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Enemy Resistance
Ends; Stilwell Gets
Command of Victors
GUAM, J'-une 21 (UP) The American 10th army has
won the .battle of Okinawa after 82 days of the bloodiest
fightinfr of the Pacific war, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz an
nounced t,oday.
Simultaneously, Gen. Douglas MacArtluir in a surprise
move appointed Gen. Joseph W. (Vinegar Joe) Stilwell, chief
of U. S. army ground forces, to command the victorious 10th
in tfe climactic battle of Japan.
Jtudio Tokyo said the United Slates apparently al
ready has begun preparations for a "direct invasion of
the .lumniese mainland."
) Nintilz'K brief, triuniiili.'int
aM organized Japanese resistance on Okinawa, hard-won
stepping stone island only .'.'!() miles southwest of Japan,
ended today.
The 41-word communique was issued after a dramatic
message to headquarters here from Marine Maj. Gen. Roy
S. Geiger, 10th army commander, three days after his pre
decessor Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., was killed in
action.
"Remnants of the .enemy garrison in two small pockets in
the southern portion of the island are being mopped up,"
; '
British Aid May
Be Asked to Save
Poles From Prison
LONDON, June 21 (UP) A
source close to the Polish -exile
government said today the gov
ernment probably will ask Bri
tain to intercede in behalf of 12
Polus sentenced in Moscow to
four months to 10 years in prison
for terrorism against the Red
army.
Official British quarters re
fused to speculate on the possi
bility thafBritaTn' would inter
cede with Russia. Britain and
the United Slates still recognise
the exile government as opposed
1o the Soviet-backed Polish pro
visional government in Warsaw.
Radio Moscow announced that
the Soviet court had sentenced
Gen. Leopold Okulicki to 10 years
for his part in the terrorist at
tacks and for operating candes
tine radio transmitters behind
the Red army lines.
Jan JanWowski, vice premier of
the London government and its
delegate inside Poland, was sen
tenced to eight year. Adam Ban,
vice-chairman of th Polish under
ground council of ministers, and
Stanislaw Jasiukowicz, a Polish
nationalist, were given five-year
terms.
Eight other defendants were
sentenced variously to four
months to one year each in prison
and three more were acquitted.
Truman Approves
Alaskan Highway
OLYMPIA, Vash., June ?.l
(UP) President Truman today
advocated completion of the
Alaskan highway as an essential
postwar project.
Mr. Truman told his press con
ference that 600 miles of high
way still must be constructed to
complete the long highway whi'.'h
links the United States wiih
Alaska.
He made the announcement to
his press conference after meet
ing with Gov. Ernest Gurening
of Alaska and Sen. Warren G.
un .,,.
'""snusun, u., wasn.
Mr. Truman said the commis
sion which planned the original
Highway will be revitalized.
Suicide Planes
Desfroyer, Damage Big Cruiser
WASHINGTON, June 21 (UP) The navy, rapidly removing the
news blackouts on Japanese suicide attacks, told today how the dou
ble blow of a Jaoancse suicide plane aid a "baka bomb" sank the
destroyer Manner! L. Abele off Okinawa last April 12.
The account, containing th first disclosed incident of a baka bomb
h'tta an American ship, followed by oily 12 hours navy release of
a six-month old account of a suicide plane attack on the light crius
r Naihville enroute to the invasion of Mindoro island in the Phil-
FHines.
The Nashville was hit by a sin
file suicide plane while in convnv
last Dec. 13, a total nf 1X1 offi-
c"s and men were kiK -d but the
sh'P remained afloat and h;,
smcc been repaired and restor.vK
o action.
Canities aboard the Abele
... V. 81 dt'ad and 32 wound
,Jhf,,u.icide Plane, a single-en-
S'Ud Zeke fighter, dived through
ed TU , WOUNU- j "r. f -
off rl,. P wns on P'ck,"t du',Vi,hc waler at mm
Okinawa on the day of the i an hour to ciash
0Uack. , .,l,,i nl
(miimiiniriiip rminrturl ihni
the communique said
Only yesterday, marines and
doughboys of the 10th army had
split diehard i nimy remnants in
to three separate death pockets.
Nimitz's announcement indicated
one of the three pockets since
had been wiped out and the
others reduced to impolency.
