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Newspaper Page Textmm KM warn mm mm "On to Tokyo" Underscore the current battle cry by buying war bonds to the limit of your ability. Slackening on the home front because the nazls ore "kaput" will delay the knockout of Japan. Better to over-buy than be over-confident euietv Established 1873 Conquest, of Handful of Japs Making Last Stand on Island Tip; 30,000 of Enemy Driven Into Luzon Trap . , I By the Associated Press) l The end of the Okinawa campaign after 82 days of savage fighting was announced by Adm. Nimiti today, giving American forces a strategic base only 325 miles from Japan. Costliest of all the central and western Pacific campaigns, the battle of Okinawa took a toll of 25,1 16 Americans killed and wounded up to four weeks ago, and cost the enemy more than 90,000 dead. While the big guns of the fleet and the artillery battalions fell silent, U. S. Tenth army forces still hammered with tanks and flamethrowers at two small pockets on the southern tip of the island mopping . up a handful of Japanese who refused to surrender. - Nlmltz announcement was made shortly after MacArtliur reported from Manila Gen. Jo seph W. Stilwell, chief of army ground forces, would take over command of the Tenth army. Victory was proclaimed only three days after Stilwell's prede cessor, Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., was killed by a Jap anese shell burst as he watched the final, decisive assault. It fulfilled Buckner's predic tion, made a short time before he was struck down, it was un likely the enemy could hold out more than a week longer. Japs In Sorry Plight Presumably one of the remain in;; pockets was near the south east shore where the Japanese general commanding the garri son was holed up. The other prob- In the Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS ; WITH victory In sight, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, ground commander on Okinawa, is killed. - He was In a forward observa tion post, watching an assault by a marine combat team. Jap artil lerymen got the range and drop ped half a dozen shells in a close pattern. Splinters from one of them killed Buckner instantly. A few days earlier, the Jap naval commander In the Ryukyus had been killed. Shooting war takes high and low alike. OKINAWA is all but over as a battle. There remains only the grewsome task of killing the 5000 or so Japs left In a more or less organized body and rooting an un determined number out of scat tered caves and holes. IN the Cagayan valley of north ern Luzon, the retreating Japs are using ox carts drawn by water buffaloes for transport, their trucks having been badly smashed up by our planes. When they get where they are going (presumably the beaches at the island's northern end) there will be nowhere else to go for there can be no Jap ships to rescue them. Their wlerd Bushido code leaves (Continued on page 2) Japan's Industries Easier to Crush Than Germany's, Says General James H. Doolittle WASHINGTON, June 21. (AP) The strategic bombing of Japan will be carried out by two separate heavy bombardment forces, the 20th and the 8th. - This was disclosed today by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, chief of the 8th air force which now is being redeployed from Europe to the Pacific area. He said he believed Japan would be easier to destroy indus trially than Germany because: 1. There is a greater concentra tion of Japanese industry than was found in Germany. 2. The targets in Japan are more inflammable. 3. The Japanese war economy and industry do not have the re cuperative power which Germany had. 4. The Japanese he said, have not had time to put their factories underground as the Germans were doing In the closing months of the European war. '- The general, who led the first : GENERAL KILLED Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., above, commander of America's Tenth army on bloody Okinawa, was killed by an enemy artillery shell at a forward observation post. Taeoma High School Girl Victim of Brutal Attack SEATTLE, June 21 (AP) Brutally beaten, a girl, identified Las a lb-year-oia lacoma ttign school student, was found on a south end vacant lot here about 6 o'clock this morning. At a hos pital where she was reported in a critical condition, it was lound she had a jaw fracture, probable skull fracture, numerous cuts and bruises. Attendants said she may have been raped. Patrolmen said the girl's cloth ing had been ripped off and there were evidences of a terrific strug gle. Vancouver Plans Closure To Spur Sale of E Bonds VANCOUVER, Wash., June 21 (AP) Vancouver, its bond sales dragging, is going to close Its doors one entire day and send all employes out to sell bonds. The move was voted by businessmen last night, who re ported that the county has sold only 58 per cent of its E bond goal, with just 9 days left to go. bombing raid on Tokvo in 1942 by flying bombers from an air craft carrier, was asked if he ex pected to go over Tokyo this time. "I don't think lt would be ex pedient for me to go over Tokyo until the job there is done," he replied. "I should not like to fall into