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Ml Established 1873 American Industry Gets Federal Go-At fad Signal For Capacity f reduction Few Controls Kept to Guard Small Firms Wage Increases Won' Boost Prices, Assurdnce Of Stabilizer Davis WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (AP) American industry today poured through the door otjencd by the government into the promised land of full production for peace. The government last night tossed off 210 wartime controls on industry. Some 125 remain. Most of them, too, soon will he lopDed off. The action gives an official and full go-ahead on manufac ture of things like radios, refrig erators, trucks. This doesn't mean there'll bo enough of them for evervone in a short while. That takes time. Meanwhile: 1. Economic Stabilizer William H. Davis says pay increases, un der the government's new pro pram, won't cause price increases. 2. A Senate committee came back- todav. ahead of time, to re sume hearings on the so-called "full employment" bill. President Truman wants it passed. 3. The full congress itself mav not come back Sentember 5, as planned, but a week or so later. Little Plants Shielded Here's the story on production; Last week the War Production In the Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS WORCHESTER. Lower Wick farm, described in a pre vious column, is an exclusive dairy operation, with a little fruit, on land best suited to it. The two rented farms run in connec tion with it absorb the "must" crops (chiefly grain) prescribed by the British war food program. In the main, these regulations are designed to bring about pro duction in Britain of as much as possible of the foods and feeds previously imported, thus saving shipping space. The net, broad result of these regulations, which have plenty of teeth, has been the ploying up of grass land to be put into the required crops. In the hard years following the last war British farmers learned that their best bet is running livestock on English grass, and it is probable that as soon as the war emergency is past they will seed their land back to grass and resume their former practices. The great success of the war food program is indicated by the fact that before the war Britain fed herself one and three quar ters days out of the week but now feeds herself FIVE days. (Continued on page 2) Tillamook Forest Fire Again On Rampage, Sweeping Info Green Timber Along Coasf PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 21. (AP) The 150,000-acre Tillamook forest five the blaze that won't die burst out of fire lines again today and swept into green timber along the Pacific coast. Flames swept through a dozen square miles of green forests and raced rapidly toward the ocean. Flying embers reached within a mile and o half f the small community of Mohler. A com pany of soldiers was dispatched to hew new lines between the blaze and the resort homes in the district. The 245 Inhabitants of Ne halem watched flying embers only a few miles away, but were counting on pasture land stretch ing between their town and the conflagration to protect them. Fire lines in other sectors of the 41-dav-old forest fire were still holding. OLYMPIA, Aug. 21. (AP) An order closing all logging camps and allied operations In western Washington was imposed Addition ot 164 Beds to Vets1 Hospital Here During 1946 Listed on Federal Program Addition to the Roseburg Veterans hospital to provide 164 more beds is provided in a national construction program announced at Washington today by the Veterans administration. The program, calling for 5200,000,000 worth of new construction, has been placed before the federal board of hospitalization for approval. The two vear program calls for building 40 new hospitals and ad ditions to many existing institu tions. 1 Officials said that if the plans are endorsed by the board und funds are appropriated by con gress, the administration will have hospitals with a total bed capacity of 300.000 at the end of the 1947 fiscal year. The bed capacity of present veterans hos pitals, and those under construc tion or authorized, is 123,931. The new program will add approxi mately 29,000 beds. The remain ing hospitals necessarv to bring the total capacity to the 300,000 bed mark are expected to be transferred to the administration bv the Armv and Nav as their needs diminish. , The addition to the' facilitv at Roseburg is projected for the 1946 fiscal year. A new 250-hed domiciliary unit is protected for either northern California or southern Oregon. Marketing of Cantaloupe Crop in Douglas County Soon foBe in Full Swing " tJouglas county qrowers have beflun to market canta loupes from an aggregate total planting of about 300 acres, a slight increae over the production area of last year, but the yield per acre will be slightly less owing to early-season cold weather that delayed the fruit from setting on the vines. County Agricultural Agent J. Ro land Parker reports. Market ing thus far has., been., con fined largely to the local trade but general shipments should be in full swing early in September and continue to the end of the month if dry weather prevails, Parker said. Estimates of the reve nue to the growers is practically impossible, he said, because of the poundage sale basis set by the govern ment, as against marketing crates in previous seasons. Court Orders The Dalles To Hold PUD Election OREGON CITY, Ore., Aug: 21 (AP) Judge Latourette has issued a peremptory writ of mandamus ordering The Dalles to hold a Sept. 18 PUD election in that city. Willis Moody, attorney for The Dalles city officials, said he would appeal to the supreme court. Reckless Driving Charged Edgar D. Baker. 