Holdouts Pocketed
Apparently still holding out
were pockets in the area of hill
81 and another pocket at the ex
treme southern end of the island
where many of the Japs were
leaping from cliffs to their
deaths. But the marines and
doughboys swept into the
pockets, breaking up what little
was lelt of Japanese communi
cations and severing the enemy
fiom overall command.
A handful of Japanese fighting
as guerillas remain at the north
ern end of the island, but it is
believed they will be of no effect
in halting development of Oki
nawa as a base for the reduction
of Japan.
Casualties Are Great
Total Japanese casualties were
not announced immediately, but
they were believed well above
the 000.000 mark. A total of 87,
243 Japanese dead had been
counted through Tuesday and
2,565 other enemy troops had
surrendered.
American casualties have not
been tallied for publication since
May 24. Then they totaled 35,116
in the army, marine corps and
navy, including 9,602 dead.
ll was a costly campaign for
the U. S. fleet as 31 ships, most
ly smaller units, were sunk, and
54, including four large units,
were damaged.
Conquest of the island gave the
Americans an island base 60
miles long with a number of air
bases and sufficient giound area
Jo deploy hundreds of thousands
of troops for the invasion of
Japan.
Mac Hoke Funeral
Will Be Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mac Hoke.
Pendleton grain and shsep ran
cher who died Tuesday in a Port
land hospital, will be at 2 p.m.
at Folsom's in Pendleton. Burial
will be made in Olney cemetery.
Hoke was well-known in East
ern Oregon, having been a coun
ty agent in Wallowa county at
oee tinie and was active in farm
i organizations.
Sink American
a blazing hail of anti-aircraft file
from the Abele to hit the ship on
the starboard side, penetrating
; the deck to the after engine room.
I A bomb attached to the plane
exploded inside the ship, urea!;-
ing the shaft and keel.
About one minute ,,hiter the
baka homb came skimming above
e than 4UU miles
into the ship rd
u-alerline on the starboara
side. A second terrific explosion
j Sop DESTROYER . . . Pago "
Light
THEY HOPED TO CONOUEH THE WORLD Those dejected, ashamed or merely stupid-looking
Japs were captured by American soldiers of tha 37 Hi division on their victorious push north from Ba
guio through the Bayombong area on Luzon. They wear identifying POW lags. Signal Corps photo.
Speed-up of Sales cf Small
War Bonds Is Urged to Prevent
County Failure to Meet Quota
Urgent appeal lo Union county residents to step up their pur
chases of war bonds of smaller denominations was voiced today
by C.'Perkins, chairman of the county war finance committee,
with the declaration that if small bond purchases are not continued
at a high rate during the next eight days the county cannot meet
its quota In the 7lh war loan campaign.
He called attention to the fact that to dato sales of E bonds aggro
gale $535,830, agaimt a quota of $741,000, and the sales of all types
of bends total $736,255, toward a quota of $964,000,
Allied Air Raiders
Blast Japs on
Wake, Home Isles
GUAM, June 21 (UP) Tokyo
reported that 56 American planes
scouted Honshu and Kyushu for
several hours today in apparent
preparations for stepping up the
bombing of Japan.
The Japanese radio also said
300 or more allied carrier planes
attacked Wake island far behind
the Pacific battk'fronts yesterday.
It was the first attack in strength
this year on Wake, scene of a
gallant stand by 385 marines in
December, 1941.
The reconnaissance fleet over
Japan today. Tokyo said, coin
prised 12 Liberators, 40 Grum
man fighters, two naval patrol
bombers, one superfort and one
other plane of a large type. The
radio said the Liberators and
Grummans evidently came from
Okinawa.
Tokyo said the task force from
which the Guam raiders took off
included at least two aircraft car
riers, but did not indicate its na
tionality. A British task force
attacked Ttuk island last week
and an American task force hit
Jaluit aloll in the Marshalls only
Monday.
Mother Greets 'Ike
At Homecoming
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 21
(UP) General of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower received
a homecoming son's wi-leomc to
day, a hug and a ki- fiom his
33-year-old mother,
Stover Eisenhower.
"Hells, mom," he
"How are you .'eling ' '
"The saint' old way, son," she
replied as she hugged him to her
bosom and smothered him
kisjes.
To his wife, M:rs. Mamie
how'er. Ike called nut: I
"Hello, darling. I'm son- glad
to see you au.nn."
