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Newspaper Page TextMedford United Prate Full Fortieth Year Reds Across STALIN'S FORCES WITHIN 12 nc ui Third Ukrainian Army Cap tures Sarva and Csorna 55 Miles From Vienna. Br United Prui Atlantic Radio said that tha German battleship Gnels.nau, anchored at Gdynia, was blown up by the naiii shortly before the garrison surrender ed to the Russian army today. London. March 28 (U.R) The red army today broke through the last barrier to the Austrian frontier and tonight was only 12 miles from the border and 55 miles south of Vienna. Marshal Staliv: announced the capture by Marshal Feodor I. Tolbukhins 3rd Ukrainian army of Sarvar and Csorna in the northwest corner of Hungary, 85 and 65 miles respectively from Vienna. Tolbukhin's forces were across the Raba river, the last barrier to their entry into Austria. Gdynia Occupied At the same time soviet forces completed the occupation of the Polish nort of Gdynia, last sub stantial Polish city that remain ed in German hands and took 8,000 prisoners. Moscow dispatches for the first time spoke of the drive as aim .h t nn ultimate Junction with v,a fnrrpa of Lt. George S. Pat- inn which already have spear- hoorfnil halfway to the Czech border across southern Germany. At the same time maior fight ing was reported on the Oder Una where the naxis claimed thpv were trvina to drive a cor- ririnr thrnueh to German ele ments which they claimed were still resisting inside Kuestrin, 38 miles east of Berlin. snellKpects to finish bill I Salem, Ore., March 28 (U.R) Gov. Earl Snell today neared the ... hu inh of sianinK bills passed by the recent legislative I . .... I.. - Kills r .ni-.mn nr rn nniv m " left. He said he expected to be thrntiirh some time today. The governor has finished the job well within the statutory tim limit for signing bills, which expires April 10. Senate bills 281 Designed to give Oregon wines preference. 311 and 312 Authorize game commission to propagate salmon nnri ctpplhend. 317 Authorized. Issuance of local government bonds for post war projects. 320 Provides that judges be nominated in the same manner as independent candidates when a vacancy 'occurs. aai Provides Dreclnct com mitteemen be elected at general rather than primary election. 328 Permits trusts and estates to make tax deductions for money spent for charitable or educational purposes, t Sorina Vacation For City Schools Local schools were closed to day for serine vacation and will convene Monday. The students were Biven two extra days vaca tion for their support of the re cent paper and tin drives. 80 PER CENT OF FJSH GOES TO GOVERNMENT Washington, March 28 U.R The war food administration to day ordered 80 per cent of the 1945-46 canned fish supply set aside for government purchase. The order is expected to re sult in a 120.000.00 pound re duction in the civilian share. TO CHRISTEN CARRIER Washington, March 28 U.R) . Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal today named Mrs. An thony C. McAuliffe, to christen the new escort carrier Basiogne. She is the wife of the major gen eral who said "nuts" when the Germans called on them to sur BORDER LINE Leased Wire PAPER SUPPLY AUGMENTED With authorisation from the WPB for a small supplemen tary supply of newsprint for March, the Mall Tribune will resume its regular sise, news coverage and advertising service tomorrow, Thursday, March 30. This newspaper regrets that restricted service to the peo ple of this community has been necessary during the past four days because of critical shortage of newsprint. We are sincerely grateful for the patience of Mail Tribune readers and cooperation of ad vertisers during this briei emergency. JAPS SAY SEA, AIR BATTLES RAGING IN RYUKYU AREA -i Guam, Thursday, March 29 (u.PJ Japan today claimed naval surface and air battles have been joined in waters of the Ryukyu chain and reported, wholly without allied confirma tion, that "grim" fighting was raging between reinforced American invasion troops and Japanese garrisons on two islands west of Okinawa. Tokyo radio said that Japa nese "air and surface vessels are now unleashing fierce counter attacks" against