17, Roseburg, was at liberty today under S50 cash bail following his arrest last night bv citv officers on a charge of reckless driving. He was sched uled for arraignment in the city court. today by State Forester Goodyear in a move to head off further outbreaks of forest fires. Goodyear said such closures generally are made for two or three days but that because of dangerous weather conditions this closure is effective until further notice. The forestry office received re ports of nearlv 70 new fires around the state yesterday and Goodvear estimated 1.500 high school boys and men are on the fire lines' todny. The shutdown order affects any Industrial operation in or near wooded areas using ma chinery which might start llres, Goodyear said. ROSEBURG, OREGON, KiHing-for-Hire Charge, 2nd Slaying Hold 2 at Seattle SEATTLE, Aug. 21 (API William Jennings Cooper, 47-year-old hotel operator, was charged today with attempted murder in the first degree in a plotted "kill-ing-for-hire" of a Seattle waitress, a former friend. Cooper has been in jail several days under questioning about the slaying August 8 of Walter B. Foley, Jr., 22, one-time investiga tor for the State Liquor Control board and a University of Wash ington sophomore. Edward E. Mitchell, 27, a bartender, con fessed Saturday he shot and killed Foley, Chief Deputy Prose cutor John J. Kennet said, and asserted Cooper was with him at the time, which Cooper denied. The prosecutor said Robert Timme, 37, was hired by Cooper (o kill Mrs. Gladys Pauline Bailey, 39. Mrs. Bailey had fllea a $10,000 damage suit against the hotel op erator, basing the claim, Kennett said, on a beating she said he gave her last June 24 on an auto mobile ride. Charges of conspiracy to com mit blackmail were also filed by the prosecutor agaiut Timme and Farmer C. (Rock Thomas, 25, a nightclub doorman. In that action, Kennett said, the two are accused of attempting to coerce Cooper into paying $500, the agreed price for slaying the woman, although they merely hid her in an auto camp for six days. Bail for Cooper was set at $25,000. Bean Growers Face Big Loss in Picker Shortage CORVALLIS, Ore., Aug. 21 (AP) Farmers face loss of hun dreds of thousands of dollars from ruined bean fields unless several thousand more pickers re port immediately in the Willam ette valley, the Oregon State col lege extension service said today. Officials warned that some fields already have been aban doned because of the worker shortage and conditions this week are critical. Salem area growers estimate half of their $1,750,000 bean crop would be lost unless a thousand pickers respond promptly. Farm ers near Eugene said 150-200 acres would have to be abandoned unless more pickers show up within the next few days. At least 500 more pickers were needed in Yamhill county. The farm labor office at MeMir.nville reported a "general let-down" in harvest help and said many workers, with gas rationing lift ed, had moved away. Yugoslavia Votes "No" On Aid to Italy, Austria LONDON, Aug. 21. (AP) Delegates to the third UNRRA conlerence today approved the controversial V. S.-backed pro posal to send aid to Italy and Austria with the only opposing vote coming from Yugoslavia. Russia previously had indi cated objections to helping Italy and it was understood that the change in the Soviet position was due to a reported compromise in which aid was assured for the Ukraine and White Russia. Yugoslavia objected to treating Italy on the same basis as other liberated nations. Youth Killed, 2 Injured In Train-Auto Collision PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 21 (AP) Richard Holtzinger, about 18, Camas. Wash., died lust night from injuries suffered in an au tomobile collision in which two other Washington youths were in lured. Garland Welch, 18, Washougal, driver of the car, and Barney Baucum, 22, Vancouver, are stlil in a hospital. AAVT CSr TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 1, Quisling Sags Under Pointed Questioning Weak Denials Voiced to Charges of Betrayal of Norway to Nazi Leaders OSLO, Norway, Aug. 21. (AP) Vidkun Quisling wilted before the anger of Presiding Judge Solem today as the Justice sharply demanded "ves" nr- "nn" an. I swer to the question whether he naa Deen asked by Uerman Ad miral Erich Raeder to "betray your country." With a downward flicker of the eyes, the pale defendant mut tered: "I cannot remember." Reprimanded by the judge with the order to "answer yes ar no," Quisling blushed and finally whispered "no." The judge's questioning came after a German document was reai by the prosecution which