The Kendal's wif.- had r.ni"
! to Kansas City ahead "f him by
train fur this, lu-r :hiid meetirrf
.of the week .u'.n him.
'"Eis'.ihowei was his ,v;
: S. Eisenhow .-r, and hi-
I As photographeis
around the family p.,:'
C-54. Ike y,.o-l-.o..d ..
thers. Artnur H . M:lt
gar. and F.a:!y. l! w .
such family ge'.-tog. !
' Iv a score of yea: s.
li:-
s-A.-unied :
I.A CjRANHW. OUECON THUKSDAY KVKNINC, .U1NB
Ballot Indicated
Si
"It
is only through substantial
purchases of smaller denomina
tions of K bonds that we can
hope lo reach our quota," he
said.
lie said that the drive to sell
a number of $1,000 bonds to in
dividuals set ins to have caused
many prospective purchasers of
bonds of smaller denominations
to refrain fiom doing so, believ
ing the sales of larger bonds
wouid bring the sales lo tin
quota figure
Small bond? Important
Perkins announced today thai
nine $1,000 bonds have been sold,
leaving $141,500 in bonds to be
sold to individuals to reach the
quota. Ho said of the total
amount necessary, $50,000 has
been set by the committee as the
amount that would accrue norm
ally in salt's of bonds of small
de nominations, especially the $25
denomination.
"These $25 bonds play a highly
impnitant pail in the war loan
campaigns, and we must continue
buying Ihem or the present cam
paign cannot be a success," he
declared.
He also said a substantial part
oi tne sans Hie committee ex
pected under the payroll savings
plan have not materialized, or
have materialized in amounts
considerably smaller tiian anti
cipated, dealing an urgent need
for more direct individual pur
chases. He said yesterday's sales of E
bonds totalled $9,130.75, and sales
Sei MANY SMALL . . . Page 7
IKE DECORATED BY TRUMAN President Truman pint an oak
leaf clusl?r in lieu of hii third distinguished service medal on Gen.
Dwight D. Eissnhowcr in ceremony held on White House grounds.
Mrs. Eisenhower proudly witnesies the award given her husband
for "corspicuous service lo the U.iiled States and lo the peoples
of all the United Nalions."
ft he
w jr "-o
rfo.o.. Ce.;.
Yugoslavs Say
Italy Protecting
War Criminals
LONDON, June 21 (UP) A
Yugoslav spokesman charged to
day that the Italian government
is protecting and even assign
ing important positions to fas
cists wdio are high on Yugo
slavia's list of war criminals.
The chargo was made in a for
mal statement by Radomiro Ziv
kivic, Yugoslav representative on
the United Nations war crimes
commission.
Zivkivic also announced Hint
his government has preferred
atrocity charges against Adm.
Nicholas Horthy, ex-regent of
Hungary, an dthat Gen. Draja
Mikhailovitch, leader of the
Yugoslav Chetnik forces, is be
ing hunted for trial as a trailor.
Zivkivic denounced the treat
ment accorded fascist war crimi
nals by the allied-dominated
Italian government and delated
Yugoslavia has unearthed evi
dence of more than 10,000 fascist
atrocities against the Yugoslav
people.
Horthy and 100 other Hungar
ians were on the list of accused
criminals, along with Mikhailo
vitch, who battled both the Ger
mans and Marshal Tito's forces
in Yugoslavia.
The Yugoslav commission, Ziv
kivic said, has discovered orders
issued by Mikhailovitch instruct
ing his men to link up wilh the
Italians and Germans for com
bined operations against Tito'.i
forces.
School Budget is
Approved at Cove
COVE, June 21 Mrs. Vernona
Rundall and Harvey Elmer, in
cumbents, were re-elected lo the
school board at this week's elec
tion without opposition.
The board has approved a bud
get of $19,201, of which $12,82:1.07
is within the 0 percent limit, and
$0.437..'):i will come from sources
other than district taxation.
21. liUIi
Bowman Testifies
Concerning Fatal
Fight With Father
Family Members
Defend Man On
Death Charge
Albert Forrest Bowman, 28, to
day faced a jury in the circuit
court of Judge R, J. Green to tell
lirst hand the story of the fight
with his father at the family
lunch neur North Powder on
April 22 which resulted in the
death of his parent, for which
ho has been indicted on a charge
of murder.