the American naval task groups which have pounded the strategic Okinawas, jhu miles south of Japan proper tor live consecutiva days. Allies Siior.J There was no evidence from an allied source to support Jap anese claims of surface, and naval actions or American in vasions on Tokoshika or- Aka isianas in the Kerama croup guarding the western ap. proaches to Okinawa, largest ana most strategically import ant island of the Ryukyus chain. If the Japanese fleet has ven tured forth to challenge Vice Admiral Mare A. Mitscher'a 5th fleet carrier task forces, it would be the first time the en emy's navy has risked battle since its great defeat In the Philippines battle of Oct. 23-24 1844. PROTESTS WHITES Washington, March 28 U.R) Boyd J. Jackson, an Indian of the Klamath reservation in Ore gon, complained against the white man's trespass on his tribe's lands before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee today. In 1864 Indian treaty between the Klamath tribe and the gov ernment preserved the fish and game resources of the Klamath reservation for the Indians. But the white men living in the vicinity "are violating the treaty when they fish on the reservation," Jackson said, There is not much the Indians can do about it, he added. Jackson asked the committee to approve a bill allowing the general council of the Klamath Indians to adopt a fishing, hunt ing and trapping code, with pen alties for violation by trespas sers. JOHN MANN HONORED AT KIWANIS MEETING John Mann, long-time mem ber of the Medford Kiwanls club, was entertained at a regu lar meeting at Holland Hotel to day in honor of his 80th birth day anniversary. A large cake with one candle highlighted the noon-day meal. An open forum discussion on club matters rounded out the program. TRADITION IGNORED San Francisco, March 28 flJ.R) Alcohol tax unit agents are no respecters of ancient Chinese traditions. Free on $1,000 bond was Wing Louie who celebrated the birth of his first grandchild today by setting up a still in his Chinatown home to brew "the drink of a thousand years.' PITCHER SOLD Chicago. March 28 (U.R) Pitcher J. M. (Red) Lynn was sold today by the Chicago Cubs to Los Angeles. The purchase jric wa net pUadeaedt, . MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, Last Barrier Before Austria DE LUXE ADDITION IS PLANNED FOR EUCLID M AREA Ten-Acre Tract Designed for Postwar Building of Fine Homes by Dean & Smith. Road surveys and other work necessary as a preliminary to construction of a deluxe resi dential addition to Medford in the vicinity of Hillcrest Road and Valley View drive are now underway, authorization having been granted by the city council inrough the city planning com mission. The addition covers ap proximately a 10-acre tract with in the city limits and is owned for the most part by Dr. George B. Dean, Jacksonville Star Route, who, with Allen- R. Smith supervising the plans.- will con struct a number of ultra-modern homes. Mr. Smith stated this morning mat the tract, to be known as Dean Park, had been cleared, and that workmen are now sur veying the course of a new road. This is to be known as Jackson boulevard and eventually will connect with the present Jack son boulevard. It will intersect a second new road, to be known as Dean Drive. The tract in cludes several lots south of Hill- crest Road, now known as Eu clid Park. 30 Spacious Sites Upon completion of the roads lt Is planned to install sewer con nections and then water mains whenever materials can be ob tained. Other public utility con nections will be made available, Smith said,- Smith stated that the addition will have about 30 spacious building sites and that only the most ultra-modern type of resi dence Is contemplated. The tract commands an excellent view of the valley and surrounding mountains, is already surround ed by some of the finest homes of the district and is near the eolf course. Construction of the homes will depend upon securing of priori ties for material, Smith pointed out, and this puts the enterprise in the category of a post-war project. U.S.AfiTAIN TO Washington, March 28 U.R) The United States and Great Britain announced Jointly