Japanese hands. He then explained that there is a standing order against any officer who has knowledge of future strategic plans allowing himself to get into a position where he might fall Into the enemy's hands. OREGON, &i&Jawa lEMedNSmStz A. J. Suomela Appointed Master Fish Warden of Oregon, With Hoy as Aide PORTLAND, Ore., June 21 (AP) Arnle J. Suomela, llwaco, Wash., was appointed master fish warden of Ore- gon today by the Oregon ' State Fish commission. ' Suomela, managing biolo gist of the Washington fish eries department, will take over his new post August 1. . M. T. Hoy will continue as secretary of the commission under the title of assistant master fish warden. Irvin French, now field superin tendent, will replace Hugh C. Mitchell as chief fish cul turist. Mitchell will become special commission represen tative on the proposed Colum bia river basin development plans. Friday Vote to Be Very Light, Expectation Two Important measures, refer red to the voters' of the state of Oregon, will be decided Friday at the- state-wide special election. Observers are anticipating a very light turnout of voters, despite the importance of the two issues. Of major concern is the 310 million postwar state building fund proposal, which would ear mark surplus income tax reve nue, already on hand, to be used to construct new buildings at the various state institutions and fur additions, improvements nnd new facilities, as well as providing ad ditional facilities for the state system of higher education. The sum of $6 -million would' be used for institutions aside from schools and $4 million for schools .. - The ballot title provides for a five-mill property tax for each of two years, but no tax will be levied or collected, If the meas ure Is passed, as money already is on hand to offset the tax. Cigaret Levy Also at Issue The second measure would im pose a tax of two cents per pack age on cigarets, the money to be distributed to the state's elemen tary and high schools on a basis of the number of teachers em ployed. The tax would provide ap proximately $12,000 annually to the Roseburg school district. Polling places in Douglas coun ty will open at 8 a. m. and will re main open until 8 p. m. The elec tion machinery normally used for a general election is required, with double boards In all except smaller precincts. Ballots have Deen primea, Danoc Doxes pre pared, and materials distributed to all of the county's election boards, County Clerk Roy Agee reports. Bills Protect Right of Women in Postwar Jobs WASHINGTON, June 21 (AP) Two senators moved today to preserve the right of women to postwar jobs if they want them. Legislation barting job discrim inations because of sex was pro posed by Senators Pepper . (D. Fla.) and Morse (R.-Ore.), . vest ing enforcement powers in the women's bureau of the labor de partment. "Women In producing ' the weapons of war have, in many industries and occupations, dem onstrated their ability to turn out the same day's work as men do," the authors said in a statement. "From now on hey should be as sured the same pay for the same work." Their bill would declare it an unfair labor practice for any em ployer engaged In interstate com merce to discriminate between sexes by (1) paying a different wage to females for the same job and (2) firing a female and re placing ner witn a male- em ployee. Reedsport Man Gets 1 0 Years for Manslaughter COOUILLE. June 21. (AP) William J. Johnson, Reedsport millworker arrested in the death of Vivian Lafay Daniels, has been sentenced to 10 vears in the oenitentiary after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge. Miss Daniels died June 9 at North Bend and Johnson was ar rested after an autopsy revealed death caused by a blow on the head. Warrens ReaDDOinted SALEM. Ore.. June 21 (AP) Robert H. Warrens, Forest Grove, was reappointed today by Governor Snell to a four-year term on the state sou consewa tion commission. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, Log Truckers Lose Heavily On Bad Roads Inadequate maintenance of the North Umpqua road between Roseburg and Glide is costing 30 per cent of the life of logging trucks, resulting in an average of one Hat tire per truck per day and destruction of one tire per truck every alternate day and lowering log production from a minimum of 30 per cent to a max imum of 70 per cent, according to reports made last night at u meeting of the Douglas County Log Truckers association. One operator told the meeting that seven out of ten of his trucks are laid up for repairs or because of lack of rubber and that woods Droductlon is down 70 Der cent because of inability to move the logs from the woods. Another op erator reported 50 per cent equip ment breakage, while a third has 40 per cent of his equipment out of service because of lack of rub ber. One fleet has 40 wheels with out tires. Truck Darhages Costly Tire repairmen reported tiiat tires from trucks operating the North Umpqua route require more service and are in worse condition than those from any other section of the county. Eauinment breakage, resulting in prolonged layoffs for repairs, Continued on page 6) Gen. Eisenhower