimnno PHtehnft who Inlnrvl fh" waives nfter he Irpvnd b.r fl nnrrn wan ratnrn.1. The hot'-ofrh-..! uoq trnnt desnltp communica tion trouble a few prisoner of war cards and rare letters or packages from America. By German account Russian forces were enveloping Berlin -from points in the suburbs on the east, north and southwest. Big soviet puns pounded the Pots dnmer platz in tho center of the doomed cltv where the nazis said 3.000,000 Germans remained to wait the final battle. - Tho siege are was forming from Bernau, virtually at the northeast boundary and just out side the ring Autobahn, to Koenlgs-Wuesterhnuson, three miles from the southern bound ary, the Germans said, describing the situation in the southeast sec tor as critical. Germans Fire Forest The capital's suburbs rocked under a gigantic soviet assault ot big guns and tanks. The Germans set fire to forests outside the capi tal, Russian reports said, in a frantic attempt to stem tho tide of Russian armor which b - Ger man account was but seven miles away. Some of the burning woods already seemed to have been negotiated by tho plunging Rus sians. The Gormnn high command an nounced that Russian forces had reached Jueterborg, outflanking Eorlin on the south and spearing to within 35 miles of Lt. Gen. Hodges' American First army positions in the Dessau area. Tho advance would r'ace. the First Ukrainian army 25 miles beyond rsernn s tpree river. Yanks Hear Russian Guns A London dispatch from tho p. S. Ninth army front said the rumble of masses of Russian big guns was audible In tho Elbe (Continued on Page 6) Truman Faces Party Rift Over TV A Appointment WASHINGTON, April 21 (AP) The apparent "honey moon" of right and left wing democratic elements in congress under the new administration of president Truman is in lor test before long. It may revolve about David E. Lilientha, chairman of the Ten nessee Valley authority, whose from expires soon. So-called left wingers would be pleased to see the president renominate Lilien thai, a favorite of the late presi dent Roosevelt. But Lilienthal's rcnomlnation would disappoint the conservative element. Pvt. Richard E. Burke Meets Death on Luzon Pvt. Richard E. Burke, 19, son of Mrs. Gladys Bergh, Roseburg, was killed in action on Luzon, April 5, according to official no tification received today by the mother. A. native of Roseburg, Pvt. Burke attended the Roseburg schools prior to entering military service in June, 1944. He went overseas in December 1944 as a member of the 158th (Bush master) infantry. Treasury Portfolio May Go to Senator George WASHINGTON, April 21 (AP) The latest Truman cabi net boom is a quiet one for sen ator George (D.-Ga) to become secretary of the treasury. Henry Morgenthau may step out after the 7th war loan ends. The 67-year old George has had long experience in tax writing as chairman of tho senate finance committee. Scalds From Hot Coffee Send Woman to hospital REEDSPORT, Ol.?., April 21 (AP) Mrs. W. A. Wroe, scalded severely when she fell and spilled a large container of hot coffee, is In critical condition in the North Bend hosiptal. She was carrying tho coffee Into the hay loft of a barn wharo neighbors were holding a barn dance for a neighborhood service man. jvfty Fact Rant ky U F. RsdnnsUut If the deadlock between th United S'afcs end Russia over (lie Pol'sh recognition Issue continue? much longer, it may b neeoss'iry to draft th Rosc burg High school debating champions to settle the question. m 1 1: s :