today that they were reappraising the entire food supply and require ments problem in the light of an "Increasingly critical" situation. The announcement by the state department and the British embassy made . in connection with the visit here of Oliver Lyttleton, British minister of production, and J. J. Llewellln, minister of food. It revealed that the two Britishers were sent here by Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the invi tation of President Roosevelt to work out the difficult food problem with high American officials. The announcement came as the food supply problem held the full attention of congress. with separate house and senate investigations already projected Civilians meanwhile received conflicting reports from govern ment agencies on the amount of food they could expect this year. Japanese Left Homeless. Jobless By Bombings; Protest Is Sent U.S. San Francisco, March 28 (U.R) Japan's leading financiers, admitting fear of future B-29 raids that "will bring about vastly unbelievable damage," to day united to raise some $43, 000,000 in a desperate attempt to meet demands for relief of thousands of homeless, Jobless Japanese. An official spokesman "con demned" the "inhuman, cruel indiscriminate bombings" of Ja- nan's homeland. Seldom has Japan's critical in ternal situation been so clearly indicated. Detailed announce ments recorded by United Press, Ja V ft flia Ma Los Angeled Radio Station Is Accused Of Censoring News Washington, March 28 U.R) Ten Caifornla congressmen to day signed a resolution accusing station KFI at juos Angeies u j, censoring news by denying use of its facilities to six radio com mentators. "It is a sudden, deliberate and arbitrary denial of broadcasting facilities to commentators whose views did not coincide with those of the station's owner," Rep. Ellis E. Patterson (D., Calif.) said. The resolution, published In the Congressional -Record, was signed by Democratic Reps. Pat terson, Ned R. Healy, George Miller, Franck Havenner, Jerry Voorhis. Clyde Doyle. Chet Hol- lifield, and Helen Gahagan Doug las, and Republican Reps. John Phillips and Gordon L, Mc Donough. They urged the station to "look into its present policy to determine if this policy is in the public interest." CENTRAL POINT BOYS HELD FOR Four Central Point youths staged an out-of-season Hallo we'en prank Monday night which ended in a night in jail and a date for two of them before the juvenile court. The other two are slated for an appearance be fore the justice court. They were arrested yesterday by state police and sheriff's de puties and charged with stealing building which -was built on runners. According to a report by police and the sheriff's of fice, the youths towed away a building belonging to the Llnin- ger Sand and Gravel company near Central Point. They used an automobile as a tow car and another auto pushed the build ing from the rear. They towed the building about 2V4 miles down a road, abandoning it near the Taylor ranch on Morrow Road when a log chain used for towing broke. Exhaust from the towing ve hicle set fire to the building the sheriff's office said. Neigh bors, whose attention had been drawn by the noise, extinguish ed the baze before any major damage could be caused. All of the youths were put on probation to a Central Point business man until disposition of their cases. NAZI PEACE MOVES TO BE TALKED BY BIG 3 London, March 28 U.R) The number of German peace feelers has increased sharply in the past week, it was learned today as Prime Minister' Churchill made clear in commons that any nazl armistice proposal would be considered by the Big Three rather than submitted for pre liminary public debate. Churchill said such matters concerned the three powers and would be considered by them before being made public. TOMATO GROWERS ASKED TO MEET HERE MARCH 30 All tomato growers interested in a cannery contract are invit ed to attend meeting at the courthouse auditorium, Friday March 30, at 1:30 p. m. The meeting is being called by the county extension service and all farmers contemplating growing tomatoes in 1945 should attend. ture of the tremendous damage wrought in Japan's major