Given Big Two-State Welcome KANSAS CITY. June 21 (AP) General of the Army Dwight D. Elsenhower and 53 members of his cfficlal party returning fro'm Europe came home today to his native mlddlewest to receive a tumultuous two-state homecom ing celebration nnd greet his 83- year-old mother, Mrs. Ida E. Ei- sennower, oi ADiiene, iias., ana four brothers. Tonight the whole Elsenhower clan, some (55 of them, will as semble for the first complete family reunion in 20 years. This will be at Abilene, Kas., the gen eral's home. West Coast States Set Up Conference Board PORTLAND, Ore., June 21. (AP) A 23-man board of lnter government relations will meet In San Francisco September 21 to begin work on governmental problems of the three west coast states. The board 11 representatives of federal agencies and 12 local reireset natives was set up here yesterday by a conference of Oregon, Washington, and Cali fornia officials. Oregon men named to the board: George Aiken, Salem, and Earl RHey and Frank Shull, Port land. Record One-Day Bond Sale In Oregon Posted PORTLAND, June 21 (AP) The largest single-day bond sale in the Seventh war loan drive was reported in Oregon today. The total one-day total of $7, 411,816 brought Oregon's bond sales to $90,831,787. E bond sales to date stand at 37,859,496. Nation-wide Black Market in Shingles Declared Bared by Arrest of Alleged Big Shots SEATTLE, June 21. (AP) Arrested at Bellingham, Oscar J. Olson, president, and H. R. Main, secretary of the Northwestern Lumber & Shingle Co., of Bellingham, posted $7,500 bail here last evening on San Antonio, Tex., federal grand Jury Indictments charging conspiracy to violate the emergency price control act. They agreed to stand trial in San Antonio. R. D. Reser, a third defendant, Is out on bail at San Antonio. The arrest of the Bellingham men, on fugitive warrants, an OPA announcement said, cracked open a nation-wide black market in shingles, originating In Wash ington and British Columbia. More arrests of lumber and shin pip operators were expected, the OPA said, and added: "First reports reached OI'A from lumber yards In Texas that thev were forced to pay side money to Reser if thev wanted to obtain critlrallv needed shingles from the Northwestern Lumber & Shln"le Co. OPA found that he was splitting these Illegal and ex cessive side payments with Obon and Main." The OPA statement quoted J. Charles Dennis, U. S. district at 195 , :'-' n t '-3r ' KNITTING QUEEN When . it comes to knitting , and perling, Mrst-D. J. Gooch, above, of Ox ford, N. C, takes Red Cross laurels. Since 1940, when that organization called for knitting volunteers, Mrs. Gooch has turned out 660 pieces, including 404 sweaters, 90 socks, 93 hel mets, 39 watch-caps, two muf flers and eight four-piece tod dle packs. 40 El 8 Will Hold State Meet Here J.nglonnaires from all parts of urcgon are expected in Koseourg Saturday evening to attend a state conference of the 40 et 8, fun and service 'organization of the American Legion. The meet ing will open with a banquet at the Knights of Pythias lodge hull at 6 o'clock. . The meeting is called for the purpose of discussing activities of the organization and making plans tor ne summer ana lull program. One of the principal topics for discussion will be the sunpjrt being given by the 40 et 8 to re lief of veterans aflicted with Han sen's disease, a form of leprosy, and consideration of a possible southern Oregon site for a lepro sarium. Wider Reciprocal Trade Bill Passed by Senate . WASHINGTON, June 21 (AP) The broadened, extended, recip rocal trade legislation which President Truman called "of the first order of importance for the success of my administration" was his for the signing toduy. The senate passed it yesterday by a vote of 54 to 21. First it re stored a house-approved provision permitting Mr. Truman to reduce selected tariff rates another 50 per cent. Then lt slapped down a series of proposed restrictive amendments. It extends the trade law three more vears. and. with the addi tional rate-cutting authority, gives the president and the state department- fresh bargaining power In working out export Import deals with other nations. torney here, and Jerome S. Disc hoff, regional chief of OPA lum ber enforcement and A. H. Hitch cock, OPA district lumber en forcement attorney the latter to the effect that the defendants not only received side money on their sales but paid side money to other lumber mills and dealers In this area and Canada when they needed more shingles to fill orders. The statement added that "names and sellers found to have collected illegal overcharges In the form of side payments, or who have concealed their over charges by fraudulent invoices or records, are being reported to the U. S. Treasury department for In vestigation on income tax." 45-144 Transfer of OPA'sFdod Power Sought WASHINGTON. June 21 (AP) Broadening a recommendation from Herbert Hoover, Representative- Jenkins (R'.