The early part of his testimony
was devoted to describing his
employment, family life V.d
ether personal affairs, and during
the afternoon the defense, in the
hands of utlorneys Henry Hess
?nd S. H. Burleigh expected to
get to the recounting of the alter
cation which led to the fatal fight.
Prior to Bowman's appearance
on the witness stand, the defense
called a number of character
witnesses who testified that they
found him peaceful, sober and
indusliiuus.
Brother, Sisters Called
The accused man's brother,
Clinton, who was discharged
from the army a few days ago on
the point system, and a 15-year-old
sister, Larose, and another
sister, Evelyn Dickinson, supple
mented testimony of their
mother and brother, Eugene, con
cerning their father's use of in
toxicants and quarrelsomeness,
which the detense contends was
I he cause of the slaying.
The mother, brother and sister
of the accused testified that ex
cessive use of intoxicants mau
the elder Bowman quarrelsome
and antagonistic, and the mother
said that it was because of the
lather's disposition and habits
that they induced Fotrest to go
lo the ranch and irve us fete
man. ,
Attacks by Parent told
Clinton Bowman testified that
his father attacked him in 1939,
and attempted lo do so in 1940.
Mrs. Forrest Bowman also test
ified concerning his report to her
of the fatal struggle withl his
father, saying he told her after
he decided his father was dead
he became panic stricken and
Lxciled and threw the body in
the well.
The defense yesterday at
tempted to introduce in evidence
the divorce complaint filed
against the elder Bowman by his
wife a few days before the fatal
fight, but the court upheld ob
jections of the state that it was
irrelevant, Larose Bowman testi
fied that she and her mother
left Ihe ranch in October, 1944,
and went to North Powder to
make their home, and that her
father threatened her.
Pea Growers Talk
Over Pest Control
Pea growers of Union county
met last night in the Ilnbler high
school to discuss pea weevil and
aphid control. Dr. T. A. lirind
ley of the U. S. bureau of ento
mology at Moscow, Idaho, was
the speaker.
Dr. C. D. Harrington, of the
Associated Seed company, dis
cussed the histoly and control oi
pea aphids.
Among tin; large crowd pres
ent were Al Mi ppin. local man
ager of California Packing com
pany, Keith Province and Mer
lin Johnson, owners of the local
Hying school, and Joe Seaman,
V'akima, Wash., all of whom are
working on the dusting of peas
by airplane, and County Agi nl
Uolhn W. Schaad.
Federal Agent is
South-40 Speaker
L. L. McBi ide was guest speak1
er at the dinner meeting of the
Soulh-49 club Tuesday evening In
the Stein banquet room. He told
en interesting account of his
work as a federal officer and how
investigations are conducted.
The group prepared pluns for
the summer visit to the experi
ment station near Union. Presi
dent Clayton Fox presided,
Tomorrow
35 Percent Vote Predicted;
Registration of Electors inf
Union County Decreases :
Oregon voters will go to the polls tomorrow to ballot oft
the question of whether $10,000,000 of surplus income tax
funds shall he expended on a state institutiontil building pro
gram, mid whether u levy of 2 cents a package shall be im
posed upon cigarets to provide additional funds form the
support of public education. . ,;"
' While the state has a registered voting strength of som'fe
500,700, of which 6,853 is in Union county, only about 85 to
40 per cent of the voters are expected to ballot on the issued
Support of the. state institutional building proposal has
been almost universal, no organized opposition having made
itself heard.
Although this preponderance
of approval of tha building
meacure would Indicate Us
adoption without serious
threat. Its proponents fear over
confidence and an apathetic at
tlude on ihe part of the ma
jority could result In its defeat.
Many oigcnizatloi I and in
dividuals throughout the slate
havo endorsed the building pro
gram as one of the chief Horns
in the states "must develop
ment projects. They point out
that most state correctional and
welfare institutions, as well as
thuso in the higher education
systun are badly in need of ad
ditional buildings, the latter par
ticularly because of the expected
increase in enrollment when men
and women begin returning from
the armed forces in jargo num
bers, i
Eastern Oregon college is ciled
as one example of this need, due
lo the lack of a men's dormitory.
Similar conditions exist in other
units of the educational system,
and various institutions, such as
the penitentiary are ' badly in
need of improvement, propon
ents point out.