said Quisling had met the Ger man admiralty staff in 1939 and furnished information about the Norwegian coast before the 1940 invasion. Questioned about the financial support of his party from Ger many early in 1940, Quisling re plied weakly, "I never heard about it." "Perhaps the Germans pot you mixed up with someone else," the judge said. Got $40,000, Accusation The prosecution declared yes terday the Quisling received 840, 000 from Germany before the in vasion. Quisling, who became "pre mier" during the German occu pation, is on trial for his life charged with military and civil treason, murder on 16 counts, theft, receiving stolen pronerty and attempting to bring Norway under a foreign power. Prosecutor Sehjoedt said the once', hiph ranking nazi. Alfred Rosenberg, had identified and termed authentic all -documents produced in the Quisling trial thus far, including those of yes terday which the state offered to support its accusation that Quis- (Continued on page 6) Youths Readying For Water Carnival Scores of boys and girls arc prepared to compete Wednesday night in the News-Review KRNR Water Carnival to be held at the Micelli street beach, start ing at 7:00 o'clock, Mel Ingram, swimming supervisor, reported today. Swimming, underwater and diving events have been ar ranged for all age groups from 8 to 16 years, with cash prizes totalling $25. The schedule of events arranged by Ingram gives equal opportunity for all partici pants. Prize money is being post ed by the News-Review and Ra dio Station KRNR to stimulate interest in supervised swimming. Events are open to all interested youngsters and no registration or entrance fee is required. Lund's sound truck will be used to keep contestants and spectators ad vised during progress of the carnival. Youth Arrested Driving Auto Allegedly Stolen Raymond Clarence Lehde, 16, was taken into custody at Rose burg last' night while reportedly driving an automobile listed as stolen out of San Diego, Calif., Sergeant Paul Morgan of the state police reports. Lohde gave his address as Seattle, Wash. California and federal authorities have been notified of the arrest and the youth will be held until it is determined whether state authorities will take over the case or prosecution assumed by federal authorities. Man, Wife, Neighbor Found Dead in Alaska KODIAK, Alaska, Aug. 21. I AP) Bodies of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bauman and their neighbor, John E. Slrickler, were found in the Baumans' cabin on Terror bay by the Baumans' son, William E., Jr., yesterday. Deputy U. S. Marshal Paul Herring said the son stopping by his parent's lonely cabin on a fishing trip, found his 74-year-old father just inside the door and Mrs. Bauman, 50. and Strick ler, 77, dead in another room with a carbine near them. Federal authorities are in vestigating. PUO Again Cuts Rates CLATSKANIE, Ore., Aug. 21 (AP) A 12 per cent reduction in electric rates was announced to day by the Clatskanie public utility district. The cut, saving customers about $8,500 a year, is the second made since the PUD began opera tion In March, 1943. I945 DEFIES CHIANG Gen. Chu Teh, above, commands the Chi nese Commuist army now clash ing with the forces of Chiang Kai-Shek in what threatens to become a general showdown eiyil war. Gen. Teh accuses Chiang of having appointed "Quislings of the Japanese" to official positions in North China, and declares Chiang's policies hold no benefit for the common people of the nation. Hatchery Petition Denied by Board Requests of commercial fish ing interests in the lower Ump qua river for permanent improve ments to the Mill creek salmon hatchery have been denied, ac cording to a statement issued by the state fish commission. Con struction of a temporary nature win Tie umicrtaKen, it Is reported, but nothing permanent will be done "until further studies have been made to determine whether or not such expenditures would oe economically justilied. "The commission is cognizant of the need of hatcheries on streams where the runs of fish are in need of rehabilitation," the commission states. "However, it is their policy to construct these facilities al suitable loca tions where the greatest maxi mum yield can be obtained. It is the aim of the commission to build up the runs of salmon not only in the Umpqua but in all tne tributaries in our slute. Oregon Public School Cost to Rise $8,400,000 SALEM. Ore. Aug. 21. (AP) The cost of operating Oregon's public schools during the 19I5-4G school year will be $.11,925,000, an increase of $8,400,000 over the costs of three years ago, Rex Put nam, state superintendent of pub lic instruction, said yesterday at a meeting of the state tax study commission. Putnam gave no suggestions as to where the additional funds n.ight be found. .v"": -v. ' ,- , f & V.; I ; w" , V 1 mM 1 1 - i 7 ' " f ' . , ' l J- r , l&.fUA&&lL&iiJ. miM.; HIROHITO'S HORSE JUST COW PONY Emperor Hirohito's famous white horse, which Admiral Halsey said he'd like to ride In a victory parade in Tokyo, is just an American cow pony of pinto stock, according to Dowey H. Burden, noted Los Anqoles horseman who sold the stallion to the Mikado a year before Pearl Harbor. Wearing one of Burden's western cow-pony saddles, the horse is pictured above, at Burden's ranch, before delivery to the Japs. Frank Le Roy, an American trainer, accompanied the horse to Japan and remained there six months to accustom it to Japa nese military gait and commands. 