cities by Superfortress raids Sadao Iguchi, Japanese Im perial board of Information spokesman, "protested" the ob literation assaults launched by the B-29s. He said a formal pro test had been presented to the United States government and entered the usual Japanese claim of "wanton" attacks on non-military objectives, The Japanese government de mands from the U. S. a "respon sible immediate reply," he said "while reserving all rights freedom of action relatins to the u&ttv.", ' Tribune United Pn Full 1945 'o ELT ASKS ATE TO PASS MANPOWER BILL Failure to Back Compromise Will Hamper Successful Conduct of War, Is Word. Washington, March 28 (U.R) President Roosevelt today asked the senate to pass the house-ap proved compromise manpower bill. Its failure to do so, he said, would hamper "successful con duct of the war." The president said in a letter to Chairman Elbert D. Thomas, (D., Utah) of the senate military affairs committee, that the man power situation "is still serious." Fear V-E Letdown In an apparent allusion to what might be expected to hap pen after defeat of Germany, Mr. Roosevelt added: In the days ahead of us there will be great temptation for workers to leave war plants." The bill, written by house- senate conferees, would apply stiff penalties to both workers and employers 'Who violate its terms. It would authorize the administration to freeze war workers in their jobs and to im pose manpower ceilings on em ployers. Passage of the measure, Mr, Roosevelt said, would place re sponsibility for "effectively and fairly handling the manpower situation squarely with the ex ecutive branch of the govern ment." COPGO SEEKING PERMISSION FOR T Application for a preliminary permit to construct a 40.000 kilowatt hydroelectric project on the North Umpqua river in Douglas county, 50 miles east of Roseburg, has been filed by the uaiuornia-oregon Power com pany with the federal power commission. Announcement of the filing was made at the cor poration's headquarters here to day. The development would be known as the Toketee Falls pro ject, it was revealed, and would consist of a diversion dam 500 feet downstream from the mouth of Clearwater river, a rock tun nel about 7,000 feet long, double line of steel penstocks, and a powerhouse with two 20, 000 kilowatt units. Company officials stated In their application that lt Is plan ned to wholesale power to the Mountain States Power company and to the Pacific Gas and Elec tric company as well as others Should the preliminary per mit be granted for the desired 18 months, it would give the company priority for a 'icense application, it was stated. PRISONERS FLEE E Two German prisoners of war escaped from Camp White some time , Monday night, ac cording to a report to state and city police. State police said they escaped from the north side of the stockade by climbing a wire fence. Hie prisoners were described as Herman Dirr, aged 21, five feet, 11 Inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, brown eyes, reddish complexion, and a scar on the right side of the chin. Herman Goebel was described as being 23 years old, 140 pounds, brown eyes and hair, two scars on left forehead and left elbow and fair skin. . Anyone knowing the where abouts of the escaped prisoners are asked to contact the state police. TRAIN HITS BUS Mexico City, March 28 (U.PJ Seventeen persons were killed and 18 injured last night when a railroad locomotive rammed a passenger bus in the outskirts 'ill Wcjuto Cilfi. LMMd Wlia NO. 5. Soldier Puts Foot Under Freight Car To Escape Service Detroit, March 28 U.R) Ar rest of a former soldier who al legedly put his foot under a mov ing freight car wheel to escape overseas duty and then sought disability compensation was an nounced here today by the fed eral bureau of investigation. Also arrested, the FBI said was the ex-soldier's sweetheart. She was said to have held the soldier's hand when he deliber ately mangled las foot in order to give him courage. The prisoners, apprehended at Phoenix, Ariz., were Identified as former Pfc. John H. Buell, of Cloverdale, Calif., and Mrs Gladys Riley, a former resident of Hox Bar, Ardmore, Okla. Buells left foot was