-Ohto) today proposed a price control amend ment ' transferring - all OPA powers over food to the Agricul ture department. Jenkins read to the house yes terday a letter from Hoover In which the former president and World War 1 food administrator called for "an administrative revolution" to combat meat and fats shortages. Referring to scarcities In cities, Hoover criticized conditions he said produced black markets and set forth a 12.point program de signed to meet the problem. He suggested concentrating authority under a system where no govern ment subsidies would be re quired. "The existence of black mar kets in meat and fats (except milk) in every city of the coun try," Hoover wrote, "'is sufficient evidence of a breakdown in con trol of both distribution and price." Jenkins, chairman of the re publican food study committee, read the 2,000-word Hoover letter as the house opened debate on legislation prolonging, the price and rationing law for one year. Plans Transfer Demand Later he told newspapermen he would offer an amendment, when voting begins tomorrow, to strip OPA of food pricing and rationing authority and transfer the responsibility to the War Food administrator, under the Agriculture department. Rep. P. Clinton P. Anderson (D.-N. M.) takes over July X as both secre tary of agriculture and WFA ad ministrator. The nmendment will not at tempt to embody all the proposals put forward by Hoover. Most of the recommendations, Jenkins said, should be considered as. a matter of administration. , "The secretary of agriculture,". Hoover said, "should be not only food administrator, as the presi dent has already announced, but in my view the secretary of agri culture should also have physi cally transferred to him all the (Continued on page fit Referendum on Voter Law Fails SALEM, June 20. (AP) Sponsors of the referendum against the bitterly-contested 1945 act creating the office of elec tion registrar lor Muitnoman county failed by 217 to obtain the 14,442 signatures of registered voters, the state department said today. The bill now is law. The referendum was sponsored by the Multnomah county Demo cratic central committee, which charged that the overwhelmingly Republican legislature passed the law lor tne soio purpose oi strip ping AI Brown, newly' elected Democratic county clerk, of his election powers. The registrar would be appointed by trie county commissioners, wno are KepuD licans. , Only one referendum move against a 1945 law was success- ful. This was the measure to further restrict commercial fish ing in coastal streams. It con tained 4,000 signatures more than were necessary. Oregon Needs 79,896 Tires, Survey Reveals PORTLAND, June 21 (AP) Oregon needs 79,896 tires between now and September to replace tires worn out by four years' war time duty, a rubber survey indi cated today. A nation-wide report by the Rubber Manufacturing associa tion indicated tiiat 20,uuu,uoo pas senger car tires will go off the road In 1945. Oregon alone will lose 266,320 this year, the report saiu. Revenge-Seeking Negro Shot by Detective SEATTLE, Juno 21 (AD Police reports stated Detective Allison Alexander of Portland, shot a 23-year-old Negro in the leg here last evening when the Negro recognized the detective on the street as having had him failed previously, and attempted to "get even." Alexander is here to Investigate a Portland murder case. Signature; of Fifty Nations to Follow Next Week; Truman will Submit Document to Senate SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 21. (AP) A charter embracing the views of 50 united nations was wrapped up today into a world document designed to maintain peace. The conference, which began on Aprit 25, achieved that goal last night when a committee approved an Australian-Russian compromise empowering the proposed general assembly of na tions to discuss and make recommendations on any question "within the scope of the charter" written here. Thus endod a long struggle by small nations to make the assembly a "town meeting of the world" potentially capable of exerting the pressure of public opinion on the big-power-eon-trolled security council, even though it could exercise no con trol over the council directly. Veteran of Corregidor, Former Prisoner, to Aid Sales of War Bonds Here Capt. Rohert F. Auger, above. veteran of the Corregidor cam paign, arrived in Roseburg today to assist the seventh War Loan committee in sale of war bonds. Captain Auger was scheduled to speak before the Rotary club at noon and tne jions club tonight. Arrangements also will be made by the committee for radio talks. Captain Auger, a resident of Portland, Ore., was called from the officers reserve before the outbreak of war. He went Into ac tive service, was sent directly to Corregidor and was on the island when the Jbds took.oveft-He lost a leg from mortar Jire tea jtlayy ociore vne loriress ieu. Ho was taken to Bilibid prison In Manila and remained there -for 33 months. He has ten different citations. 7th War Loan Near GoaL but Buying of E Bonds Still Lags WASHINGTON, June 21 (AP) It appeared todav that the S14.