45-195 Rival Chinese Clash; Burma Japs Hold Out Organized Battling in Manchuria Ends; Four of Doolittle's Men Freed (By the Associated Press) As the first details of the occu pation of Japan were disclosed to day, the Asiatic continent still simmered with trouble. Tokyo again protested to Gen eral MacArthur the landings of naratroop relief parties near prison camps. Those who landed it Mukden were interned. Rival Chinese forces were reported clashing. Intermittent fighting broke out along 300 miles of Bur ma's jungle. All organized fighting had ap parently ended in Manchuria, the newest and greatest land front of the war. Soviet forces reported only a few areas remained to be occu pied notably above Port Arthur which Japan won from czarist Russia in the war of 1905. Occupa tion will end 14 years of Tokyo rule in Manchuria. Jap "Werewolves" Active . While the Kwangtung army, backbone of Nippon's war ma chine, was surrendering in droves, Moscow radio reported Japanese "werewolves" were op erating at night, attacking with knives and daggers. Surrender envoys from Gen. Okamura, Japanese commander in China, arrived at Chihkiang to arrange details for laying down their arms, with Gen. Ho Yinh Chin head of Chinese forces. Clashes between Chian" Kai Shek's nationalist troops and com munist forces were reported In North China. Chiang denied a communist appeal for participa tion in Japanese surrender and again asked communist leaders to confer with him In Chunpking. Chungking announced four members of Lt. uen. James uoo llttle's first bombers of Tokyo in 1942 had been released from a prison camp near Peiping. JaD Commander Defiant Fighting continued in Burma (Continued un page 6) Painting, Papering and Plumbing Charges Fixed PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 21 ( AP) OPA today clamped cell ing prices on hourly charges for painting, papering and plumbing in Portland and Vancouver, Wash., and outside areas. Per hour painting and paper hanging ceilings in Portland Vancouver will be S2.30, for out side points $2.25: plumbing $2.05. in the two cities, $2.50 outside. Plumbers' helpers may charge $2 per hour in both regions. Heavy Boots Blamed For Drowning of Youth PORTLAND, Aug. 21. (AP) Thomas L. Fceny, 16, drowned In the Willamette river late yester day within 20 feet of the shore while swimming from a raft he had abandoned in mid-stream. A companion said he believed his friend went under because he was wearing heavy cowboy boots. NIPPON RESENTMENT POINTS TO TROUBLE DESPITE TOKYO REQUEST TO MAINTAIN ORDER (By tho Associated Press I Airborne troops will begin the allied occupation of Japan Sunday, the defeated Nipponese high command announced today. Amid unofficial warnings that "unfortunate incidents" might be touched off by hot-headed militarists, the Tokyo government urged the Japanese to be calm and assured the populace the occupation would be carried out in a "friendly manner." Japa nese troops will be cleared from areas to be occupied, but strong police forces will remain. Emperor Hirohito's surrender envoys returned to Tokyo from Manila and took over directions of preparation for General Mac Arthur's triumphal entry of Nippon. Presumably it was on instructions brought back by them that imperial headquarters and the Japanese board of informa tion announced that MacArthur's airborne troops would land Sunday at Atsugl, about 20 miles southwest of Tokyo. They will be followed next Tuesday by seaborne contigents which the board of information said would debark at Yokosuka naval baso on Tokyo bay. Vets' Leaders Give Views on Job Problems WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (AP) Gen. Omar N. Bradley, veterans administrator, said to day that many veterans will not be content to return to their prc wnr Jobs. They will prefer, he said, to apply what they learned in the service! to qualify for better posi tionsbut whether the so-called full employment bill would be the answer to the problem he declined to say. The new veterans head de clined also to commit himself on whether the measure would be desirable from an economic or. political point of view or whether ho considered It In ac cord with President Truman's financial program. Declaring that his administra tion would do all It could to help the returning veteran, especially in education. Bradley testified at a Senate eommltee hearing; that any condition assuring more or less continuous worK would have decided effects on veterans and the Veterans administration. In those circumstances, ho said, fewer would apply for unem ployment, educational and voca tional training benefits under the GI bill of rights. Ho said exper ience showed that many veterans with partial disability would not claim compensation as long as they were gainfully employed. With work available, he predicted the number