amputat ed at Percy Jones army hospital, Battle Creek, Mich., where he was sent for treatment of the injury. At the time of the injury, he was stationed at Camp Crow der, Mo., the FBI said. U. S. COURT JURY FOR LEGAL FEE The action of C. P. Pruess, Grants Pass, against Fred C. Het- schel, Inwood, Calif., to collect attorney's fees, went to the jury in federal court here at 10:20 a, m. today. The case started Monday and was heard before Judge James Alger Fee. Immediately after the jurors went out to deliberate the Pruess case pre-trial of the action of Ruth Davis against the Medford Corporation was started before the judge and may continue on Into the actual trial proceedings later this afternoon. The action to be heard before the judge only, is for damages because of the death of DavidiA. Davis. It was stated this morning that the action of Howard Ball against the Weyerhaeuser Lum ber company has been settled, but that no orders have been filed as yet. Jurors In the Pruess action and all others summoned for this term of court are reminded by court officials that they are to report April 5 at 10 a. m. in the circuit court rooms in Klam ath Falls, where juries for number of condemnation cases are to be selected. SEVEN DIRECTORS CHEST MEETING Seven new directors were elected and an amendment to the constitution accepted at the annual meeting of the Medford Community Chest contributors held yesterday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs, Reese Braley, vice-president, pre sided. , Elected to the board of di rectors were O. N. (Andy) An derson, W. A. Barker, Mrs. Har ry Holmes, Robert F. Kyle, Mrs John Moffat, Allan Perry and N. H. Zacharlsen. Hold-ove members are A. S. Cummins, Mrs. W. H. Fluhrer, Diamond Flynn, Otto Frohnmayer, Mrs William McAllister. Robert K, Norrls and Elwood Hedberg, The constitutional amendment reduced the quorum number for board, meetings from nine to seven members. Mr, Hedberg read the secre tary s and treasurer's reports and the report of the nominating committee on which Mrs. Grace Collins, Herb Gray, Moore Ham ilton, Mrs. W. Alex Kuhltha ana Dili Chrysler had served, TRUST FUND CHANGE VETOED BY GOVERNOR Salem, Ore., March 28 (U.PJ Gov. Earl Snell today vetoed house bill 240, which allowed trust companies to invest funds in certain types of stocks. The bill would have liberaliz ed the use of trust funds, and the governor sold that "every safeguard should be utilized In securing the maintenance of the principal tf tfltft twi iuUcfc Allied Tank Blitz Outflanks Ruhr In Sweep For Berlin Paris. March 28, flJ.PJLt. Gin. brads tonight w.r. x.port.d by th. Crmans a scant 200 mil, from Berlin and front reports said th. situation was so fluid that sansational unr.portd saint might be going on behind a security Th. lat.st r.port on Patton'a lln which placed th.m .at Hamm.lburg, 204 mil, southw.it of Berlin, and appar.ntly still traveling fast. At that point Patton was only 230 mil.s from a Juncture with th. Russians across th. middl. Od.r. Russian corr.spond.nts al ready w.r. talking of Sovl.t advancs to Join with Patton's fores. ne u. s. 1st army front a n.ws with th. situation datcrib.d B.for. th. security blackout w.r. r.ported at B.llnhaus.n, 209 miles from Berlin. , Th.y w.r meeting littl. or no organised G.rman r.sistanc. To th. north th. British 2nd and th. American 9th armiea thr.w their pow.rful armor.d fores Into play and streaked la parallel columns across th. top of th. Ruhr into th. on.n nlalna Lading to B.rlln only 243 mil.s or l.ss to th. .ast. Airman reported armor.d spearheads far ah.ad of reported po sitions of th. British 2nd army. Paris, March 28. (U.PJ Seven through a 200-mile belt of Germany's western battle screen today in a series of spectacular armored break-throughs that outflanked the entire Ruhr basin and carried to within 230 miles of Berlin. American fliers who swarmed strafe the fleeing enemy reported eastward with tremendous speed OPPOSITION MELTS FAST EVERYWHERE ' Except for a few stubborn pockets of resistance In the by-passed Ruhr valley, German opposition the Karlsruhe corner to the Dutch Berlin said British tanks had Rhine crossing at Wesel