- 000,000,000 goal of the 7th war loan drive is about to be passed with few hurrahs and no let-up in uono-seiung enorts. Treasury officials sav lhore'8 still far too much work to be done for celebrations now. The biggest task of the drive Is to borrow a record-breaking $7, 000,000.000 from Individuals $4,000,000,000 of it In the form of series E bonds bought by small investors, and that task is a long way from being finished. The treasury announced Indi vidual sales amount to $6,0C3,(0O, 000 but E bond sales are at only $2,723,000,000. The corporation sales figure Is $6,979,000,000, so close to the $7, 000,000,000 Corporation quota that It Is certain to go over the top today and keep on going. The drive officially ends June 30, a week from Saturday. Bond money processed after that will count toward the drive througn July 7. Strike Threat Hovers Over Lumber Industry PORTLAND. Ore.. June 21.- (AP) A strike threat hung oves the northwest lumber Industry touay. The executive committee of the AFL northwestern council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers went Into closed session today to discuss calling a general strike vote In support of their demands lor a iiat u-cent-an-nour wage Increase. AFL officials said the strike, If called, would Involve some 60, 000 loggers and sawmill workers in Washington, Oregon, Califor nia, Idaho and Montana. Burglary Charges Faced By Deserter From Army SEATTLE, June 21 (API -Harold Ennis, 24-year-old army deserter who admitted living on loot from burglaries while evad ing police with a girl friend for three months In the woods near Lake Sawyer, was charged with six counts of second degree bur glary and two counts of lurccny yesterday. The girl, Mary Jane Voung, 19, pleaded guilty to sec ond degree burglary Tuesday. En nis was cantured last week asleep In a stolen car and the girl was arresTcd at Tacoma, where she went to visit her father. President Truman, now taking, a brief holiday in Washington state, will bring the united na tions conierence to a formal close with a speech on international af fairs luescay afternoon. Secretary of State Stettlnlus announced that the charter would be signed Mondav. The oresldcnt will arrive that day in time ior tne signing and will remain through the closing session about 24 hours later. When he leaves to fiy back to Washington by way o his hometown, Independence, Mo., he will take the charter with him to submit to the senate with a plea of speedy ratification. Charter of Human Liberty Among sections of the charter which won committee approval yesterday and last night was a chapter setting up a system of in ternational trusteeships for gov ernment of internationally-held territories and also setting forth standards for colonial powers in the government of all dependent peoples. Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines, who had fought . for a oromiso of independence for such DeoDles. hailed the state ment of standards in a commis sion speech. 'Here we have a charter for all the colonial peoples and for all peoples," he said. "For lt is the charter of human liberty, and its Is irrefutable proof that at last we have won the long fight, and that In winning the fight fur freedom, we have won this war." The charter does not specifi cally mention Independence bat lt . promises tne development oi seit govcrnmcnt and free political In- suiuuons. . . . Nations Must Do Their Share Commander Harold E. Stassen t (Continued on page 6) Meat Rationing, Looms , For Canadian Civilians . OTTAWA. June 21 (AP) The Canadian cabinet, studying this country's decreasing meat supply against the background ot a world-wide food crisis, probably will order rationing of civilian consumption In the near future, It was learned today. Canadian meat production, which has made the dominion a principal provider for allied ar mies and the united nations and has stocked civilian tables to the envy of other peoples, is now run ning tighter. Rationing would be aimed at distributing civilian sup plies more equitably and making more available for export to u famine-threatened world. Surplus Trucks to Be Available to Farmers CORVALLTS, June 21. (AP) More government surplus trucks may be obtained for Oregon farm ers under a new sales plan, N. C. Donaldson, executive assistant of the state AAA committee, said today. The new program povides for sales of allocated trucks to deal ers who agree to resell to farmers and farmer cooperatives within designated areas. Farmers who hold AAA certificates can then purchase trucks direct. . Victory Requires Burning Of All Japanese Mitscher PORTLAND. June 21 (AP) Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, commander of task force 5S of Pacific fame, declared here that "victory will come only when we have burned up all the Japanese," The admiral said he saw no reason to believe Japan will capit ulate. "We can plaster them with bombs and shells and level every thing on earth, but they will still be underground and have to be burned out," he declared. U. S. War Casualties Reach 1. 023,453 Total WASHINGTON, June 21 (AP) United States battle casualties in World war 2 now total 1,023, 453, an Increase of 6,356 from those reported a week ago. Of the total, 903,701 are army casualties ann iin,(sa navy. To err Is human, to forgtv divine, A rule by which mercy Is won, Should have an exception In The Weather Man's case, When he prophesies rain, and there's none.