While the measure is titled
on the ballot a "bill authoriz
ing tax levy for state building
fund," its proponents point out
See LIGHT . . . Page 7
Security Parley
Gets Bolivia Bid
For Sea Outlet
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21
(UP) Bolivia, the land-locked
South American plateau country,
today broke the informal rule of
no territorial discussions at the
United Nations security confer
ence with a bid for an outlet to
the sea.
The proposal was made at an
open commission session consid
ering the sole remaining unap
proved chapter of the world char
terthe chapter on the political
and security functions of the
general assembly. It was voiced
by Victor Andrade, Bolivian am
bassador to the United States nnd
chairman of the conference com
mittee reporting to the commis
sion. The session marked one of tha
lust steps prior to formal signing
of the final charter on behulf of
the 50 nations represented here,
slated for Monday. President
Truman is to address the closing
session of the parley on Tuesday,
under the revised schedule an
nounced yesterday.
Wind Fans Fire In
Deschutes Forest
BF.ND, June 21 (UP) Fanned
by fitful winds, the most severe
forest fire in recent years wus
raging in the lower Metolius riv
er section of the Deschutes na
tional forest, nppiolmntely 45
miles northwest of Bend, as up
wards of 300 men fought to bring
the blaze under control. Meager
reports from the area dkul that
aheady 800 acres of'tfiiin tim
ber between the Warm rStrin
Indian reservation and f.AIdcr
fprings had been gutted, and Ihe
flumes were reading (TapiHly
through the lice tops. ts)
MEETING IS CANCELLED
The Junior chamber of com
merce directors meeting sched
uled for tonight has been can
celled. An announcement of the
mtvting will be made al a fiituie
tnile.
Weather
Daju for 24 hours to 7 a. m.
Temperature:
Maximum 94
Minimum 56
Forecast: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday; cooler Friday.
FIVE CENTS
Truman Predicts
Early Improvement
In Food Situation
OLYMPIA, Wash., June , Jl
(UP) President Truman today
forecast a material improvement
in the national food situation
when the new food admlnistia.,
tion takes over. :'t.
Mr. Truman made this forecast
in a special nows conference here
in the office of Gov. Mon Wall'
fcren, his host during a vacation
in the northwest.
The president said he thought
the food situation would straight?
en out automatically as soon as
the new administrator Rep,
'Clinton Anderson, D N. M., who "
becomes administrator and sec
retary of agriculture takes over
his job. -Noncommittal
on Cabinet
Asked about rumored cabinet
changes, particularly the reported
replacement of Secretury of In
terior rturold L. Ickes, the presi
dent said it was news to him and
no changes were contemplated
immediately.
As hu hos been in recent weeks,
the president was noncommittal
about the future of his secretary
of state, telling reporters today
that when he had some news they
would get it.
One theory which followed Mr.
Trumban's request to congress
for a change in the rule of presi
dential succession was that it
might result in Stettinius retain
ing his post longer than had been
anticipated in some official quar
ters. He announced plans to make a
brief stop Monday at Portland,
Ore., en route to San Francisco
where he will address the ad
journing session of the confer
ence on Tuesday.
Mr. Truman said he will leave
here at 10 a.m. (PWT) Monday
and fly to Portland, arriving
there about 11 o'clock, and leav
ing there in time to reach Sun
Francisco about 4 p.m. Monday.
Hours of County
Offices Increased
As the result of legislation
adopted at the last session of the
state legislature, county offices
throughout the state which have
more than one deputy, now must
remain open during the noon
hour.
In Union county these offices
include the county clerk and re
corder, assessor and sheniff,
POMONA GRANGE TO MEET
Pomona grange will hold an
all-day session Saturday at the
Pleasant Grove grange halL Lyie
Johnson, registrar of Eastern Ore
gon college, has been asked to
speak at the afternoon on "Educa
tion After the War."
Baseball Results
By United Presf)
AMEBICAN LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Clevelal 1 7 J
Detroit 5 n .l
Bagby, Henry (8) and Hayes.
Overmire and Swift.
New YoC 14 12 I
Boston .... 4 7 3
t-'(ubiel and Gnrbark. Ferriss,
Barrett (8) Heflin (5) and Wal
ters. NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4 7 0
Chicago 5 13 2
Roo, Sewell (7) and Salkeld.
Lopez (0); Wyse and Livingston.