to the Dortmund-Ems canal, almost 20 miles past their kick-off point this morning. There the Tommies were past the main arsenal centers of the Ruhr and only 245 miles due west of Berlin. Returning pilots said the battle lines were moving ahead so rapidly that new bombing zones minutes. At some points the pursuing contact with the fleeing enemy. Troops of the American 9th into the Ruhr itself and cut the Dulsburg-Hamm military highway. Radio Luxembourg said they captured the factory city of Ster krade, nine miles northwest of Dlsburg. TANKS RIDE HARD ON HEELS OF FOE The Germans were in the midst of a general retreat that had broken into a disorderly rout at many points, with hundreds of allied tanks riding hard on their heels. The allied tank armies, shaken loose for the first time on major scale, were hurdling their own infantry lines and racing almost unopposed across the burning relch anywhere from 30 to 90 miles beyond the Rhine. Into a few blazing hours that greatest military disaster of the war were packed into these de velopments: . r i The American 1st army swept 60 miles or more beyond the middle Rhine to the outskirts of Berlin, splitting through the center flanking Frankfurt-on-Maln. PATTONITES FAR Lt. Gen. George S. Patton'a furt and 45 miles beyond in a free-swinging drive for the vital fac tory city of Schweinfurt, 90 road miles east of the Rhine. Patton'a men unofficially were reported striking north near Fulda, 198 miles from Berlin, and southeast within 30-odd miles of Nuernberg. , The American 7th army broke out of its Rhine bridgehead south of Patton's men and raced east of the Rhine. The American 9th army cracked into the northern flank of tha Ruhr and outflanked that great armored drive last reported sweeping swiftly eastward almost 20 miles east of the Rhine. Radio Luxembourg said rioting had broken out in the Ruhr. Huge tank formations of the north were loose in the Westphalian plains, 20-odd miles beyond the Rhine and less than 270 miles CANADIANS AND YANKEES FUSED The Canadian 1st and the allied 1st airborne army were fused with the united British 2nd and' through In the north. The advance was going ahead ised to bring thousands of allied enemy. In Berlin, German propagandists appealed almost hysterically to their battered armies to turn and fight. The Nazis called for "superhuman" resistance to stem warned their people that "loss "We will not give In," one main hard and are fighting for 5na north stAftyHiEswi3' ft ' " MECKLENBURG NETH. fJ K, eRo.. Z.ollt n LpSSHANNOViR BERLIN L H,b',d, Jfe" lp&s -GERMANY V , ..' X.'MuhThau.t. V Coloamd S5fin,tll i,B,i DRI5DIN t-..ir yry i r frhirt 6 RemosteVTI. , '" SAXONY -j. "A Monnhtiml yl i2r V I Tr wwH""t. vjC . JStn.fcouJ a STUTTGART y"s rJ. WURTTEMBERG S AVARIa'n FRANCE wSm- f ttl Allied forces swept Into Germany's heart with dazzling speed today. At the south end ot western front, U. 8. Seventh Army smashed across the Rhine south of Worms. IT. 8. Third Army was running wild, closing on Fulda, 90 miles beyond the Rhine. The U. 8. First Army broke en tlrely out of Its Remaften brldstchead, was 68 miles beyond Rhine. To th. north, U. 8. Ninth, British Second and Canadian First smashed rmSim at Ruhr, dated on Eawa. otnet major clUet, Cora. S. P.tw. ..b sp.arh.ads cam. from ila n.- partial blackout was Imposed on as "th. most fluid imaainabl.." cam. down 1st army sn.arh.ada allied armies drove headlona out by the thousands to bomb and that the allied tide was sweeping and power. was melting everywhere from border. advanced 33 miles beyond tha had to be established every 20 British were completely out of army on their right flank charged threatened Germany with her Giessen, 230 miles southwest of of the wehrmacht front and out BEYOND FRANKFURT U. S. 3rd army stormed into Frank ahead to the Main river 35 mile German arsenal with a surprise British second army still farther due west of Berlin. American 9th armies in the break in brilliant sunshine that prom airplanes down on the fleeing the Anglo-American sweep and of the peace would be worse than Berlin spokesman declared. "We l our life with fanatical rage." (Acmt TtUvhMo) render, ft Butagoa.