of former scrvcle men seeking domiciliary care In veterans facilities would de crease. Full Jobs Only Solution Omar B. Kctchum, legislative I representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, told the com mittee the question uppermost m tho minds of the servicemen and women "is whether they will re- (Continued on page 6) Ceiling Prices Upped to Offset Apple Crop Drop WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (AP) The OPA has announced fresh apple ceiling price in creases, mandatory under the stabilization extension act which provides for higher prices when yields are reduced by unfavorable growing conditions, lor the pe riod beginning yesterday and ending Sept. 30. Celling prices f.o.b. tho ship ping point for apples grown in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and California, has been raised 44 cents a box (45 pounds, $1.32 a barrel (135 pounds) and about one cent a pound over last season's prices. The new ceilings: Box, $3.19; barrel, $9.57; pound, 7.09 cents. Sailor Dies in Plunge From Klamath Bridge KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Aug. 21 (AP) A plunge from a bridge ralllti! Into the govern ment canal here Sunday night cost the life of AMM. 3-c Andrew Yesko of F.rie, Pa. Navy officials said Yesko was accompanied by five other sailors and four girls when he essayed to walk the railing of the Elev enth street bridge near the cen ter of the dry. When he slipped off one of his companions, J. M. Brocia, grabbed his legs, but could not hold him. Two other sailors leaped into the canal, but were unable to rescue Yesko. Suit Seeks Knockout of Simplified Tax Law SALEM, Ore, Aug. 21. (AP) The Slate Tax commission today brought suit In supreme court to declare invalid the 19-15 law pro viding for simplified state Income tax returns. The commission contended the act signed by the governor is not the same as that passed by the legislature, since a legislative committee added matter not ap proved bv either house. Manila dispatches hinted that tho Japanese military code may require the surrender delegation, led by Lt. Gen. Kawabe, to com mit hara-kiri as soon as their work is done. Broadcasts by the government controlled Domei news agency devoted most of their attention to dissatisfaction among hot-head Japanese militarists and political revival. "There Is no telling what un fortunate incidents may occur," Domei said, because uncondi tional surrender was so strongly "resented by a considerable por tion of the military men" who have not experienced "defeat on the field of battle." New Leaders Demanded Tokyo told MacArthur it would be necessary to keep armed forces in the homeland to main tain order. Premier Higashl Kuni broadcast an appeal that Japanese "maintain strict disci pline" during occupation. Tokyo newspapers called for fresh leadership. "A new political system must be established In Japan," said the Nippon Times. Mainichi reminded its readers "our endeavors to build up a (Continued on Pace 6) Says Underground Cities Sc!e Defense Against Mm Bomb NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (API Subterranean cities will be Amer ica's only defence ngainst the r.tom bomb, says Louis Brtichiss, aerial armaments expert. Bruchlss, associate editor of AVrosphcre, the international avi ation yearbook, said that ho be lieved great progress could be ex pected In the development of radar to ward off an atomic bomb attack. "But," ho added, "there is no use hiding from the fact that some will get through." Going underground In a hither to undreamed of scale would af ford protection, he said, because the atom bomb, even if carried by a rocket, could not penetrate the earth's surface very far. He urged that the task of con structing underground cities should begin without waiting even as much as a year or two. The new civilization would em brace vast industrial and housing areas built beneath mountain ranges and supplied by extended system of subterranean railroads, he said. "It's drastic and the cost would be immense," he said, "but it's the only way we can be sure of surviving." Waste Kitchen Fat Still Urgent Government Need WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (AP) That waste kitchen fat, which aided during the war pe riod, Is still badly wanted "and will be for several months," :i spokesman for the Agriculture department said today. The situation on oils and fats is still very critical and we need every pound of used fats that we can lay our hands on," he said. Doug!as County Soldiers Are Hospital Patients Several Douglas county men, recently returned from overseas, are now patients at Madigan general hospital, Fort Lewis, Wash., according to a report from that station. Among the recent arrivals are Corporal Pedro Aqulso, Sutherlin; PFC. Austin V. Dumnnt, Roseburg: S Sgt. Elmer Cawthron, Roseburg; Pvt. Arthur C. Newell, Roseburg. I. vity pact ant By L. r. Relrenstoln An authority on the subject predicts that subterranean cities will be built in the future as the only defense against atomic bombs. This will bring war nearer to that region referred to in General Sherman's famous definition.
